Research & Development
Public Support for UK Offshore Wind Reaches All-Time High
Official UK government statistics have shown that the public support for offshore wind is at its highest recorded level since the tracker began in 2012, reaching 83%.
Long live renewables, says the UK public
The official UK government statistics have revealed record high public support for renewable energy in general, as well as tidal and wave energy sources.
UK ocean energy gets a profile of 2017 activities
The Policy and Innovation Group at the University of Edinburgh has released a report summarizing the developments in the wave and tidal sector throughout 2017 in the United Kingdom.
Ghana wave project gains pace with local blessing
The 100MW Ghana wave energy project, being developed by Seabased and TC’s Energy, is gaining momentum with a number of local permits and agreements already secured to support the scheme’s delivery.
Aker Solutions Opens Upgraded Aberdeen Services Hub
Aker Solutions has officially opened its upgraded Aberdeen services facility to help capture subsea sector growth. “Our investment in the Aberdeen services base demonstrates our commitment to the North Sea, a mature basin where we see opportunities,” said Sian Lloyd Rees, Aker Solutions’ UK country
NEC to equip Orsted with 20MW energy storage system
NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, will supply offshore wind developer Orsted with a 20MW GSS Grid Storage Solution.
QED Naval scouts talent for Subhub development
Edinburgh-based naval architecture consultancy QED Naval is looking to fill four job openings related to the development of the Subhub tidal platform.
Saitec Sends SATH Floating Platform to France
Spanish floating wind platform developer Saitec Offshore Technologies has been awarded three weeks at IFREMER’s wave basin facilities in France to further validate and develop its SATH technology due to funding from the European network Marinet2.
Seatricity moorings set for summer decommissioning
Wave energy developer Seatricity has set a timetable to remove all residual mooring equipment used for Oceanus 2 wave energy device testing at Wave Hub.
GICON Floater Secures Marinet2 Funds, Schedules Further Tests
The Endowed Chair of Wind Energy Technology at the University of Rostock (LWET) has been awarded the funding for further tank tests of the GICON SOF Tension Leg Platform (TLP) floating turbine foundation within the framework of the European funding network Marinet2.
Wave and tidal challenges a chance for subsea supply chain
National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has set up a workshop for next month to explore new market opportunities for the subsea supply chain arising from technical challenges in tidal and wave energy industries.
GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult Sign Offshore Wind Pact
GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next-generation offshore wind technologies.
EU splashes €5 million on wave energy MegaRoller
Finnish developer AW-Energy has secured €5 million from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program to develop a power take-off (PTO) unit for 1MW wave energy device.
Parkwind Joins Belgian Power-to-Gas Venture
Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind has teamed up with green energy producer Eoly, part of Colruyt Group, and gas transmission specialist Fluxys to build an industrial-scale power-to-gas installation that converts green electricity into green hydrogen that can be transported and stored in the e