Research & Development
GE Unveils Operation Haliade-X 12 MW
GE Renewable Energy GE will invest more than USD 400 million over the next three to five years to develop and deploy the largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine – the Haliade-X 12 MW.
OES: Wave energy modeling findings released
An international group of experts, working together on the validation of numerical modelling tools for wave energy converters, have presented their first phase findings.
AKVA Group Reports Positive Q4
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry, AKVA group, has boosted its profit in the fourth quarter of 2017 as all of its business segments upped their quarterly performance and saw the revenues grow. Namely, the company booked profit before tax of NOK 33.3 million and net profit of NOK
Scottish National Investment Bank to benefit tidal & wave?
Following the publication of the implementation plan, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that a Scottish National Investment Bank will be set up. Scottish Renewables has welcomed the banks’ investment focus.
LifeDemoWave buoy set for March installation
The consortium behind the LifeDemoWave project is finalizing the assembly works on the wave energy buoy prototype ahead of deployment which is reportedly planned for March off the coast of Galicia in Spain.
Magnetic gear wave energy project bags £2.5 million
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £2.5 million to a project that is developing the power take-off (PTO) system to suit a variety of wave energy converters.
Dynamic cabling R&D for floating marine renewables starts in France
The partners in the collaborative research and development initiative aimed at metaphysical characterization of dynamic umbilicals for floating marine renewable energy devices, known as the OMDYN2 project, have held a kick-off meeting last month in France.
WindEurope: 10-20MW Turbines to Help EU Meet Its Energy Objectives
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson has said that developing 10-20MW offshore wind turbines will be key to unleashing Europe’s offshore wind energy potential and will help the EU meet its Climate and Energy objectives. WindEurope’s central scenario projects 70GW of offshore wind energy in Europe’s energy m
Streamlining of CETO 6 wave unit well underway
Australian clean energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has made further progress with the design of its CETO 6 wave energy technology which is now ready for wave tank testing activities at the University of Plymouth in South West England.
Carnegie to introduce CETO 6 in Albany instead of Wave Hub
Carnegie Clean Energy has shifted the immediate focus for delivery of the first CETO 6 prototype from Wave Hub in Cornwall to Albany in Western Australia, while continuing the UK development activities.
ECA Group Rolls Out New Mid-Size Mine Warfare AUV
ECA Group has unveiled its new generation mid-size AUV A18-M for underwater mine warfare. The company has carried out live demonstration in Toulon area to showcase theperformance of this new maritime drone that is completing ECA Group’s AUV family. A18-M is the new generation of autonomous underwate
REM calls for student applications
EU-backed Master in Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment (REM) initiative has opened the application process for the 2018-2020 edition.
Bibby HydroMap Adds iXblue Autonomous Surface Vessel ‘DriX’
Bibby HydroMap has partnered with iXblue to bring “DriX”, a new autonomous unmanned surface vessel (AUSV), to the European market. DriX is specifically designed for both coastal and offshore missions, and manufactured using composite materials. The vessel offers up to 7 days of data acquisition endu
Blackfish uplifts University of Southampton’s wave tank
Bristol-based engineering design and product development services provider Blackfish has won a contract to supply a lifting platform for the University of Southampton’s new wave tank facility.