Atmocean, a US-based wave energy technology developer, is conducting its third wave tank trial this year at Texas A&M University’s Haynes Laboratory. Following the March and June tests, the current trial campaign of Atmocean’s wave energy system will guide the design optimization for various wave en
A group of 15 Masters students from nine different universities in Japan are spending four weeks at Robert Gordon University (RGU) as part of the Nippon Foundation Marine Pioneers of the Future Scholarship Programme, studying modules led by RGU staff on marine engineering, oil and gas, and offshore
Renewable energy share in Irish electricity mix increased significantly in 2015, contributing a quarter of all electricity used and avoiding 3 million tonnes of fossil-fuel related CO2 emissions, according to the Renewable Electricity in Ireland 2015 report published by the Sustainable Energy Author
Oscilla Power will receive a $5.35 million grant towards a 4-year long, $10.2 million project that will culminate in the testing of a community-scale Triton wave energy system in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The grant, awarded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), will help Oscilla Power to integrate cost-r
Tribute Resources has acquired a 0.9MW tidal energy project from Fundy Tidal. The Petit Passage tidal project is a contracted development stage tidal energy project located between Digby Neck and Long Island in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has been awarded with a $5.3 million grant by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in the latest round of funding. The company will use the funds to complete the commercial design of its TidGen Power System, according to Penobscot Bay Pilot.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected 10 organizations which will receive more than $20 million in funding for new research, development, and demonstration projects that advance and monitor wave and tidal energy systems.
Australian renewable energy sector voiced its concern over a bill set to be introduced to the Australian Parliament this week, which involves a AUD 1 billion cut to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) grants funding.
Rockland Scientific, a Canadian company specializing in marine turbulence, is preparing its tidal turbulence devices for deployment in Canada and the UK.
Scotrenewables Tidal Power is performing final commissioning checks on the SR2000 floating tidal turbine before connecting the device to its mooring system at EMEC’s Fall of Warness grid-connected test site in Orkney, managed by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), according to Scottish media.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has engaged with Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE 2020) to undertake research in finite element simulations that will allow MPS to de-risk the build and test-stage of the WaveSub power take off float.
The ‘world’s first’ fully-operational tidal array in Shetland has been delivered with over 80% Scottish supply chain content.
One of the finalist teams in the Wave Energy Prize challenge, AquaHarmonics, is testing its wave energy converter (WEC) at the US Navy’s maneuvering and seakeeping basin (MASK) in Carderock this week. The AquaHarmonics team arrived in Carderock last week and carried out setup works prior to putting
Nova Innovation, which is developing the Shetland Tidal Array project together with Belgian renewable energy company ELSA, has installed and connected the second tidal turbine at the project site, with both turbines now producing power.
