Research & Development
Video: Test tank for Wave Energy Prize finalists
US Navy’s Maneuvering and Seakeeping (MASK) Basin at Naval Surface Warfare Center in Carderock, Maryland, will be a center of wave energy development activities this month as the finalists for the Wave Energy Prize challenge conduct final tests of their scaled wave energy devices.
DONG Energy Bins AMEP Offshore Wind Hub Project
DONG Energy has decided not to invest in a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in the Humber after a recent report showed that UK east coast ports have the capability to support the pipeline of offshore wind projects which will be built out in the North Sea in [&h
Faulty bit on OpenHydro turbine further delays Fundy project
Cape Sharp Tidal project in the Bay of Fundy has faced another setback with the identification of a malfunctioning part on OpenHydro’s tidal turbines.
MARIBE to present project results
MARIBE has organized a closing event to disseminate project findings which will be held in Cork, Ireland, end of August.
WES calls for independent external experts
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking a number of individuals to support the evaluation process for its latest funding call on structural materials and manufacturing processes for wave energy technology.
Scientist Find Diverse Ecosystem in Deep-Sea Mining Area
Scientists have discovered impressive abundance and diversity among the creatures living on the seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)—an area in the equatorial Pacific Ocean being targeted for deep-sea mining. The study, published in Scientific Reports, lead authored by Diva Amon, a post-doc
FORESEA to hold first call webinar
The €11 million FORESEA programme will host a webinar focused on its first call for support package applications on August 16, 2016.
Chile hosts second tidal and wave workshop
MERIC, Universidad Austral de Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, are jointly organizing a ‘Second Workshop of Wave & Tidal Energy’.
MPS completes WaveSub trials at COAST
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has concluded the testing of its scaled WaveSub wave energy device at the COAST facility.
Video: The Crown Estate wave and tidal Scotland Portfolio
Ronnie Quinn, the General Manager at the Scotland Portfolio, talks about how The Crown Estate manages the seabed and works with industry and wave and tidal developers in the UK on projects including the MeyGen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
CPower seeks Naval Architect for StingRAY
US-based wave energy developer, Columbia Power Technologies (CPower), is recruiting for a Naval Architect to support the design and development of its StingRAY wave energy technology.
MRC to launch marine renewables supply chain database
Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) plans to release an online supply chain database this fall in an effort to strengthen the links between marine renewable energy industry.
M3 Wave to test NEXUS next week
M3 Wave team, a finalist in the Wave Energy Prize challenge, will be the first competitor to test its wave energy device at the MASK Basin in Carderock, Maryland.
Video: Quoceant concludes Ectacti-Hull tank testing
Quoceant has completed the tank testing of its inflatable hulll technology for wave energy devices at FloWave in Edinburgh, UK.