Research & Development
Video: Exclusive Atlantis AR1500 assembly footage
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, together with Atlantis Resources, has released the time-lapse footage taken over three months as the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbine was assembled prior to commissioning at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.
West Limerick tidal project bags further SEAI funding
Ireland-based tidal energy developer, GKinetic Energy, has received further funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for its hydrokinetic system.
Geps Techno’s RE All-Rounder Goes International
The Saint Nazaire-based startup Geps Techno, the developer of the MLiner independent offshore platform project, has recently adopted new financial sources with a fund raising campaign and Bpifrance grants to offer its line of products on international markets. The MLiner, also known as the ”Swiss Ar
MPS Technical Director to speak at marine industry conference
Chairman and Technical Director of Marine Power Systems (MPS), Graham Foster, has been announced as one of the speakers at the upcoming UK Marine Energy Conference 2016 in Glasgow.
Greater Enfield Development Gets Green Light
Woodside, with the joint venture participant Mitsui E&P Australia, informed that the Greater Enfield project has been approved for development. Located 60 km off Exmouth in Western Australia within Commonwealth waters the project will develop the Laverda Canyon, Norton over Laverda (WA-59-L) and Cim
Top News of the Week, 20 – 26 June 2016
Siemens Lays Out Cost Cutting Strategy Siemens stated that its offshore wind projects from 2025 onward will be capable of generating electricity at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) level below eight euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), with the price also including the costs for grid access to shore
Deltares helps TLP assess tidal lagoons energy production
Dutch institute for applied research for water, subsurface and infrastructure, Deltares, is developing modeling tools to be used by Tidal Lagoon Power for optimal design of future tidal lagoons.
DCNS targets €1 billion from turbine sales
DCNS, a French company that specializes in naval defence and energy, is looking to raise €1 billion from tidal turbine technology sales in the next 10 years, Reuters reports.
PLOCAN hosts MRE challenges seminar
Representatives from two Canary Islands-based firms, Raley Estudios Costeros and Hexia, held a seminar on marine renewable energy challenges yesterday, June 23, at PLOCAN.
GM and U.S. Navy Test Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
General Motors, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are cooperating to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into the next generation of Navy unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs. Hydrogen fuel cells convert high-energy hydrogen efficiently into electricity
OneSubsea, Statoil Staff Recognized with UTF Subsea Award
The winner of the Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) Subsea Award 2016 is OneSubsea Multiphase Compressor. Specifically, Bernt Helge Torkildsen and Simon Kalgraff, from OneSubsea, and Jarle Ottar Hella and Caroline Bøe, from Statoil are the winners of the 2016 UTF Subsea award for their efforts
ORPC Ireland gets Horizon 2020 boost
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Ireland has been granted funding through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme to advance its hydrokinetic technology.
Waveswing America makes waves in Iowa
Waveswing America has started the wave tank testing of its 1:20 scale wave energy device at the University of Iowa.
Gallery: Atlantis prepares for busy summer
Atlantis Resources is making good progress on the construction of technology and infrastructure required for the installation of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal energy project.