Research & Development
EC-OG Powers Up SEA Subsea Control Module
EC-OG and cohort company SEA have completed dry integration trials at SEA’s Aberdeen facility linking a Subsea Control Module (SCM) to an uprated power source. EC-OG has developed a vertical turbine underwater power source that is designed to expand the operating envelope of SCMs. This Subsea Power
Deep Green communication system installation gets underway
The installation of the communication system for Deep Green tidal plant is currently being performed by Vissim Renewables which secured the contract from Minesto early in 2018.
Ocean current-powered hybrid fuses with external oil equipment
EC-OG and a Cohort company Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) have completed dry integration trials linking a Subsea Control Module (SCM) to an uprated power source that exploits ocean currents to produce power.
Scotrenewables strikes 2GWh of tidal power generation (Video)
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine has just exceeded 2GWh of cumulative electricity generation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Spanish floating tidal turbine gears up for EMEC trials
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has entered into a berth agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to demonstrate its tidal energy prototype.
BP Starts Alligin and Vorlich Fields Development; Awards Contract to Subsea 7
BP has started development of Alligin and Vorlich satellite fields in the North Sea, expected to produce 30,000 barrels gross of oil equivalent a day at peak production. Alligin, a two-well development west of Shetland, will be tied back to BP’s Glen Lyon floating, production, storage and offloading
The Clay Ripening Pilot Project Gets Underway
Construction works on the Clay Ripening Pilot Project in the Eems-Dollard area are officially underway, according to the EcoShape. The EcoShape reported that on April 5th the first mud was deposited to the Clay Ripener in Delfzijl in the far Northeast of the Netherlands. The main aim of the pilot pr
Minesto welcomes Swedish marine energy investment
Gothenburg-based tidal energy developer Minesto has applauded the multi-million funding allocation for marine energy made by Swedish Energy Agency – stating the investment is ‘fully in line with Minesto’s technology.’
Sweden allocates over €10 million for marine energy
The Swedish Energy Agency has invested €10.2 million (SEK 105 million) in the country’s marine energy development program whose first call for proposals is expected to be launched this May.
Dutch Consortium Studies Far Offshore Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Ampyx Power, a Netherlands-based developer of airborne wind energy technology, has published a report with the results of a research into the offshore floating application of its system, performed by a consortium of Ampyx Power, ECN (Energy Research Centre Netherlands), MARIN (Maritime Research Inst
Fraunhofer IWES to Test Soil in German Offshore Wind Zones
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Fraunhofer IWES, among others, to conduct the preliminary assessment of soil conditions in the first bidding round for new offshore wind farm zones in the North and Baltic Sea. Fraunhofer IWES said it will conduct multichannel se
EMEC deep in data mining to assess performance of tidal devices
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is making progress in the collection of resource and power generation data to evaluate the performance of tidal energy devices as part of the MET-CERTIFIED project.
Pre-commercial deployments focus of new ocean energy crew
Industry body Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has made several new appointments tasking them with uniting the sector behind the strategy to build an ocean energy industry in Europe.
Top news, April 2 – 8, 2018
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 2 – 8, 2018.