The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday published a final environmental review of geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities off the Mid- and South Atlantic coast that establishes multiple mitigation measures designed to minimize the impacts to marine life while setting a path
A pilot project in Smøla will examine whether ultraviolet (UV) light can reduce the risk of birds colliding with wind turbines. Researchers are currently conducting a pilot project to test brand new solutions for reducing the negative impact on birdlife in the area. With its 68 wind turbines, Smøla
The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced that the Scottish Government’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund Array Technology Innovation Programme has made an award to a team of marine experts – to undertake a research project on Turbulence in Marine Environments for measuring and
WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer, DNV GL’s array planning tools were launched yesterday at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in Belfast. These are the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available, which allow users to model wave and tidal energy converters when oper
WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer, DNV GL’s array planning tools were launched yesterday at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in Belfast. These are the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available, which allow users to model wave and tidal energy converters when oper
The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the further development of an integrated site characterisation and measurement platform for high energy marine environments. The support of the MR
The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the further development of an integrated site characterisation and measurement platform for high energy marine environments. The support of the MR
Mojo Maritime Ltd, the Falmouth-based marine renewable energy experts, has secured funding to develop, build and test their low motion floating platform for offshore LiDAR measurements at sea. Concept development and tank testing of the platform performed during 2013 has resulted in a solid design,
At the biggest gathering of its kind in the world, RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference, Ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have re-affirmed their commitment to developing the UK’s massive marine energy resources to their full potential – and there’s been a major announcement on
At the biggest gathering of its kind in the world, RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference, Ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have re-affirmed their commitment to developing the UK’s massive marine energy resources to their full potential – and there’s been a major announcement on
DNV GL yesterday released WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer; the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available. A major barrier to the growth of the marine energy industry is the risk associated with projects and the accompanying uncertainty of return on investment. Engineers
AXYS Technologies Inc. has deployed one of its WindSentinel Land Stations on a man-made island at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay as part of a project headed by WeatherFlow Inc. The project is funded by the Virginia Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) with the objective, “Developi
The steady, phased deployment of wave and tidal projects, together with thorough environmental survey data collection and analysis will enable the emerging marine energy sector to avoid the pitfalls currently being experienced in offshore wind. Moreover, with regulatory project approval and consent
Scotland’s marine energy sector is to benefit from almost £5 million as the distribution of funding from two initiatives is to be announced by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing during the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference and Exhibition in Belfast. Speaking ahead of the event, Mr. Ewing said five mar
