CorPower Ocean’s C4 wave energy converter (WEC) has completed the first cycle of the ocean commissioning program at the Agucadoura site in northern Portugal. Now proven at commercial scale, at the exposed Atlantic test site, CorPower said that the C4 device had demonstrated a unique ability to tune
Minesto’s 1.2 MW Dragon 12 tidal powerplant has delivered as expected during its first phase of operation at its grid-connected monopile seabed foundation in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, the Swedish company reported. The 25-ton Dragon 12 tidal energy kite was commissioned in the early morning of Fe
Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto has upgraded its roadmap to a 200 MW tidal energy buildout in the Faroe Islands, said to come as a response to the growing demand for renewable energy. The Faroe Islands has one of the world’s most ambitious energy transition schemes, aiming for 100% renewables
Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has joined a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project that aims to develop a one-stop solution in a multi-use platform (MUP) that will produce electricity and freshwater using wind and wave power for small islands. The MUSICA project will provide a full suite of Blue G
Researchers from the Spanish University of Oviedo have developed a new offshore solar energy concept that combines a dual-axis tracking system and a tension leg platform (TLP), deemed as a “promising solution for offshore solar energy”. The novel offshore FPV system named HelioSea leverages the comb
French engineering, advisory, and project management services company DORIS has acquired a compatriot company active in the fixed offshore wind, floating offshore wind, and floating solar market. Through acquiring WINDGLAS, DORIS’ scope of service that is to be offered to the offshore wind industry
Denmark’s Wavepiston has opened its next capital raise with the aim of supporting the critical objectives of operating its full-scale wave energy system, among other things. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the
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Danish company Wavepiston has installed its first full-scale energy collector on its wave energy system offshore the Canary Islands. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (P
Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has launched the first two platforms for the Merganser offshore floating solar demonstration project into the water at TMA Logistics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Merganser offshore floating solar demonstrator plant will have an installed capacity of 520 kWp and wi
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated provision of data for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). The scope of work under the contract that will be awarded through the tender includes the installation, operation,
Sixteen European partners have started an EU joint industry project (JIP) where floating solar technology is scaled up to standard formats of 150 MW enabling to build gigawatt scale farms. The BAMBOO project (Building scAlable Modular Bamboo-inspired Offshore sOlar systems) aims to resolve challenge
Minesto has commissioned its 1.2 MW, 25-ton Dragon 12 tidal energy kite, delivering the first electricity to the national grid in the Faroe Islands. Dragon 12 was commissioned in the early morning of February 9 and, according to Minesto, it generated electricity at satisfactory levels in its first p
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power Global (EWP) has announced winning a £1.5 million grant (almost $1.9 million) as a part of a consortium led by UK-based Toshiba and Aquatera, to design a pilot microgrid project for a remote island in Thailand. The grant is a part of round ten of
