Our RivGen® Power System is on its mooring in the Kvichak River, Igiugig, Alaska! Posted by Ocean Renewable Power Co. on Monday, July 20, 2015 Ocean Renewable Power (ORPC) is preparing for the installation of its hydrokinetic turbine, the RivGen, in the upper Kvichak River, Alaska. According to ORPC
Nova Scotia and the United Kingdom announced two new international research grants, worth $1.43 million, to help governments, industry and researchers better understand the effect tidal technology has on the marine environment, and the impact of the marine environment on that technology. This is the
Five British companies are celebrating after they received grant funding from the Government’s innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities. As reported earlier today, grants in the amount of £700.000 have been awarded for two projects
Along with some other researchers from the DTU Wind Energy Department, MEDOW’s researches visited the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm. The trip was led by Hans Christian Sørensen of SPOK Consultancy, who oversaw the planning and commissioning of the wind farm. MEDOW ESR Gen Li said: “After around 2
Nova Scotia is boosting its tidal industry with two new international research grants. The two projects, worth $1.43 million, aim to help governments, industry and researchers better understand the effect tidal technology has on the marine environment, and the impact of the marine environment on tha
Nova Scotia has launched two new international research grants to further advance its position in the tidal industry. The two projects, worth $1.43 million, will help governments, industry and researchers better understand the effect tidal technology has on the marine environment, and the impact of
Subsea UK has launched new online portal to help subsea companies export their skills, technology and expertise to key oil and gas provinces around the world. The industry body, which represents the UK’s £9billion subsea sector, has also become an accredited trade partner of the UKTI’s Tradeshow Acc
The final phase of a competition to develop novel adaptive autonomous ocean sampling network (AAOSN) management systems for the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is now underway. Two UK consortia will move forward to develop systems capable of coordinating a suite of marine autonomous vehicles gath
NIRAS has provided the technical background material on three of the six designated Danish areas for nearshore wind farms, which are currently on public consultation. The technical background material is provided though environmental impact assessments (EIAs). The EIAs ensure that all environmental
French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal has designated four areas for the development of pilot wind farms comprising floating turbines in three different regions: Brittany, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The sites selected as the most fav
Harland and Wolff, a shipyard based in Belfast, has used their marine construction experience to assist in the development and manufacture of a wide range of marine renewable energy devices including wind, wave and tidal power generators. Tidal Energy Today has interviewed Mr. Patrick Crampsey, H&W
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), a Canadian test center for in-stream tidal energy technology, is looking for a new Director of Marine Engineering. The new Director of Marine Engineering will advise senior staff of FORCE on marine operations and equipment, and will conduct or over
SmartBuoy, an integrated marine data acquisition platform developed and operated by the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas, UK), is celebrating 30,000 cumulative days of deployment in its 15th year of operation. In addition to providing essential calibration and verifica
SmartBuoy, an integrated marine data acquisition platform developed and operated by the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), has clocked 30.000 cumulative days of deployment in its 15th year of operation. The buoy was introduced in 2000, and deployed around the UK for 15
