Carnegie Wave has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Fundación Chile (FCH) to work together on developing commercial wave energy projects in Chile. The areas defined for collaboration with Fundación Chile include the assessment of wave resources at various sites, the regulatory environment, site
POWER-GEN Europe has launched the POWER-GEN Confidence Index whose aim is to provide key market information, insights and trends to assist strategic decision making in the power generating industry. The POWER-GEN Confidence Index represents a pan European study of region’s power market that is expec
Wavestar is currently testing the new PTO (power take-off) system for its wave energy device at Aalborg University, Denmark. The Wavestar wave device draws energy from wave power with floats that rise and fall with the up and down motion of waves. The motion of the floats is transferred via hydrauli
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) with Seaweld Engineering which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The JV allows Ceona to extend its operations in West Africa. The agreement w
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group has teamed up with mechanical engineering group EnerMech to launch new product offering to the market. Hydro Group and EnerMech have combined expertise to deliver a new hydraulics hose product, offering lay-up and over-sheathing of hydraulic hoses fo
Kongsberg Maritime and ABT Oil and Gas (ABTOG) (50% owned by Enegi Oil Plc) have signed a collaboration agreement to work together on a Proof of Concept to demonstrate the effectiveness of normally unattended operations of facilities for the development of marginal fields. ABTOG’s Marginal Field Ini
The laying of the cable is part of the construction of the Ocean Energy Test Bed, off Ireland. The site located at Galway Bay, Ireland, will be used for the purposes of testing, demonstrating and validation of renewable energy devices and marine environmental sensors and technologies. Galway Bay tes
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AUD 20 million for a new research and development (R&D) round dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek to develop and commercialise renewable energy technologies. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht was joined by founder of Suntech
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced up to USD 15.15 mln (AUD 20 mln) in funding for development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies. This round of funding is dedicated to industry-partnered research and development projects. Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA’s CEO, sai
At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, whi
At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, whi
The potential generating capacity of Newport tidal lagoon could be between 1.8 GW and 2.8 GW, the same as the proposed Cardiff tidal lagoon. According to the Planning Inspectorate, Newport tidal lagoon would comprise a seawall attached to the foreshore, at its western extent, approximately 1 km to t
In the first quarter of 2015 the global investment in clean energy sector was the lowest in the last two years. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports the global investment in clean energy was USD 50.5 bln in the first quarter of 2015, which represents the decrease of 15 percent when compared w
Researchers from Thailand and Canada have published a paper on offshore wind potential in Thailand. The paper presents offshore wind resource maps of the Gulf of Thailand. The offshore wind resource maps are validated using measured wind speeds obtained from 28 meteorological towers installed along
