Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2MW SR2000 tidal turbine at Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast. The 550-tonne machine is the first commercial scale machine the company has built. The turbine should undergo preliminary tow trials in Belfast Lough before being towed t
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) in Brussels, Belgium has invited tenders for the provision of high resolution seabed mapping. EASME has been established by the European Commission to manage several EU programmes that turn EU policies into actions in the field of e
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) is looking for consultancy services on migration modelling of hydrocarbons within Petromaks 2, ‘Norcrust’. Petromaks 2, Norcrust is a collaborative project lead by the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). Partners are ‘Cage – Center for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment
German wave energy company SINN Power has started the long-term trials of its wave energy converter module installed in Crete, Greece.
France-based company DCNS has filed a permit application to construct tidal turbines assembly plant in Cherbourg, Normandy.
The 100 kW Nova M100 device has passed an extensive series of commissioning tests, and is now fully operational.
Carbon Trust has presented the case study for the Array Technology Innovation Programme (ATIP) aimed at achieving cost and risk reduction associated with marine energy arrays.
BioPower Systems (BPS), an Australian wave energy developer, is preparing its bioWAVE wave energy device for commissioning expected to take place during the second half of 2016.
Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd (BODL) will be deploying 11 hydrophones in order to monitor the presence and activity of small cetaceans in and around the proposed 99.9MW Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration project, Kis-Orca reports. The hydrophones are passive devices consisting of a buoyant plastic
The R.V. Celtic Explorer has set sail last night, May 11, from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, where last June it launched the very first seabed mapping expedition under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The expedition takes place May 11-21 with graduate students and early career research
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is investigating options of calling independent external experts to progress the development of wave energy sector.
Research fund of Western Norway has announced another NOK 10 million in pre-project funding, with focus on energy, including subsea. The funding, with aim to qualify R&D projects for support from main projects with support from the regional research fund, the Research Council of Norway, EU, Innovati
Germany-based wave energy developer, SINN Power, has presented their wave energy technology during Hannover Messe 2016, taking a chance to raise capital at the event as well.
The second tidal energy turbine for the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal array demonstration project has been assembled in Brest.
