Research & Development
EU grants over €2M for Irish hydrokinetic project
Irish companies GKinetic Energy and DesignPro have secured €2.5 million EU grant to commercialize new range of run-of-river hydrokinetic turbines.
SeaQurrent ‘flies’ its tidal kite
SeaQurrent has conducted the first tests on its ‘multi wing’ tidal kite technology at the MARIN research institute in the Netherlands.
Sea Power’s wave device set for removal
Sea Power plans to retrieve its scaled wave energy device from the Galway Bay marine renewables test site this week.
Nass&Wind Industrie, Ifremer Team Up on Floating Wind Testing
Nass&Wind Industrie and Ifremer are collaborating on the ROTOR project, an innovative model to test offshore floating wind concepts during tank test campaigns.
Tidal Sails obtains permit for full-scale tidal pilot
Tidal Sails has secured a permit for a 4.4MW tidal energy pilot project set for deployment off Norway.
Atlantis Subsea Farming Concept Reduced to Two Development Licenses
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has awarded development licenses to Atlantis Subsea Farming concept, but limiting the project to 2 licenses out of 6 the company applied for back in January 2016. Atlantis Subsea Farming was established last year after Norwegian company AKVA group teamed up wit
EMEC calls for cable help
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to appoint a marine contractor to undertake cabling works at its tidal testing site in Orkney.
SgurrEnergy appoints clean energy head
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has named Claus Hjoerringgaard as its new Director of Clean Energy.
Scientists Deploy Boaty McBoatface on New Antarctic Mission
Scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are embarking on an expedition to study the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth. The team of researchers, alongside engineers from the National Oceanography Centr
Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 March 2017
Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 March 2017
Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
Ocean Wave Rower hits the water
Ocean Wave Rower wave energy device, developed by UK-based company Wave-tricity, has commenced sea trials off Pembrokeshire, Wales.
QED Naval names first Subhub platform
The first Subhub tidal platform, developed by QED Naval, has been named Kraken at a ceremony held on 9 March in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it has been fabricated by the engineering company Cimpina.
Statoil Boosts Research Funds for New Energy Solutions
Norwegian energy company Statoil plans to direct 25% of its research funds to new energy solutions such as offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen by 2020. At its recent Capital Markets update, Statoil announced plans to build a material industrial position in profitable renewables a