Research & Development
ORE Catapult Starts Blyth Docks Revamp
Work has begun on a GBP 600,000 refurbishment programme at Blyth’s historic docks, with the removal of a 70-tonne dry-dock gate, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said.
WES grants £660K to keep waves in control
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded over £660,000 of funding to 13 new projects aiming to develop innovative control systems for wave energy converters.
EMEC boasts first tidal-powered hydrogen generation
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy, demonstrating the sector’s potential to contribute to clean replacement for polluting fuels.
North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium Adds Gas and Storage to the Mix
Dutch energy infrastructure company Gasunie has joined a consortium of TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany and Denmark’s Energinet formed to develop the North Sea Wind Power Hub.
Orkney Isles light up with Scotrenewables tidal power
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 has produced 116MWh in less than a week of continuous generation, providing nearly 7% of Orkney’s electricity demand.
InnoEnergy Investment Round Now Open Year-Round
InnoEnergy is making its Investment Round for supporting and launching revolutionary clean energy innovations open year-round.
Spotlight put on ocean energy environmental guide need
ETIP Ocean has recently held a webinar that highlighted the requirement for guidance on where the environmental focus in relation to ocean energy devices needs to be put.
Wärtsilä and AW-Energy join forces for WaveRoller sales
The technology group Wärtsilä and Finnish-based wave energy developer AW-Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to sell and deliver WaveRoller wave energy device worldwide.
Sabella wraps up cable fix (Gallery)
Sabella has replaced the offshore dry-mate connector of the export cable in the Fromveur Passage, off France, for its D10 tidal energy project.
ORPC ‘regenerates’ TidGen
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is advancing its TidGen Power system with the delivery of new generator as part of the US government-funded project.
Anti-corrosion materials testing underway at Bimep
OCEANIC project team has informed the second set of samples has been deployed for real sea study of fouling and corrosion at the Bimep platform, off the Spanish north coast.
Blyth Foundations Stand Ready, Cable Laying Work In Progress
Wind turbine foundations are now in place off the coast of Blyth to mark the latest stage of the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm project.
OEE on UK CfD results: Tidal to track offshore wind’s path
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has called for the establishment of a mechanism that would deliver the same cost-reduction results for tidal energy as those achieved in offshore wind industry.
Atlantis gazes to France as tidal loses out government subsidies in UK
The Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer said the significant cost reduction was not sufficient to allow the project to secure a CfD as it was competing with established technologies such as offshore wind.