Research & Development
CDA Bilbao recovers Mutriku’s wave monitoring device
Bilbao-based marine contractor Commercial Diving Activity (CDA) has retrieved a monitoring instrument installed at the Mutriku wave energy plant as part of the OPERA project.
Eco Wave Power sets eyes on Australia
Australian Minister of Energy and Environment, Josh Frydenberg, has visited the Israeli wave energy company Eco Wave Power (EWP) as it looks to explore wave energy opportunities in Australia.
Netherlands awards over €4M for Grevelingendam tidal project
Tidal Technology Center Grevelingendam (TTC-GD) has secured €4.1 million from the Dutch government.
GWEC: Offshore Wind Set For Global Expansion
Cumulative installed wind power capacity will top 800GW by the end of 2021, with offshore wind establishing a firmer foothold outside Europe in the next several years, according to a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Magallanes launches full-scale floating tidal platform
Magallanes Renovables has launched its multi-megawatt floating tidal platform in Vigo, Galicia, north-west of Spain.
Bureau Veritas Gets Leviathan Verification Contract
Bureau Veritas (BV) has been appointed by Noble Energy, to provide an independent verification of its development executions in the Leviathan project, off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Bureau Veritas will be focused on the review and verification of the design/engineering, fabrication, installa
SGS connects UK’s winds and tides
Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) plans to use its technology to enable a shared grid connection of the MeyGen tidal array and Lochend wind farm in Scotland.
Industry teams up with academia to drive down tidal costs
Oceanographers at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences have teamed up with Nortek, and Partrac, to study ocean turbulence with the aim of reducing the costs associated with tidal energy devices.
Minesto looks for onshore support
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is looking to enter into a framework agreement for onshore engineering services.
RenewableUK spotlights global reach of UK renewables
RenewableUK has released a report on the global export reach of the UK-based companies working in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors.
Report: Wind Is UK’s Major Export
A report published by RenewableUK shows for the first time that UK-based companies working in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors are exporting goods and services worldwide on a massive scale.
Report: Wind Is UK’s Major Export
A report published by RenewableUK shows for the first time that UK-based companies working in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors are exporting goods and services worldwide on a massive scale.
Engie Calls TechnipFMC and Aker for Cara Feasibility Studies
Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for feasibility studies for the Cara project (PL 636) in the Norwegian part of the North Sea to TechnipFMC AS and Aker Engineering and Technology AS. The studies intend to show the potential, challenges and opportunities at an early stage of the development. Spe
Keith Grammar School Wins Scottish MATE ROV Contest
Keith Grammar School has come out on top in an annual competition which sees pupils from across Scotland put underwater robots they have designed and built to the test. The Scottish leg of the MATE ROV competition, co-ordinated and hosted by Robert Gordon University (RGU), saw eight schools put thei