Research & Development
Gallery: Waves4Power connects off Norway
Swedish wave energy developer Waves4Power has launched a connection hub for its WaveEL wave energy device deployed off the Norwegian coast.
Top news, May 22 – 28, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from May 22 – 28, 2017.
Scottish Renewables awards wave and tidal young professionals
Scottish Renewables has honored EMEC’s Consents Officer Caitlin Long, and Wavepower’s Chief Executive David Rubie-Todd with Young Professionals Green Energy Awards trophies last night in Glasgow.
Turbulent tides hit Alderney
Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy (ACRE) has reportedly cancelled the agreement with Alderney Renewable Energy for the development of tidal power resources around the island’s waters.
New Bird Monitoring Innovation Challenge Takes Off
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has partnered with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to launch an innovation challenge to help wind farm developers better monitor and understand the behaviour of important species.
Video: Wavepiston deployment at DanWEC
Wavepiston has released a video showing the recent redeployment of its wave energy device prototype off the coast of Denmark.
UTM OTEC, DCNS complete Malaysia ocean thermal plant study
DCNS and OTEC Centre of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM OTEC) have wrapped up the pre-feasibility study for the proposed ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant off Layang-Layang island in Malaysia.
EU allots over €8 million to ODYSSEA project
The European Union (EU) has awarded €8.4 million to the ODYSSEA project consortium to develop an interoperable platform that fully integrates networks of observation and forecasting systems across the Mediterranean basin.
Atlantis secures £4 million via share placing
Atlantis Resources has raised a total of £4.05 million through the placing of new ordinary shares in the company.
SCORE project makes progress off Portuguese coast
The MORE team of the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) from the University of Algarve is finalizing preparations for the deployment of the scaled Evopod tidal energy unit as part of the SCORE project.
Italian Maritime Robotics Expert Scoops DNV GL COMPIT Award
Marco Bibuli was announced as the winner of the DNV GL COMPIT Award 2017, which took place in Cardiff this year. This is the tenth time that a scientist has been presented with the DNV GL COMPIT Award at this conference. The Italian maritime robotics expert, working at the Italian research centre CN
Kymaner turbine hits full power at Mutriku wave plant
Kymaner’s bi-radial air turbine has operated at full power of 30kW on its first day of testing at Mutriku wave power plant.
Swansea University puts tidal lagoon research scholarship up for grabs
Swansea University has opened a call for applications for a studentship that will investigate marine biofouling and corrosion on the materials to be used for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project.
University of Edinburgh looks for marine research associate
The Policy and Innovation Group of the Institute for Energy Systems at the University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint research associate who will participate in a number of marine energy projects.