In February, Tocardo installed and grid-connected an array of three T1 tidal turbines. The array has the capacity of 300 kW, and was installed on the Afsluitdijk barrier at Den Oever, Netherlands. The electricity produced from the turbines will power 100 Dutch households. According to Tocardo, the a
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney with signing of one year extension to their original contract. The 1 MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first d
Atlantis has acquired Marine Current Turbines (MCT) from Siemens in an all share deal. The acquisition is conditional upon certain conditions precedent being satisfied. It includes seabed rights, existing projects, staff and intellectual property. Atlantis will acquire MCT’s tidal turbine intellectu
Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind Swansea Bay tidal project, has appointed Andrew McNaughton as Director of Engineering and Construction. McNaughton will be tasked to oversee the technical development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, and to bring it to operational service. He has served as a Vice
The event, jointly organized by Deltares, MARIN, and TKI Wind op Zee highlighted the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing for advancing ocean renewables. BlueWeek2015 was held from April 20-22 at Deltares Campus in Delft, the Netherlands. The event served as a forum for representatives
Keynvor MorLift (KML) has acquired an additional Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT ROV used for tidal energy projects. The device comes with its own customized container system, and can be deployed from any vessel. Keynvor MorLift uses Cougar ROVs for operational, installation and maintenance works at tidal e
The construction of tidal turbines for Paimpol-Bréhat project, developed by EDF, has started, and the turbines are expected to be grid-connected before the end of 2015. The Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project is located in France, off the coast of Paimpol. DCNS, through its subsidiary OpenHydro, is
Energy Wales Unit team has been created to identify core energy policies and delivery priorities in Wales, including marine energy as one of the key areas. Edwina Hart, Welsh Minister for Economy, Science and Transport is updating energy policy objectives after after consultation with stakeholders.
Fortum Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is now the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe. Fortum is participating in three wave power demonstration projects. The first project, implemented in France, uses AW-Energy’s WaveRoller technology. Fortum will be responsible for the project devel
The Nemo project, a floating OTEC power plant, is expected to be operational in 2018, according to EDF Pulse. The project is being built by DCNS and Akuo Energy. Nemo floating power plant will consist of four modules, and its capacity is 16 MW. Some of the electricity produced by the plant will be u
Sabella has completed the assembly process of its D10 tidal turbine. The inauguration ceremony of the turbine took place today at the port of Brest, where the assembly process lasted for 3 months. Sabella will unveil the completed D10 tidal turbine to the general public on Saturday, April 25. The te
The hydrodynamic laboratory Aqua Lab has been opened at RDM Innovation Dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The facility comprises a 20×10 m water tank that is 1 m deep, and may be filled up to 70 cm. The filling of the reservoir is done using two pumps. It includes a wave generation system that can
REWEC3 wave energy converter is oscillating water columns (OWC) type of device that uses the oscillatory motion of mass of water induced by a wave in a chamber to compress air to drive the air turbine. Wavenergy.it, an Italian ocean energy developer, has developed REWEC3, a reinforced concrete caiss
Portuguese demonstration scheme for ocean energy technologies will be granted aid for 25 years in the form of a feed-in-tariff to compensate for the higher costs of the new technologies. The European Commission decided Portuguese scheme aimed at promoting renewable energy technologies is in line wit
