Research & Development
Kongsberg Taps Norsafe for USV Design
Norsafe has been working alongside Kongsberg to develop an unmanned surface vessel (USV) to act as a combined autonomous and data collection platform with different sensors. Ideal for military and commercial maritime use, the USV has been designed to be robust and durable with easy servicing and the
Top news, September 11 – 17, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 11 – 17, 2017.
Minesto bulks up management crew
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has hired David Collier for the role of Chief Operating Officer, and appointed Bernt Erik Westre as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
Waves4Power to live up to its name for fish farming industry
Waves4Power has unveiled plans to provide fossil-free energy supply produced from its wave energy technology for the fish farming industry.
UK and Chinese Researchers Form Floating Offshore Wind Partnership
Researchers from the University of Exeter will collaborate with counterparts in China on a new project to develop the next generation of floating offshore wind technology.
JFMS joins €20M tidal arrays optimization project
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has joined Nova Innovation-led EnFAIT project which aims to optimize tidal arrays to accelerate the commercialization of tidal energy sector.
JFMS Secures Work on EnFAIT Project
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) will be providing specialist marine engineering and consultancy services for the recently awarded €20-million European tidal energy project consortium, Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal (EnFAIT), The project, led by Nova Innovation, aims to increase the commercial v
Marine-i goes online
The collaborative initiative aiming to boost marine innovation in Cornwall known as Marine-i has launched a website designed to engage businesses looking to develop marine technology projects.
WATCH: inApril Tests Its Seabed Seismic Acquisition System
The Norwegian seismic equipment supplier inApril AS has carried out a full-scale sea trial of its fully integrated node-based seabed seismic acquisition system, Venator. The company says the trial confirmed that Venator is the first seabed-based exploration tool to provide data far superior to conve
Interview: Atir’s opposing blades direct to turn the tides
Hidden from the view below the surface of the water, the Atir floating tidal platform will soon receive its distinguishing mark – the power generating equipment, whose tidal turbine blades span 19 meters in diameter and bring the platform’s power generating capacity to 2MW.
Double Slip Joint Developers Eye Borssele V Tender
A Dutch consortium led by KCI has trialed and tested a 1:5 scale prototype of a Double Slip Joint, a new method of connecting a wind turbine monopile to a transition piece.
Superb line-up for Marine Energy Event 2017
Marine Energy Event 2017, along with both EWA and DMEC are proud of the program and speaker line-up for the event this year.
Global Dredging Market Set to Grow by 2022
Future Market Insights (FMI) recently released a report on the global Dredging market in which they noted that the market is slated to touch a value of nearly $16,500 million in the year 2022. According to the report, as the population of the world keeps on increasing, particularly in the coastal ar
Aquanet Power validates 1MW PTO for next year ocean deployment
Aquanet Power has commissioned a full-scale 1MW air turbine power take-off (PTO) system which will be integrated into the wave energy device set for 2018 deployment off Taiwan.