Aquamarine Power’s plans to build the first wave energy farm in Scotland have been postponed for at least five years, and the company has shifted its business to component production. Aquamarine Power was granted planning consent for the construction of 40 MW wave energy site off Lewis island in 201
Tidal Lagoon Power has appointed Graham Hillier as new Managing Director for Development Services. Hillier will join Tidal Lagoon Power later in spring, and will be tasked with overseeing the provision of environmental, planning and property services to each TLP’s projects following Swansea Bay Tida
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has set the opening tender date for energy innovation projects demonstration (DEI) for April 1, 2015. The innovation projects will be awarded funding for the demonstration of products, processes or services. The funding will be granted for projects which demonstra
Schottel Hydro is preparing SIT tidal turbine for the presentation of BlueTec floating tidal platform. The naming ceremony for the BlueTec floating tidal platform will be held on April 9, 2015, in Den Helder, the Netherlands. Shortly after the naming ceremony, the floating tidal turbine will be inst
Minesto has welcomed EU’s new energy strategy deeming it as an important and necessary step to speed up the process of reaching a sustainable future. The European Commission has published a strategy to renew EU’s energy policy, underlying the ocean energy as one of the main renewable technologies th
The proposal for constructing several tidal energy lagoons in the UK could provide opportunities for the mineral products sector over the medium term. According to the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the projects are likely to generate significant demand for a range of UK mineral products, not o
Oceanflow Energy, a UK-based tidal energy developer, has completed the winter trials of their Evopod floating tidal energy device. The device was deployed in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre, UK from August 7, 2014. The aim of the trials was to demonstrate Evopod’s low motions and survivability characteri
UK Secretary of State, Ed Davey, has 3 months to make a decision on the project. The six-month examination period closed on December 10, 2014. Planning Inspectorate had a period of 3 months to consider and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. The Planning Inspectorate issued a report of
The Seminar will be held at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm on March 18, and will, amongst others, feature speakers from KIC InnoEnergy, CorPower, WavEC, and Vattenfall. During the seminar, two recent developments of the HiWave project will be disclosed: a new phase control technology
Oceanus 2 device is back at A&P Falmouth, Seatricity’s manufacturing partner, for a winter refit in preparation for redeployment to Wave Hub test site. Oceanus 2 wave energy device has been tested at Wave Hub, which enabled Seatricity to test the installation methodology along with the communication
Eurostat has published statistics report on the share of renewables in gross final consumption in the European Union. In 2013, the share of energy produced from renewable sources reached 15 percent in EU, compared to 2004, the first year for which the data on the share of energy from renewables is a
UKIP Isle of Wight Parliamentary Candidate Iain McKie has opposed the proposed Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre, whose construction could begin in 2016 if the project is granted the consent. Ian McKie voiced his concerns speaking before the Hands of Our Coastal Heritage. He questioned the sustainabilit
The device is currently being assembled at Niron Staal Amsterdam B.V., a specialized steel construction and machining company located in the port of Amsterdam. BlueTec tidal platform will be the first floating tidal platform to power Dutch households. The platform is a part of Texel project, a colla
The workshop will address various aspects associated with subsea installation, specifically focusing on innovations which can aid cost reduction. Foundations, substructures and installation techniques have been identified as areas in which ORE Catapult believes the industry must focus their efforts
