Atargis Energy Corporation, a Colorado-based wave energy player, has developed a cycloidal wave energy converter to produce electricity from waves. Atargis’ Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) uses hydrofoils that create lift in order to interact with incoming ocean waves, and produce rotationa
Leeghwater, a Dutch pilot project proposing to install fifty to seventy offshore wind turbines off the coast of Zeeland, has been cancelled, Dutch media reports. The project was abandoned due to high costs and lack of interest among companies, the project initiator TKI Wind op Zee confirmed today. T
The French energy transition has been given a third financial boost in the amount of €50 mln from the Juncker Plan’s investment fund. The funding has been awarded to Omnes Capital, a private equity fund specialising in financing small and medium enterprises (SME), to support the launch of its third
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) course in Metocean awareness will be held this September in London. Metocean quantifies the impact and effect of weather and sea conditions, including winds, waves, currents and water levels, on a wide range of activities in the
Open Access Centre for Marine Research, a subdivision of Lithuanian Klaipėda University, has introduced its new marine research vessel capable of carrying out multipurpose marine investigations, including those for offshore renewable energy. In March 2015, the new R/V MINTIS was built in Klaipeda an
Wildlife surveys by HiDef Aerial Surveying played a crucial role in yesterday’s granting of permission to build the UK’s largest offshore wind farm almost 100 miles into the North Sea, the survey company said. HiDef began extensive aerial surveying of marine mammals and birds across almost 3,500 squ
Wildlife surveys by HiDef Aerial Surveying played a crucial role in yesterday’s granting of permission to build the UK’s largest offshore wind farm almost 100 miles into the North Sea, the survey company said. HiDef began extensive aerial surveying of marine mammals and birds across almost 3,500 squ
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), a UK-based engineering company, is looking for new additions to its team with various job openings. Based in East Cowe on the Isle of Wight, the company is recruiting suitably experienced, high calibre individuals for the following positions: Lead Electrical and Cont
GMax Tidal Energy, a New Jersey-based tidal energy developer, is working on the completion of a lab sized prototype that uses linear flow technology to produce energy from tides. The scalable design of the device can include permanent modular units, temporary power units, or can be customized for cu
A part of a wing recently discovered on Réunion Island has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced today. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris
Sonomatic, a provider of automated ultrasonic inspection services, has introduces Dynamic Response Spectroscopy (DRS) an ultrasonic inspection technique for corrosion mapping through challenging coatings. According to Sonomatic, a custom DRS system excites the steel with a range of low ultrasonic fr
A lab-sized prototype of GMax Tidal Energy’s device is now 90% completed, the U.S. company informed today. The twin engine machine, driven by ocean water currents will be able to generate 1.5 MW of power. Set upon a floating stage platform, no foundations or contact with the ocean floor is required.
Kite Power Solutions (KPS), a British clean-technology company, has embarked on a £10 million funding round to support the commercial development of its kite power technology for deployment in offshore waters. The company is aiming to deploy its first 3MW power system in offshore waters by 2019. Kit
Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and bigger than forecast by NOAA in June. The larger than expected forecast was caused by heavy June rains throughout the Missis
