MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from October 1 – 7, 2018.
The refitted Marmok-A5 device has been installed in the Bay of Biscay, off the north coast of Spain, for the second round of open-sea trials as part of EU-funded OPERA wave energy project.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for professionals that will work on the EU-backed project aiming to demonstrate how predictable renewable tidal energy combined with hydrogen can enable decarbonisation across the electricity, heat and transport sectors.
Australian engineering company AMOG has opened a vacancy for the position of renewable energy engineer that will be working on the development of the company’s wave energy converter project.
Dutch clean energy technology developer Bluerise has entered into cooperation with local renewable energy company Ecopower Lanka to build an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) project in Sri Lanka.
BP has signed a ventures cooperation agreement with Aker BP to explore possible areas of cooperation in the development and deployment of advanced technologies in their businesses. Through their planned strategic alliance, BP and Aker BP intend to explore potential venture capital investments target
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract, worth €125 million, for an interconnection between the island of Crete and mainland Greece (Peloponnese region). The project was awarded by IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator), which operates the transmission system for Greece’s power grid. The co
Finnish wave energy developer AW-Energy and Italian company Enel Green Power have agreed to share know-how on WaveRoller licensing and technology to allow global project replicability.
Irish company Ocean Energy is making progress on the construction of its OE Buoy wave energy device that will, in addition to utility electricity supply, also be offered for use in the alternative marine energy markets.
Predictive analytics provider ONYX InSight has signed a contract with EDF Renewables to provide predictive maintenance services at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm.
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has begun constructing the service station for the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms next to the Emden Airport in Germany.
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed project scopes for marine energy developer Minesto as part of the first commercial 500kW Deep Green installation.
The UK and export market for offshore wind products and services provided by UK-based firms is expected to be worth GBP 4.9 billion a year by 2030, according to a new prospectus by the former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh.
EU-backed Marine-i initiative has organized an event to present the capabilities of High Frequency (HR) Radar in relation to offshore renewable energies, accompanied with the new web visualization tool launch that will be offered for use free of charge to Cornish businesses.
