Research & Development
MeyGen Subsea Turbines Lose to Offshore Wind
Atlantis’s tidal stream project in northern Scotland, MeyGen, was not awarded a contract for difference (CfD) from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in this allocation round in respect of Phase 1C of the project. According to Atlantis, cost reduction for the Phase 1C a
Cardiff tidal lagoon secures grid connection
Tidal Lagoon Power has agreed the grid connection deal with National Grid for the proposed 3.2GW Cardiff tidal lagoon project in the Severn Estuary.
Top news, September 4 – 10, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 4 – 10, 2017.
Nortek bags Seacams 2 wave and tidal kit supply contract
The leader of the Seacams 2 project, Bangor University, has hired Nortek for the supply of three bottom mount acoustic instrument packages for use around the coast of North Wales.
Minesto bolsters Welsh team with new hires
Minesto has added four new electrical and mechanical engineers to its Holyhead office over the summer to support its tidal energy operations.
Ocean Energy Europe seeks new policy chief
Ocean Energy Europe is looking to appoint a new Policy Director who would be in charge of promoting the next generation of ocean renewable energy technologies.
NOAA and Microsoft Co-Founder Partner on Deep Ocean Study
NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen have teamed up to deploy a large array of new deep ocean floats to expand ocean observations in a key area of the western South Atlantic Ocean. These instruments, called Deep Argo floats, can col
Royal presence to mark Waves4Power’s wave plant inauguration
His Majesty, King Harald V of Norway, will attend the inauguration of Waves4Power’s wave power system which has been supplying electricity to the Norwegian power grid for almost three months.
DNV GL Opens First CHIL Test Facility for Renewable Energy Systems
DNV GL has opened the first control hardware in loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants.
AWI Retrieves Its Underwater Robot After Year-Long Mission
On 27 August 2017, deep-sea researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) recovered the underwater robot Tramper, which had been taking measurements at a depth of 2435 metres for nearly 60 weeks – the first long-term mission involving a crawler u
EC-OG Marks Commercial Launch of Subsea Power Hub
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) commercially launched the Subsea Power Hub at the Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen this week. The Subsea Power Hub is an autonomous electrical power system which harnesses the energy within ocean currents to convert, store and deliver r
DNV GL launches CHIL test bench for renewable energy plants
Renewables certification body DNV GL has opened the control hardware in loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants.
UK and Chinese Researchers Start ORE Co-Op Projects
Researchers from the UK and China will collaborate on five projects to develop the next generation of offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) said.
UK joins hands with China for next-gen ORE technologies
UK and Chinese researchers are set to collaborate on five projects to develop the next generation offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies.