FMGC, a French-based company, has manufactured tidal turbine ballast made of grey cast iron for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine. FMGC gravity-based tripod structure consists of three ballast blocks with a tubular shape. Two ballasts tubes weigh 55 tonnes each, and one weighs 77 tonnes. The base measures
Aquamarine Power has named Paddy O’Kane as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Paddy O’Kane will replace interim CEO John Malcolm who has stepped down after six months in the role. O’Kane is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland. He started his caree
40South Energy’s H24 machine can work both as wave and tidal unit. H24 machine consists of a guiding part located on the sea floor, or on a support structure, and of a moving part above it, which moves according to waves or tides. The machine uses WT25 power train. The mooring is provided by gravity
Strainstall has been selected to provide a monitoring package to support the prototype testing of Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub wave energy device. The design and deployment of sensors, coupled with monitoring system is expected to deliver an integrated solution to provide performance information. P
AW-Energy, a Finnish wave energy developer, has been included in Red Herring’s Top 100 winners for 2015. Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award comprises a list of the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region. The Finalists have presented their winning strategi
Anders Jansson, CEO of Minesto, agrees with the conclusions in the report and believes that marine energy can have an even stronger impact on the Welsh economy than it suggests. The report ‘Marine Energy in Wales: Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain‘ from Marine Energy Pembrokshire states that wave and t
Small and medium sized ports (SMPs) have a triple role to play in marine energy developments, it was concluded at BEPPo project’s conference. The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) conference ‘Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects’ at the Greenbridge
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME has secured one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Schottel
Regen SW launched a manifesto on renewable energy that puts local communities at the heart of renewable energy developments, and aims for UK’s south west to lead the world in developing wave and tidal technologies. Regen SW has asked MPS and Parliamentary candidates in the south west to show their s
The 4 km subsea cable has been laid at Galway Bay, Ireland, as part of the development of Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. The cable will supply power to the site and allow unlimited data transfer from the site for researchers testing innovative marine technology including renewable ocean energy d
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine assembly process is nearing completion in the port of Brest, France. The assembly process began early in January 2015. The turbine’s power capacity is rated up to 1 MW. The base of Sabella’s D10 tidal device is 20 by 20 meters in size. It is 17 m high, and weighs 450 [&he
Future Energy Engineering has relocated its offices to the new location in the Blyth Renewable Enterprise Zone, Blyth, Northumberland. The company has moved to the Brunel Building, Blyth, which is part of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s site. This area of the North East connects the c
The second edition of Bilbao Marine Energy Week will be held in Bilbao, Spain, from April 20 to 24, 2015. The event is organized by the Ente Vasco de la Energia (EVE) – Basque energy agency, Tecnalia and Bilbao Exhibition Centre. The conference will discuss the main issues of interest to the marine
ITM Power has won the tender to deliver an integrated hydrogen system for use at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) tidal test site on Eday, Orkney, Scotland. The total contract value of the project is GBP 1.79 mln, ITM Power’s press release reads. The system’s principal component is a 0.5 MW
