National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are working with industry, tribal, government, and national laboratory partners to more effectively harness Alaska’s marine energy resources. NREL-led assessments are helping the remote tribal village of Igiugig identify self-sustaining microgr
Prada and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) have decided to postpone the start of activities of the Sea Beyond project to September 2020, as a precautionary measure in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released by UNESCO, the COVID-19 outbreak is now imp
Fife fabricators AJS Production has kicked off work on Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype, which is scheduled to be deployed in Orkney this autumn. The 20-metre-long device will undergo a number of sea trials before generating its first power. AJS managing director Raymond Imrie, said:
Eco Wave Power has set up a new combined wave and solar system in the EWP grid-connected wave energy power station in Gibraltar. Eco Wave Power integrated eight solar panels on the surface of its eight floaters, operational in Gibraltar. Each panel has the installed capacity of 330 watts, thus, all
Fugro has formed a strategic partnership with SEA‑KIT International to develop a new range of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) which can deploy remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for marine asset inspections. The first USVs should be launched before the end of
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has been awarded a £1.5 million grant from the Scottish Government’s Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to develop a subsea tidal turbine connection hub for the next phase of development of the MeyGen tidal power array. The Saltire Tidal Energy Fund is a £10-million fund suppo
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney recently became a supporting member of the Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG). UNSW’s involvement in this initiative was led by Dr François Flocard, Principal Engineer at the Water Research Laboratory of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineer
European tidal stream projects generated 50 per cent more electricity in 2019 than the year before
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab and US-based ROV developer VideoRay have partnered to further integrate and field Blueprint Lab’s Reach Alpha, said to be the world’s smallest, lightest, subsea manipulator system. A key application of this technology is rendering safe underwater mines
Fife fabricators AJS Production has kicked off work on Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype, which is scheduled to be deployed in Orkney this autumn. The 20-metre-long device will undergo a number of sea trials before generating its first power. AJS managing director Raymond Imrie, said:
Saipem and Equinor have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a floating solar panel park technological solution for near coastal applications. As reported earlier, the technology will be based on the in-house developed concept by Moss Maritime, part of Saipem’s XSIGHT division. It is a modulari
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project 2nd call for applications for ocean energy demonstration will close on the 30th of April 2020. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the test plan requires a starting date on Q1 & Q2 2020. This project is funded by Interr
Deltares, in cooperation with the World Bank, is working on a study in the Caribbean to assess the impact of sea level rise and resilience potential of 17 countries in the region. The aim of the study is to derive proxies to estimate the resilient potential of each country in the region and their po
To inspire transforming saltwater into drinking water using wave energy to power the process, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) launched the Waves to Water Prize in June 2019. This four-stage competition offers intrepid competitors up to $2.5 million in cash
