Deltares will be testing the design for the planned tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, South Wales. Incorporating sixteen turbines that can deliver 320 MW, the tidal lagoon will be the world’s largest. It will be built to scale in the facilities hall in Delft so that the hydrodynamic efficiency of the des
The Carbon Trust, through its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, has issued a call for entries from companies interested to undertake a study aimed to assess the benefits of Integrated Design in a FEED level ‒ Front End Engineering and Integrated Design (FEEDID). The primary objectives of th
Tribute Resources announced that it has established a new corporation called International Marine Energy Inc. (IME). IME has acquired the interests of Tribute Resources in Western Tidal Holdings, and the intent of Tribute Resources is to develop all further tidal power projects in Canada and interna
Tribute Resources Inc. has established a new corporation called International Marine Energy Inc. (IME). IME has acquired the interests of Tribute in Western Tidal Holdings, (WTH). It is the intent of Tribute to develop all further tidal power projects in Canada and internationally within IME. IME ha
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has completed its first round of sea trials with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. PLAT-O was launched from the company’s facility in Venture Quays, East Cowes, Isle of Wight and towed to the test site at Yarmouth. Once at the site PLAT-O was submerged to installatio
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has successfully completed its first round of sea trials with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. The tidal energy industry has struggled with high costs for installation and maintenance but SME is demonstrating that by using its innovative platform which is moored und
As most renewable energy systems are located outdoors, sometimes in harsh conditions ranging from the extreme cold of Inner Mongolia, Scandinavia, Canada and North Dakota to the scorching hot deserts of the United States and Australia, critical attention must be paid to the suitability and robustnes
As most renewable energy systems are located outdoors, sometimes in harsh conditions ranging from the extreme cold of Inner Mongolia, Scandinavia, Canada and North Dakota to the scorching hot deserts of the United States and Australia, critical attention must be paid to the suitability and robustnes
At the closing conference of the EU project 4POWER on November 18 in Groningen, representatives of the EU and its individual regions exchanged their experiences and views on the best practice models in the development of offshore wind energy. In the past few years, the 4POWER project promoted sharin
IMarEST announced its acquisition of Plymouth University’s Hydrographic Academy (HA). The new venture – Marine Learning Alliance Ltd. – sees IMarEST experts and HA academics develop a new suite of e-learning courses to run alongside existing Hydrographic Academy programmes. IMarEST will build on the
As part of their testing programmes at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s tidal devices have now generated over 1GWh of electricity, in actual operating conditions, to the Scottish grid. Alstom’s 1MW tidal turbine, deployed in 2013 as part of the ReDAPT project, a
Two members of Fugro’s geoconsultancy team have won prestigious international awards. The one was recently presented in London, UK and the second in Regina, Canada. The first to receive good news was Dr Kokkuen Lee, Principal Engineer at Fugro Advanced Geomechanics (Fugro AG) who received the David
The U.S. Energy Department held a live webcast titled “Economic Impacts of Offshore Wind−Market, Manufacturing, & Jobs” on Wednesday, November 19. Bruce Hamilton from Navigant Consulting Inc. presented Offshore Wind Market Report. This presentation summarized the third annual assessment of the U.S.
Minister for Portsmouth Matthew Hancock has on November 17, 2014 officially opened a new cutting edge centre for research into unmanned autonomous boats, submarines and other vessels – a market that is estimated to be worth £9 billion each year over the next 8 years. The Centre for Maritime Intellig
