Minesto has received approval for an EU-funded project aiming at installing its renewable energy technology at the grid-connected Paimpol-Bréhat test site in France. Minesto, as part of a wider EU-funded project called TIGER, will utilise a grant of approximately €2.4 million to manufacture, install
The DTOceanPlus project partners recently met for 2 days of technical and PSC meeting at Aalborg University. Working sessions and discussions focused on the progress made in the development of tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. DTOceanPlus, through the H2020
Woodside has confirmed it has made a positive final investment decision (FID) for the Pyxis Hub project, located in Permit Area WA-34-L offshore Western Australia. According to the company’s quarterly update, the final investment decision for the Pyxis Hub project was taken in August 2019. Pyxis Hub
Subsea power cables market will grow by 57% from £717 million this year to over £1.13 billion by 2023, according to a new report by RenewableUK. According to RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team which compiled the report, global offshore wind capacity will skyrocket from 20.5 gigawatts (GW) today
The INSITE Programme has launched a collaboration between offshore industries and researchers, designed to give marine scientists access to industry-acquired ecological data. INSITE is a scientific research programme to increase understanding of the influence of man-made structures on the ecosystem
Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the biggest ever Interreg project that will prove to be game-changing for the European tidal stream energy sector. The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project, known as TIGER, is an ambitious €45.4 million project, of which €29.9 million (66%)
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), on behalf of the OPIN project, will present the potential of marine energy during Europort 2019. Taking place in the world port city of Rotterdam from 5 – 8 November, Europort is setting up a series of high-profile masterclasses targeting a specific maritime sector
The ORCA Hub, a consortium of five UK universities, has unveiled fully autonomous drones that can inspect offshore energy infrastructure. The ORCA Hub is led by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The consortium also includ
The ORCA Hub, a consortium of five UK universities, has unveiled fully autonomous drones that can inspect offshore energy infrastructure. The ORCA Hub is led by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The consortium also includ
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced Matthew Dickson, technical project manager at Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean, as the winner of EIT Venture Award. This award recognises successful entrepreneurial start-ups and scale-ups and the winner is awarded E
Prysmian in collaboration with its innovation hub Corporate Hangar, is poised to launch Alesea, an IoT solution that provides virtual assistance for cable drum management. Alesea is the first start-up to enter the runway phase at Corporate Hangar, the innovation hub co-founded by Prysmian Group in 2
Innovative companies can now apply for up to EUR 17,5 million in combined grant and equity to scale-up quickly and effectively through the EIC Accelerator. The European Innovation Council pilot is increasing their support for ground-breaking concepts that could shape new markets or disrupt existing
Edinburgh scientists have demonstrated their latest robotics technology developed for the renewable energy sector as part of a multi-million-pound collaboration. A consortium of five universities, including Edinburgh, has unveiled the latest results from the ORCA Hub – an academic centre for researc
Hunting Energy Services’ UK centre of excellence said it is on the hunt for innovative individuals and companies to form partnerships across Norway and bring oil and gas technologies to market. Based in Aberdeen, Hunting’s TEK-HUB is opening the initiative up in a bid to support innovators in Europe
