WATERS awards in the amount of GBP 3.7 mln will be divided between three companies to support the total tidal and wave project costs of GBP 7 mln. Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy will receive the fundings from the third round of WATERS scheme – a collaborative venture between
Scotland’s marine energy sector has benefited from WATERS funding of almost £3.7million to further test and develop new marine energy prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Awards have been made to three companies – Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy – to support total project
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will provide EUR 400.000 for energy efficiency initiative at the Port of Bordeux. The project is said to combine energy saving measures and alternative energy production plans in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transport sector’s dependency on oil and gas. The b
Seabased, a Swedish wave developer, has deployed another wave energy generator to its wave farm, developed in cooperation with Fortum and the Swedish Energy Agency, located approximately 8 km off Smögen, Sweden. The first phase of the wave power farm was deployed during the week commencing March 23,
In February 2015, three MEDOW researchers presented their work at the 11th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2015) in Birmingham, UK. Robert Renner’s work concentrates on optimal DC reference voltage in HVDC grids. The paper introduces a method to find the optimal DC
A groundbreaking project to observe and analyse regular data about ocean circulation and how it impacts on Britain’s climate has reached a ten-year milestone, giving valuable new insights into how ocean currents can affect global warming. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a m
The Engineering Integrity Society (EIS) is organizing its 4th meeting on durability and fatigue advances in wind, wave and tidal energy industries. The aim of the meeting is to emphasize the recent advancements in fatigue and durability assessment for renewable energy structures in wind, wave and ti
AW Energy WaveRoller’s load calculation and structural analysis methods have been validated by DNV GL. DNV GL used its wave energy modeling tool, WaveDyn, to simulate the loads on Wave Roller wave energy device structure. The response of the structure was then predicted and compared with the informa
Current development of wave energy technologies has been slower in comparison to tidal energy converters, 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Status Report states. The report uses the EMEC classification by which the devices are classified by their operating principle. The location at which device is designed to
Marine Power Systems (MPS), s Swansea-based wave energy developer, has announced plans to deploy its scaled wave energy device later this year. The company made the announcement at the 6th Annual Marine Energy Pembrokshire Industry Seminar. During the seminar, MPS provided updates on its plans to ma
As part of the Horizon 2020 program, a new 42 month Research & Development Project, has been launched to help provide an opportunity to tap into the wealth of unexploited European mineral resources. The estimated cost of the Project is approximately €12.6 million. The aim of the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alte
Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) is starting up an extensive offshore measurement campaign at the German research platform FINO1 close to Alpha Ventus wind farm. The campaign will take place from May 2015 to June 2016, and is carried out by CMR and UIB in close cooperation with th
The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government will jointly fund the running of the secretariat function for the new Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) for Ocean Energy. Aquatera, Marine Space and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will receive the funding to run the
The proposed GBP 1 bln worth Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project will have every major part manufactured in UK and assembled in Wales. Wales Online reports that the Tidal Lagoon Power’s CEO, Mark Shorrock, said to members of Cardiff University Network that the construction of the four proposed tidal la
