The refurbished BOLT ‘Lifesaver’ wave energy converter has been delivered to owner Fred. Olsen Ltd by Supacat following a three month project of refurbishing the converter’s ‘intelligent systems’. The refurbishing process was conducted at the Devon engineering firm’s facilities in Dunkeswell and Bla
InfraRed has been named as the final institutional equity investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, confirming full equity funding from two British institutions for the project. InfraRed Capital Partners, global investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate, will make the investment from
The AR1500 is the latest tidal power turbine system under development at Atlantis. The AR1500 will have a rated capacity of 1.5 MW at flows of 3.0 m/s. Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed the detailed design of this turbine during 2014. The design is adjusted to withstand the harsh environment
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has asked the Scottish Government to provide clarity over future funding for wave energy sector, urging Finance Secretary John Swinney to investigate why Aqumarine Power had not received due payments. During General Questions in parliament, McArthur asked Finance Secretary J
Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) has secured additional EUR 4.2 mln in funding from EU research funds for marine energy activities. The announcement of the additional EU funding was made to an audience of more than 130 industry and university representatives involved in a variety of marine en
Companies, entrepreneurs and groups working in the area of marine renewable energy, based in the EU or in FP7-associated States are eligible to participate in the latest MARINET’s call offering free access to Europe’s leading test facilities. As a first step, the user, or the group leader must conta
Renewables continue to receive high levels of support from the UK public, according to the most recent survey conducted by DECC. The data collected between December 10, 2014 and January 8, 2015 show that 76% (over three quarters of UK adults) of population support the use of renewables to generate e
The project, scheduled to last for 18 months, aims to tackle one of the key issues for the deployment of offshore energy: consenting and environmental impacts. The RiCORE (Risk Based Consenting for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects) project has been awarded EUR 1.4 million from the European Commiss
Scotland’s National Marine Plan draft is deemed unfit for purpose, according to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee (RACCE). The draft has been under development by the Scottish Government over a five year period. The Committee is concerned, that the cur
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Andrew Walls to its senior management as finance director. Walls will take on responsibility for many of ORE Catapult’s business functions such as finance, HR and procurement and legal. Andrew Walls trained with the global firm Pricewaterhou
Minesto has filed an application to the Isle of Anglesey’s Council for the screening opinion for the development of a 1.5 MW offshore tidal array west off Anglesey island, Wales. This array will be used to demonstrate the viability of the array concept, and Minesto plans to expand the initial array
A new programme aimed to help companies diversify into marine energy sector – tidal energy sector in particular, has been launched by Scottish Enterprise. The Marine Energy Supply Chain Expert programme will give companies access to up to two full days of free advice and one-to-one guidance on diver
Ireland’s Energy Minister, Alex White, announced the increased support for research and development of ocean renewables by almost EUR 17 mln by 2016. Speaking at the Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Industry Day, in Ringaskiddy, where he performed the ‘topping out’ ceremony of Beaufort Resear
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the 3 month period from September 2014 to November 2014, with comparison to the same period a year earlier. Electricity generated in the third quarter of 2014 fell by 5.1 percent, from 79.5 TWh a year earlier to 75.4
