Orbital Marine Power was named as the Insider Made in Scotland Award winner 2019 at the 4th annual awards event in the Glasgow Science Centre for its work in developing tidal energy technology. Andrew Scott, CEO of Orbital, attending the awards said: “We are honoured and delighted with this recognit
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91 Members of Parliament from all the main parties have signed a letter to the Energy Minister Claire Perry, urging her to put measures in place to ensure that the UK capitalises on its role in wave and tidal power. The world’s first tidal arrays are operating in UK waters, built using local supply
Bombora Wave Power Europe has contracted MJR Power & Automation for the design and delivery of a control system for its mWave Wave Energy Converter Demonstrator project. The control system will include: SCADA for submerged equipment installed on the seabed; Structural Health Monitoring of all major
Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has announced the next phase of a project to harness the tidal power of the river Mersey and Liverpool Bay. The Mersey Tidal Power project is expected to provide thousands of jobs for local people during the construction phase as well as into
Minesto has developed a 500kW tidal power plant in form of a flying kite tethered to the sea bottom. The 100kW subsea kite (Power generator) will be connected to the Faro Island Grid at 0,4kV (Point of connection). The Swedish marine energy developer has invited tenders to apply for the delivery of
Ocean Energy Europe, in coordination with EMEC and the French Région Occitanie, will host a session during European Maritime Day 2019 in Lisbon. Participants will learn about the latest offshore renewable energy developments along Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a particular focus o
Profloating has completed the construction of the world’s first floating PV system in the form of a milk bottle in the port of Rotterdam. An innovative Dutch company that specializes in floating solar energy solutions, realized the uniquely formed floating solar energy project in close collaboration
Worley’s Intecsea consultancy has partnered with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) to fund prototype testing of its Pseudo Dry Gas (PDG) liquid removal system. This technology has been developed to make long distance subsea tiebacks, which are not typically economic or technically feasible, com
ARC Marine, who have invented a pioneering system for building artificial reefs, have received a Rapid Innovation Grant from Marine-i to enable them to progress to the next stage of their project. Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine tech sec
German research institute Fraunhofer IWES has presented the now fully operational rotor blade bearings test bench during the inauguration of a new test site in Hamburg. The goal of the BEAT 6.1 test bench (Bearing Endurance and Acceptance Test rig) is to lower development costs and reduce yield loss
German research institute Fraunhofer IWES has presented the now fully operational rotor blade bearings test bench during the inauguration of a new test site in Hamburg. The goal of the BEAT 6.1 test bench (Bearing Endurance and Acceptance Test rig) is to lower development costs and reduce yield loss
Menter Môn, a social enterprise behind Morlais Marine Energy, has commissioned Aberdeen-based Anatec for a radar survey of winter shipping in the west Anglesey Demonstration Zone and its approaches. The survey will collect data which will be used to update the data set used to inform a Navigation Ri
Aker Solutions has launched ix3 – a software and digital services company that enables operators to accelerate field development projects and optimize asset performance. ix3 has created a digital twin platform called Integral that brings together engineering, manufacturing and test data with live-st
