Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has issued a second competitive project call for the development of novel wave energy converters. According to WES, applicants will need to have already identified a concept and carried our preliminary feasibility work. WES will only seek to support truly novel devices whi
Wave Energy Scotland’s (WES) second competitive project call is now underway with the search for novel wave energy converter devices. The national research and development body for the wave energy sector in Scotland is inviting applications for project costs via a contract for research and developme
Chilean Minister of Energy Maximo Pacheco, DCNS president Hervé Guillou, and executive vice president of Chilean governmental organization for economic growth (Corfo) Eduardo Bitran, have signed a joint declaration to set up Marine Energy Research and Innovation Center (MERIC). The declration has be
Badger Explorer (BXPL) has signed an agreement with Statoil, whereby the oil company will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development Program. The objective of the Development Program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies and solutions for a commercial Badger Explorer
The Port of Québec recently presented the BEAUPORT 2020 development project, which will cost approx $500 million and take five years to complete. The project will involve extending the current wharf line and constructing a dolphin reserved for liquid bulk. Extending the wharf line by 610 meters will
The government of Chile, through the Ministry of Energy and Corfo, has signed an agreement with French-based DCNS to create a marine energy research and development center in Chile. The agreement was signed by Maximo Pacheco, Minister of Energy for Chile, Hervé Guillou, CEO of DCNS, and Eduardo Bitr
Local Planning Authority has granted an outline planning consent for the onshore elements of the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) on the Isle of Wight, southern England. A planning application was submitted to the Isle of Wight Council in November last year for a substation and associated infras
A consultation is being launched on a marine plan that will be used to guide development activities in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, Scotland. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. It is an im
The expansion of Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries off northern California takes effect today, following a 45-day period of Congressional review, NOAA announced. The expansion will help protect the region’s marine and coastal habitats, biological resources and speci
UK Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, has granted the planning consent for the construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Swansea Bay 320 MW tidal lagoon project, developed by Tidal Lagoon Power, has a design life of 120 years and a net annual power output of 400 GWh. It is enough t
AtlantOS, one of the largest and most ambitious marine research projects of recent decades has just started and holds its kick-off meeting, with more than 130 representatives of the project partners, from 10 to 12 June in Brussels. During this kick-off meeting the details of the work program will be
NWEI’s Azura wave energy device has been connected to the Hawaiian electricity grid, and is delivering power to Marine Corps Base located on the island. The collaboration between US Navy, Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) and the Energy Department brought online a prototype of the Azura wave energ
The Hydrographic Society UK (THS UK) has elected Ian Holden, currently Project Surveyor with DOF Subsea in Aberdeen, as its new Chairman. Holden will succeed David Parker, the UKHO’s Hydrography Manager with particular responsibility for its Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). A former Liverpool Port
Existing satellites applications can be used to provide solutions to offshore renewable energy industry challenges, and therefore drive down the cost of energy from offshore wind, wave and tide, according to ORE Catapult. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) and Satellite Applications (SatApps) Catap
