The study conducted by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) states that wave and tidal developers have so far spent GBP 34.5 mln in Wales. The report ‘Marine Energy in Wales: Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain‘ states that the sector has created over 99 person years of employment, rising to 174 person year
Oregon State University (OSU) and Oregon Military Department (OMD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow the testing of wave energy converters off Camp Rilea. The Oregon National Guard has been pursuing the project as a way to further its energy net-zero initiative, a plan for becoming
ECTMarine, a supplier of dredging components, services and design, has developed “yard packages” for its Prime Dredge Line. The Prime Dredge Line “yard packages” contain all the engineering, components and services enabling construction of dredger in a wide range of sizes from 45 to 65 cm discharge
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has launched production of an element engineering test machine based on a joint agreement with Nissan Motor Co. and Topy Industries concluded on December 1st, 2014. Adopting the Nissan’s Around View Monitor (AVM), the machine will be
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just released a video about the Trenchformer, a multi-purpose cable trencher for a wide range of soils and cable types, working in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This trencher, developed by VBMS and Boskalis, greatly expands Boskalis’ capabilities in the cable instal
The Switch has received an order from Atlantis Resources to deliver a medium-speed generator that will be used for Lockheed Martin’s AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated permanent magnet (PM) medium-speed generator that resulted
The first BlueTEC Tidal Energy platform was formally named by the Mayor of Texel, the Netherlands. The floating platform, which holds tidal turbines below the sea surface, will soon be positioned near the island of Texel supplying clean electricity to theDutch grid. This first BlueTEC will serve as
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed a stage gate review with the Department of Energy (DoE) related to its power take-off (PTO) technology. OPT’s technology can be used for both small and large scale power buoys. Evaluation criteria for the stage gate review included PTO cost reduction, sim
The naming ceremony for the BlueTec floating tidal platform is scheduled for April 9, 2015, at the Port of Den Helder. The platform includes Tocardo’s T1 tidal turbine with the capacity of 100 kW. Shortly after the naming ceremony, it will be deployed off Texel island, and connected to the grid. The
Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a series of 20 dives to investigate previously unseen depths of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. During dives that are expected to go as deep as 3.7 miles, an ROV, will broadcast live video from the seafloor, allowing a
AW-Energy has been selected as one of the finalists for Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award, a list that includes the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region. The nominees are evaluated on 20 main quantitative and qualitative criteria including disruptive i
Highlands and Islands (HIE) held a webinar on March 31, 2015, whose aim was to provide more information on Wave Energy Scotland (WES), and PTO system research and development call. HIE’s webinar was an opportunity for developers to ask questions and hear first-hand about the types of project that ma
Stonehenge Metals has appointed San Marino Venture Group (SMVG) to support the commercialization of the Protean wave energy conversion technology in US. California-based SMVG originates and manages deal flow with an emphasis on emerging technologies, sustainable energy, real estate and infrastructur
California-based San Marino Venture Group LLC (SMVG) has been engaged to support commercialisation of the Protean Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) technology in the US as part of the Company’s global commercialisation strategy. SMVG originates and manages deal flow with an emphasis on emerging technolog
