The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qingdao organisations to support the development of a marine energy test site in China. Scotland-based EMEC and the University of Edinburgh, signed the MoU alongside the Ocean University of China, Qingdao Na
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Energinet.dk, which are jointly developing a new HVDC power cable between Great Britain and Denmark known as VIKING Link, have invited tenders for a cable route survey extending across the North Sea between the two countries. The cable route survey w
Mojo Maritime has launched its marine operations planning and risk optimisation system called Mermaid. Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) is a software solution which simulates marine operations against historical weather and tidal data to support cost-savings through project optimization
BioPower Systems’ O-Drive power take-off (PTO) module has been verified for operation by DNV GL. The O-Drive has been certified ahead of the forthcoming deployment of bioWAVE project scheduled for November in the Port Fairy, off Australia, BioPower’s press release reads. The standardised self-contai
Floating offshore wind has the potential to deliver cost effective, secure and safe low carbon energy for the UK from the mid 2020s according to the latest insights report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). With continued technology and supply chain development there is a clear an
San Diego-based Ocean Aero is taking orders for its wind and solar-powered surface and sub-surface vessel the Submaran S10. The Ocean Aero Submaran S10 is designed for extended autonomous ocean observation and data collection. Equipped with a retractable wing-sail that folds down for submerging, the
Two recent events have highlighted how the International Marine Contractors Association and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) are working closely to promote the importance of hydrographic and civil engineering surveying in the marine environment and the competency of th
Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has announced a £720,000 partnership expected to demonstrate wave energy converters as a means of powering offshore aquaculture installations. According to WES, Albatern has teamed up with Marine Harvest, a seafood c
Three Irish marine energy companies have received €3.5 million of government funding for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The companies that received the funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) are Ocean Energy, SeaPower and GKinetic. The company
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a Schottel Hydro subsidiary, has raised C$15 million for the realization of 2.5 MW Triton tidal energy project in Canada. The company has also secured a commercial loan of C$4.5 million, in addition to the private equity cash of C$10.5 million, bringing the total acqui
Wello has started testing its wave energy converter prototype Penguin II at Plocan Test Site, off Gran Canaria north-east coast. The 1/5 scale device arrived to Taliarte harbour in August and was assembled during September to prepare it for the sea trials. The tests are expected to last three months
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has begun the testing of its Penguin II wave energy converter off Canary Islands, Spain. According to Wello, the testing of the 1:5 scaled device is expected to last for three months, although the length of the trials might be modified following the obtained resul
Black Rock Tidal Power has set up a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV) which will take over its TRITON tidal energy platform once fully commissioned for CAD 15 million. The private equity investment into the project company amounts to CAD 10.5 million. TRITON is a floating platform carry
Autonomous Robotics is developing a Flying Node system which operates as a swarm of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV’s) for recording OBS data. OBS surveys record very high quality seismic data especially suitable for field appraisal and development. Using the Flying Node system, ARL predicts a t
