Research & Development
Fresh investment keeps Tocardo above water
Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo has secured investment from a fund owned by Noord-Holland province after the company filed for bankruptcy last month.
MHI Vestas Frames Fawley Facility
MHI Vestas has completed the steel structure of its Fawley Paint & Logistics facility in Hampshire, UK.
Xtera Completes Interoperability Testing with Infinera
Xtera, subsea fibre optic solutions provider, has completed interoperability testing with Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks. By connecting Infinera’s SLTE solution to an Xtera line system, the laboratory trial demonstrated the truly open nature of Xtera’s ‘Open System Gateway’ (
Malin Builds Support Buoy for Minesto Deep Green Project
Malin Group has completed the fabrication of the buoy which should provide a support function to the operation of the first commercial-scale 0.5 MW Deep Green tidal current generator device located offshore at the Holyhead Deep, Wales. The buoy was transported to the King George V dock on the River
Tidal turbulence to get a fresh look at Oi 2018
Technical Director of the marine data acquisition company Partrac, Kevin Black, will be revisiting the chief findings of TiME project at this year’s Oceanology International Exhibition and Conference (Oi 2018).
Former UK Energy Minister to Look Into Local Content
The former UK Defence Secretary and former Energy Minister, Sir Michael Fallon MP, will look into local content in the UK offshore wind sector and evaluate the effectiveness of the Government’s UK content policy, with the analysis and conclusions on the matter to be published in a report commissione
Former UK Energy Minister to Look Into Local Content
The former UK Defence Secretary and former Energy Minister, Sir Michael Fallon MP, will look into local content in the UK offshore wind sector and evaluate the effectiveness of the Government’s UK content policy, with the analysis and conclusions on the matter to be published in a report commissione
Leask Marine’s C-Fenna Completes Borssele 1&2 Works
Leask Marine’s vessel C-Fenna has completed the recovery of ten seabed frames and buoys at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands on behalf of Fugro.
Belfast Harbour Offshore Wind Terminal Sets Record in 2017
The offshore wind terminal at the Belfast Harbour, Ireland, handled 305,000 tonnes of wind farm components in 2017, representing a record since it opened in 2013.
Belfast Harbour Offshore Wind Terminal Sets Record in 2017
The offshore wind terminal at the Belfast Harbour, Ireland, handled 305,000 tonnes of wind farm components in 2017, representing a record since it opened in 2013.
Gazprom and ChelPipe Ink Offshore Pipeline Deal
Gazprom and ChelPipe have signed an agreement at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi for the development and batch production of pipes for offshore projects. The deal was signed by Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom management committee and Andrey Komarov, chairman of the board of dir
ICIT and EMEC Looking into Marine Energy Biofouling
The International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have joined forces in a year long project to research practical strategies to minimise the impacts of biofouling for the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry. Biofouling, the settlement and growth of
Top news, February 12 – 18, 2018
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 12 – 18, 2018.
ICIT, EMEC diving deeper into biofouling issues
Following the completion of an initial field research in January 2016, the International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have now joined forces to carry out a one-year project focused on finding practical strategies to minimise the impacts of biofoulin