The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) is Canadian test center for in-stream tidal energy technology. FORCE works with developers, regulators, and researchers to study the potential for tidal turbines to operate within the Bay of Fundy environment. FORCE provides a shared observation fac
Wave Energy Prize, a competition launched by the US Department of Energy (US DoE), has announced that 92 teams have officially been registered for the WEC device development competition. This design-build-test competition is encouraging the development of game-changing wave energy conversion (WEC) d
Allswater, a Canadian engineering firm, has started detail design works of the Triton tidal platform for Black Rock Tidal Power. The semi-submersible Triton platform will host an array of Schottel Hydro turbines generating up to 2.5 MW of power, Allswater press release reads. Black Rock Tidal Power
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 6 – 12, 2015. Schottel Hydro to provide turbine parts for MeyGen Schottel Hydro will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal energy proj
SmartBay Ireland has released a video of the subsea power and data cable installation at the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site, featuring comments from the representatives of marine science organisations in Ireland. The 4 km cable was laid at Galway Bay on April 10, 2015. It will supply power to the
Fairbanks Nijhuis, an engineering company, has developed a bi-directional tidal turbine equipped with blades that can rotate 180 degrees. The turbine was originally developed for the Power consortium that aims to research the possibility of generating electricity using dynamic tidal power concept in
The second quarter of 2015 has seen a continued lag in the clean energy investment with 28 percent decline compared to the same period a year earlier. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports the global investment in clean energy in Q2 2015 was $53 bln, compared to $73 bln recorded in Q2 2014. Ch
JBA Consulting has boosted its Marine and Coastal Risk Management team with the addition of two IDCORE research engineers. The research engineers, Ben Hudson and Edward Kay, will work on the further development, testing and application of JBA’s metocean planning tool – ForeCoast Marine Mission Plann
Carnegie Wave Energy has been selected as a finalist for the Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) Industry Awards. The Australian wave energy developer has been selected as finalist in the Innovation Award category by the CEC, for its achievements in the wave energy industry, with a particular accent on its
Following the decision of the Chancellor George Osborne to remove the climate change exemption for renewable power announced in the Summer Budget, a number of renewable energy associations have raised concerns about the potential negative effects this could have on the clean energy sector. Under the
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has completed the installation of its second generation wave power plant in Israel, and started parts procurement process for its new project in Gibraltar. EWP has been conducting wave pool testing as well as real conditions testing in order to prove the durability of its wave e
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has confirmed the UK government’s support to the working group that focuses on delivering and connecting renewable energy resources of Scottish island communities. Fergus Ewing joined representatives from the Islands Councils in Glasgow at a meeting of the Isl
Beaufort Building which will house a number of marine energy researchers and offices will be opened on July 11, 2015. The construction of the Building was enabled by €15.2 million investment provided by the Irish government and private investors. The Building covers some 4700 m2 across five floors,
QED Naval has completed the fabrication of the operational model of Subhub tidal foundations platform. Subhub tidal foundations platform is designed to commission, test, transport, install, and secure a mini array of wave and tidal turbines to the seabed. The fabrication of the device has been compl
