Research & Development
NSRI names new director
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed Tony Laing as its new director of research and market acceleration.
Global installed ocean energy power doubles in 2017
The global installed ocean energy power has more than doubled from less than 12MW in 2016 to over 25MW in 2017, according to a new Ocean Energy Systems (OES) annual report.
Scottish Renewables bolsters top ranks
Scottish Renewables – the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy sector – has appointed its new Chairman and Vice-Chairman, along with six new Directors.
Statoil Makes Askeladd Splash
Statoil and its partners have decided to invest just over NOK 5 billion ($643 million) in the further development of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, which will provide feedstock for the LNG plant at Melkøya in Hammerfest. The development of Askeladd is part two of the multi-phased Snøhvit deve
Wavepiston equips wave system with new energy collector
Danish wave energy developer Wavepiston has installed its latest version of the wave energy collector on the prototype string deployed off the coast of Denmark.
Penguin taps waves one full year without a break
Wello’s Penguin wave energy device has marked its one-year anniversary of continuous deployment in Orkney, Scotland.
Top news, March 5 – 11, 2018
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 5 – 11, 2018.
EPICTidal runs cost-cutting tidal trials
The EPICTidal project team has conducted rotor blade performance assessment using a submersible tidal turbine test rig in the hydrodynamic test tank at Haslar Marine Technology Park.
WaveSub sails through tow tests (Video)
Swansea-based wave energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has concluded tow testing of the WaveSub wave energy device in the Milford Haven Waterway.
Forum, BluHaptics Team Up on ROV Training
Forum Subsea Technologies and BluHaptics have entered a joint agreement enabling technologies from both companies to be combined to provide solutions for ROV and subsea engineering applications. The VMAX Software is a 3D ROV simulation product, which is used for training and evaluation of ROV pilots
InSTREAM traces turbulent flows from tank test to tidal channel
The recently completed InSTREAM project has found significant differences between the turbulence characteristics in the tank and in the field.
New Study Could Safeguard Marine Ecosystems from Deep Sea Mining
New insights into animal patterns around extinct submarine volcanoes could inform measures used to protect marine ecosystems from human activities, such as trawling and deep-sea mining. These insights have been published in Nature Scientific Reports, and show that the structure of marine life commun
Wave Hub Issues Floating LiDAR Tender Call
Wave Hub Ltd (WHL) has issued an invitation to tender for the provision of wind resource data for the Wave Hub offshore site in Cornwall.
iSURVEY Invests in Personnel Training
Survey and positioning services specialist iSURVEY said it has invested more than £40,000 in staff training. iSURVEY staff were educated in rapid and accurate acquisition and processing of seabed survey data. During February and March, the staff gained a deeper understanding and awareness of the key