Research & Development
Work begins on new radar system for wave energy applications
The development of a new radar system for wave and offshore wind energy applications as part of MORA project has begun with a kick-off meeting held earlier this week.
GKinetic concludes second round of tidal testing
Irish tidal energy developer GKinetic Energy has completed a new round of testing on its optimized 1:10 scale tidal device at the Limerick Docks testing facility in Ireland.
IEA forecasts strong renewables growth by 2022
International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its medium-term renewables market report which predicts 43% increase in renewable energy capacity in the next five years.
Port of Brest steps up for marine renewables
The French port of Brest has begun upgrading its quay areas to better serve the needs of the marine renewable energy industry.
Wave Hub goes on a recruiting spree
Wave Hub is looking to expand its team with new job openings for Research and Business Development Manager, and Electrical Development Engineer.
MORE redeploys Evopod tidal device
The Marine Offshore Renewable Energy (MORE) team from the University of Algarve has redeployed the Evopod E1 tidal energy device off Portugal.
Bardot appoints financial engineering head
Bardot Group has appointed Xavier de Lastic to the position of Head of Financial Engineering for large projects.
Marine certification workshop set for Nantes
The MET-CERTIFIED project has organized a workshop on marine energy certification and standardization as a side event of the upcoming Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition.
O&M Centre of Excellence to Be Launched in the Humber Region
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the University of Hull have established a collaboration which will see the launch of an offshore wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Centre of Excellence in the Humber region, UK.
OceaNET wraps up wind and wave engineers coaching
The OceaNET project has come to an end having trained 13 young researchers in the areas of floating offshore wind and wave energies to support the emerging marine renewable energy sector.
Ampelmann and Seaqualize Developing Balanced Gangway Prototype
Ampelmann and Seaqualize have established a partnership to develop a new full scale balanced gangway prototype to be tested offshore.
GCE Subsea joins Ocean Energy Europe
Norway-based subsea industry cluster GCE Subsea has become a member of Ocean Energy Europe.
OSIL equips Seacams2 for tidal turbulence study
Ocean Scientific International (OSIL) has shipped a network of 3 data buoys to Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences that will be used to study tidal turbulence at the Menai Strait in Wales.
First Minister Opens OGTC Innovation Hub in Aberdeen
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP was in Aberdeen yesterday to unveil a new facility to drive innovation and help unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The First Minister joined industry and civic leaders for the official opening of the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Innovation Hub, a coll