Sweden’s marine survey specialist, MMT, will be showcasing at Oceanology International at London ExCel, on March 15-17, 2016. MMT, which celebrates 40 years in the marine survey business this year, will showcase their latest developments and results on its Surveyor Interceptor ROV. The Surveyor Inte
The final phase of a 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 £2.4m Tidal Array Cabling Solution project was lau
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
Columbia Power Technologies’ StingRAY wave energy converter has been backed by the certification body for renewable energy services DNV GL. The US-based wave energy developer’s StingRAY has received a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV GL following the completion of full technology risk assessment
Wave and tidal energy need radical new approaches if the industry is to achieve grid parity in the near future at a reasonable cost, said Giles Hundleby, Associate Director of BVG Associates, speaking at ICOE 2016. In effect, this probably means grid parity with at least 2 GW of installed capacity b
US Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for projects supporting the marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) industry. The FOA, to be issued on behalf of Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, is anticipa
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.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs has finalized information requirements guideline for renewable energy Site Assessment Plan (SAP). A developer is required to submit a SAP one year after receiving an offshore renewable energy lease from BOEM which re
Mark Moline and Kelly Benoit-Bird co-authored a paper on the advantage of linking multi-sensor systems aboard an AUV to enable the vehicle to synthesize sound data in real-time so that it can independently make decisions about what action to take next. Mark Moline, a director of the School of Marine
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
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
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Labs (SNL) are organizing a free two-day course on the use of an open-source wave energy converter simulator WEC-Sim. The course will be held on March 8-9, 2016, at Oregon State University. The organizes have also set up a webinar f
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
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
