REV Ocean has acquired the Supporter 6000 ROV from Kystdesign in Aksdal, Norway. The ROV will be one of the most important tools used to achieve the core scientific goals of the REV Ocean research vessel. REV Ocean, will be equipped for conducting missions that cover the entire marine ecosystem. The
OES-Environmental (formerly Annex IV) and ORJIP Ocean Energy are setting up a marine-energy-related workshop on December 4, 2019. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a state of the science on environmental effects of marine renewable energy and to examine pathways for determining data needs, m
ETIP Ocean, in cooperation with OES-Environmental, will host a webinar at 15:00 CET on 19 November 2019 on marine spatial planning and ocean energy development. In this webinar, you will hear experts discussing MSP approaches and opportunities to the ocean energy sector, how some national maritime s
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Minesto has received approval for an EU-funded project aiming at installing its renewable energy technology at the grid-connected Paimpol-Bréhat test site in France. Minesto, as part of a wider EU-funded project called TIGER, will utilise a grant of approximately €2.4 million to manufacture, install
The DTOceanPlus project partners recently met for 2 days of technical and PSC meeting at Aalborg University. Working sessions and discussions focused on the progress made in the development of tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. DTOceanPlus, through the H2020
Subsea power cables market will grow by 57% from £717 million this year to over £1.13 billion by 2023, according to a new report by RenewableUK. According to RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team which compiled the report, global offshore wind capacity will skyrocket from 20.5 gigawatts (GW) today
The INSITE Programme has launched a collaboration between offshore industries and researchers, designed to give marine scientists access to industry-acquired ecological data. INSITE is a scientific research programme to increase understanding of the influence of man-made structures on the ecosystem
Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the biggest ever Interreg project that will prove to be game-changing for the European tidal stream energy sector. The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project, known as TIGER, is an ambitious €45.4 million project, of which €29.9 million (66%)
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), on behalf of the OPIN project, will present the potential of marine energy during Europort 2019. Taking place in the world port city of Rotterdam from 5 – 8 November, Europort is setting up a series of high-profile masterclasses targeting a specific maritime sector
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced Matthew Dickson, technical project manager at Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean, as the winner of EIT Venture Award. This award recognises successful entrepreneurial start-ups and scale-ups and the winner is awarded E
Prysmian in collaboration with its innovation hub Corporate Hangar, is poised to launch Alesea, an IoT solution that provides virtual assistance for cable drum management. Alesea is the first start-up to enter the runway phase at Corporate Hangar, the innovation hub co-founded by Prysmian Group in 2
Innovative companies can now apply for up to EUR 17,5 million in combined grant and equity to scale-up quickly and effectively through the EIC Accelerator. The European Innovation Council pilot is increasing their support for ground-breaking concepts that could shape new markets or disrupt existing
Edinburgh scientists have demonstrated their latest robotics technology developed for the renewable energy sector as part of a multi-million-pound collaboration. A consortium of five universities, including Edinburgh, has unveiled the latest results from the ORCA Hub – an academic centre for researc
