Spain-based Velto Renewables has completed the acquisition of what is described as “Europe’s largest” 74.3 MWp Les Ilots Blandin floating solar power plant from renewable energy developer Q Energy, becoming the sole owner of the facility located in Perthes, Haute-Marne, France. The company previousl
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has received a €351,471 payment under its EuropeWave contract, following the completion of the system integration review for the ACHIEVE program. “Thank you to the EuropeWave Project Buyers Group for their continued support!” the company said in
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has raised €600,000 to accelerate the development and testing of its modular wave energy technology. According to Weco, the investment comes from the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology fund (NEW-ttt), Init Power, and Cyriel de Jong. The company said t
Canadian tidal developer Eauclaire Tidal and Scottish renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power have received 12.5MW of new tidal energy licences from the Province of Nova Scotia under the 2025 tidal energy procurement process. According to Orbital Marine Power, the award includes two 15-year p
Aberdeen-based Zoex Power has concluded Phase III of its (Ordu) project, having collected three months of data and achieved technology readiness level (TRL) 7, with no incidents. The company said it retrieved the acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) from the seabed and lifted the arm, marking th
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has extended a “successful and productive” collaboration with K-Water, the Korean company behind the “world’s largest” tidal power facility at Sihwa Lake. The memorandum of agreement (MoA), first signed three years ago, is supporting the Combined Authority’
Sweden’s Ocean Harvesting Technologies has appointed Cody Bradway as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing experience from the marine, offshore, and renewable energy sectors to the Gothenburg-based wave energy developer. According to Ocean Harvesting Technologies, Bradway joined the compan
The Netherlands-based Slow Mill Wave Power has deployed one of its wave energy test devices off the coast of Los Angeles, marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to expand into the U.S. market. The company said it spent the past months in California engaging with local stakeholders
The Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a 12-month initiative commissioned by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), has entered its second phase following a meeting in Cardiff. Launched in June by UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks, the MET is tasked with developing recommendations a
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the DESALIFE project a strategic initiative for the region, recognizing it as a “highly innovative and sustainable project, with strong strategic relevance and proven technical feasibility.” According to Ocean Oasis, this recognition marks a mileston
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective’s (Weco) Kaizen 2.0 wave energy prototype underwent testing in the North Sea last week, marking an important phase in the company’s ongoing development process. According to the team, preparations for the test were thorough, with favorable weather conditions, a
The EU-funded PLOTEC consortium has completed the installation of its storm-resilient ocean energy platform, Don, off the coast of Gran Canaria, marking a key step in advancing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology for continuous, clean power generation. Deployed at the Oceanic Platform
UK’s national innovation agency Innovate UK has awarded a £750,000 (approximately €861,630) grant to a Wiltshire-based company to help advance the technology readiness and performance of its ‘sea snake’ wave energy converter (WEC) and pave the way for future sea trials at the Welsh Marine Energy Tes
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has taken part in a high-level delegation visit to South Korea, a country that the company finds highly attractive due to its “extensive tidal and ocean current resources”. Minesto CEO Martin Edlund was part of a Swedish high-level delegation to South Korea aim
