Mojo Maritime has won the Best Tidal Industry Collaboration Award at the 8th International Tidal Energy Summit for its leadership of the Hi Flo 4 (HF4) tidal energy vessel consortium, comprised of Voith, Bauer Renewables, DNV GL and University of Exeter. The HF4 project, supported by the Technology
The exhibition about the latest plans for reopening Dean Quarry is scheduled to be held at St Keverne Parish Hall, between 2pm and 8pm, Wednesday, and will be hosted by Shire Oak Energy. Shire Oak Energy intends to quarry more than 1.5 million tonnes of rock next year and ship it to Swansea Bay to [
Alstom released a video describing the pilot tidal farm at Raz Blanchard, and the aims this project is expected to achieve. Alstom and GDF SUEZ consortium has been chosen as one of the suppliers of the equipment for the tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula, an are
West Normandy Marine Energy, the local public company supporting the development of Renewable Marine Energy (RME) industrial sector in West Normandy, endorses ADEME’s decision in the call-for-tender, which has chosen the consortia of Alstom/GDF Suez and DCNS/EDF Energies Nouvelles. This 120 million
The winners for the 2014 Tidal Today Awards have been revealed at the International Tidal Energy Summit recognizing outstanding achievements across the sector over the past year. Now in its 5th year, the International Tidal Energy Awards brought together the marine energy industry to celebrate excel
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has announced plans to downsize its business. Commenting on the news, Aquamarine Power Chief Executive Officer John Malcolm said: “Following a strategic review the Board of Aquamarine Power has decided to significantly downsize the business. “This will involve re
The 2014 Project Pipeline Update to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan notes the potential for tidal lagoons to bring up to GBP 5 bln of private sector investment to Wales. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has also been named in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, published by HM Treasury ahead
Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles were selected for the development of pilot tidal turbine arrays off the French coas
Manuel Valls, French Prime Minister, has announced the winners of a call for tender for pilot tidal energy farms in West Normandy, France. Europe’s ocean energy industry welcomed the announcement, stating that it marked the beginning of the next stage of development for the sector – commercialisatio
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made after the French Government initiat
A contract for a 14 MW wave energy plant in Ghana has been signed between TC’s Energy of Ghana and Seabased in Uppsala. The worth of the contract, which needs to be approved by the Swedish agency EKN, exceeds USD 50 million. The wave power plant is the first step towards the expected goal of reachin
UK Government will start discussions with Tidal Lagoon Power in order to determine if the building of the tidal lagoon power plant in Swansea Bay is affordable. Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb today welcomed the progress towards the world’s first power generating tidal lagoon potentially being built i
MeyGen is now carrying out a 30 day consultation as part of the Decommissioning Programme for Phase 1 (86MW) of the MeyGen Tidal Energy Project. The consultation period will end on 29th December 2014. The Decommissioning Programme covers the measures proposed to decommission all offshore component
Shetland Composites has secured the six month contract from Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation who is developing five 100kW tidal turbines known as the Shetland Tidal Array. A Shetland company will manufacture blades for a bank of tidal turbines that will power 300 homes, Deputy First Minister John Swi
