Norway’s GCE Ocean Technology has welcomed Oslo-based Ocean Oasis as its new member. Ocean Oasis develops a wave-powered desalination solution to deliver fresh water to shore with zero emissions The company gets support from the early-stage accelerator and venture capitalist Antler in Oslo and EU Cl
The 759 MW Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm will include five technology demonstrations that could be implemented at full-scale in the future, CrossWind, the consortium developing the wind farm, said. These include a floating solar park, short-term battery storage, wind turbines that are op
The Simons Foundation has given Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists Dan Repeta and Benjamin Van Mooy two grants totaling $2.7 million to study key processes that help fuel the health of the ocean and planet. Repeta’s research will focus on phosphorus, iron and nitrogen, the trinit
Industry body Scottish Renewables has released a new report analysing contribution of renewable energy to the economy of rural Scotland. The report reviews five economic studies carried out over the past three years. It shows the “remarkable an undeniable” positive effects of the sustainable develop
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has awarded almost £1.2 million to UK universities to support research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy. The Hub’s Flexible Funding has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key research cha
French National Institute for Ocean Science Ifremer has acquired a stake in compatriot company Forssea Robotics. Through this partnership, Forssea wants to accelerate its diversification in the sectors of renewable marine energies and scientific exploration. Ifremer is thus once again showing its am
The offshore wind farms that won the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the latest UK CfD round will most likely be the first to operate with “negative subsidies”, even before the zero-subsidy projects awarded in auctions in the Netherlands and Germany. According to an analysis by an international t
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has joined forces with the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate marine energy solutions. The partnership will explore the added value of space tech and data in the development of marine energy. It can play a key role in the acceleration of marine energy sol
The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) has appointed Melanie Nadeau as its new chief executive officer. Jim King, chair of the COVE board, said the board approved the appointment effective 8 September 2020. He also said that Nadeau was one of 431 applicants from around the world w
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured €9 million equity funding for its breakthrough wave energy tech. Midroc New Technology led the funding round, with additional investment from ALMI Invest Greentech, EIT InnoEnergy, and private investors. The company will use the funds to dem
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed Dr. Peter de Menocal as the eleventh president and director of the Institution. De Menocal is a marine geologist and paleo-oceanographer who studies deep-sea sediments as archives of past climate change. De Menocal was the Thomas Alva Edison/
Not long after Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project officially reached the end of the road, scheme for a new tidal lagoon in Wales rolled out. The company behind the project, Mostyn SeaPower, is planning a £590-million ($750 million) tidal lagoon which clould supply low carbon electricity to power about
Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme turns focus on surface & underwater marine robotics systems & technologies to Canada. The Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), delivered by Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), is recruiting up to 15 SMEs involved in marine robotics. Successful
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of the 2020 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). Of the 14 collegiate teams that competed, DOE recognized three overall winners, who achieved the highest scores. DOE also recognized three teams for their performance in individual
