The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have joined forces and formed Beaufort Research, a new research centre, it is stated in Beaufort’s press release. Beaufort Research is dedicated to inter-disciplinary research and knowledge transfer
Established in 2003, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd is the centre that provides developers of both wave and tidal energy converters with purpose-built, accredited open-sea testing facilities. Tidal Energy Today Staff brings you some of the highlights of the activities in 2014 at EMEC t
Akuo Energy, DCNS and Entrepose (VINCI Construction) have announced the signing of a partnership agreement regarding an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant project NAUTILUS in Martinique, it is stated in Akuo Energy’s press release. Design and construction of this plant will be done by DCNS
Europe leads the way in marine energy operations both in terms of investments and installed capacity, it is stated in EurObserv’ER report for 2013. In its 2013 report, the European Union Ocean Energy Association (EU-OEA) points out that installed capacities have tripled in four years rising from 3.5
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder for the assets of Scottish wave energy company Pelamis, but the company’s remaining staff will be let go, British media report. After the wave energy company Pelamis went into administration last month, Highlands and Islands
University of Edinburgh hosted a two-day workshop concerned with developing computational analysis methods to analyze the performance and dynamic loading of wave and ocean current devices. The two-day workshop “Computational Modeling and Analysis Workshop II”, attended by a total of 50 participants
Dynamic Tidal Power is based on the principle that tides don’t operate strictly horizontally but also flow in parallel to the shore as well, which allows a type of barrage to be built perpendicular to the shore. Dynamic Tidal Power (DTP) is a way to use the natural tides for generating sustainable e
Atlantis’ project MeyGen completed all conditions required to initiate the first drawdown from its senior project finance providers, The Crown Estate and Scottish Enterprise through the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, Atlantis’ press release reads. The major construction and supply contractors to
DHI Group, in collaboration with several partners, has developed a GIS-based web client SI OCEAN Data Portal in order to aid in identifying areas suitable for present wave and tidal energy extraction technologies, company’s press release reads. The Strategic Initiatives for Ocean Energy (SI OCEAN) D
CorPower Ocean has been awarded EUR 100 000 in the category “Ocean Economy” at the Building Global Innovators Awards, KIC InnoEnergy announced. CorPower Ocean now has the chance to win an additional EUR 100,000 in the Grand Finale scheduled for February 26, 2015. The jury considered CorPower’s Wave
Renewables and fossil fuels for the first time accounted equally in 32 percent of total electricity generated in Scotland, it is stated in Scottish Government’s comment on the energy statistics report published today by DECC. Scotland continues to be a net exporter of electricity, exporting a record
Alstom, and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have announced a collaboration to design, develop and deploy MicroGrid Power Mix Management (MPMM) solution in accordance with the REIDS initiative, Alstom’s press release reads. The Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator Singapore (R
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the third quarter of 2014. Electricity generated in the third quarter of 2014 fell by 5.1 percent, from 79.5 TWh a year earlier to 75.4 TWh, the lowest level of generation since 1998. The share of renewables (hydro, w
The tests of the 1:5 scaled NEMOS-device are being conducted at ECN, in one of the biggest wave tanks in the world, in Nantes. As a result of the precise adjustments and reproducibility of wave conditions provided by the ECN, extensive hydromechanical parameter studies can be made. More than 200 tes
