Research & Development
EMO Monitoring System for Cape Sharp Tidal Project
EMO Marine Technologies of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has been awarded a contract with Open Hydro for the Cape Sharp Tidal project. OpenHydro, a DCNS company, has partnered with Emera to create the Cape Sharp Tidal project. The Cape Sharp Tidal project will deploy a fully connected 4MW tidal array of in
EMEC puts Pelamis WEC up for research
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is seeking ideas on future learning opportunities and R&D projects which may benefit from utilising the Pelamis P2-002 wave energy prototype.
Tocardo to test T2 tidal array at EMEC
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a Dutch tidal turbines manufacturer, has singed up to demonstrate a 20 year pre-commercial array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. Tocardo plans to install eight T2 turbines across two Tocardo systems at EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site at the Fall o
SEAI funds 15 marine energy projects
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a total grant award of €4.3 million to 15 new marine energy projects underway in 2016 under its Prototype Development Fund. The announcement was made as SEAI in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland hosts an ‘Ireland open for business’ e
Job opening at SmartBay Ireland
SmartBay Ireland is currently seeking applications for the position of Business Development and Projects Coordinator. The Business Development and Projects Coordinator is responsible for the development of new projects and opportunities for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy test site. This
Scotrenewables’ FloTEC bags €10M from Horizon 2020
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has awarded a grant of €10 million (£7.75 million) to advance the commercialisation of Scotrenewables’ floating tidal energy technology. The Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation (FloTEC) project will advance Scotrenewables
Trelleborg Builds New Subsea Vibration Suppression System
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new vortex induced vibration (VIV) suppression system. According to the company, the Tri-Strake Combi, developed to complement the S-Lay capable Tri-Strake Stinger system and the Tri-Strake Lite system, should ease the installation and provide added res
Carbon Trust backs renewables testing in Japan
The Carbon Trust is working as part of a consortium created to progress the development of tidal and floating wind energy test centre in Japan. The Carbon Trust has been working closely with both the Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo and the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association on the
EUR 24.6M DemoWind 2 Joint Call Open
DemoWind is now accepting Stage 1 (Outline) proposal submissions for the Joint Call 2016, launched on 16 February. Interested parties can create an account, add consortium partners and submit an outline proposal for their DemoWind 2 projects. Stage 1 proposals will be accepted up until 2pm CET on 5
ORE Catapult, EMEC join forces for marine technology development
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and EMEC have launched Technology Assessment Process (TAP) to de-risk marine energy technology development. TAP has been designed to support wave and tidal energy technology developers, enabling them to benchmark their technologies and follow a more structure
Scotland marine energy presses forward
Scottish Enterprise has announced the successful completion of a number of key projects in the marine energy sector. Supported by £4.8 million of grants from the Scottish Enterprise Marine Energy RD&D Fund programme, Scotland continues to advance the marine energy sector through the completion of th
Tidal array cable laying project finalized
The final phase of a major project to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal power arrays, with the aim of helping accelerate development of the marine energy industry, has been completed in Orkney. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the £2.4 million Tidal Array Cabling Solution pr
Resolute Marine wins EIP award
Resolute Marine Ltd (RML), the Irish subsidiary of US-based wave energy developer Resolute Marine Energy, won the ‘EIP Water got talents award’ at the European Innovation Platform for Water conference in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. A panel of judges from world-class water companies and investment firms
LAMWEC project to test Laminaria WEC survivability
Flemish wave energy developer Laminaria has joined forces with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Innosea, Ghent University, and TTI Testing to support the development of its wave energy converter (WEC). The main focus of the project is to prove the survivability of the Laminaria WEC, which i