
One of the largest funding programmes of the European Union, launched to accelerate the economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, has provided a substantial subsidy for the development of an offshore floating solar farm off the coast of The Hague in the Netherlands.

Swedish-Israeli wave energy company Eco Wave Power Global (EWPG) has opened the initial public offering (IPO) of shares on Nasdaq in the United States, targeting $8 million in proceeds.

The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) and ORE Catapult have launched an innovation challenge to find solutions for tracking underwater species behaviour and movements in and around tidal stream turbines.

Dutch tidal energy company Tocardo has received hydraulic power packs (H-boxes) from Hydroton Engineering that will form part of the hydraulic brake system for T-1 tidal turbines on Subhub platform.

Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has fitted its air lubrication technology on the Vale-chartered newbuild ore carrier Sea Victoria. The installation is the first time that any air lubrication technology has been deployed on a very large ore carrier (VLOC), Silverstream said. Coming

Members of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee have visited the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to gather further evidence on the progress of renewable energy in Scotland.

The naming ceremonies have been held for two hybrid water injection vessels – Maas and Mersey. The event took place yesterday at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. Ms Karin Schinagl, wife of Managing Director Netherlands Ronald Schinagl, named the vessel Maas. Ms Karien van Oord performed

CorPower Ocean’s Portuguese operation continues to gather pace with the qualification of its composite hull fabrication facility, ahead of the flagship HiWave-5 deployment later this year.

Dutch-based technical specialist in the metallurgical industry Multimetaal has announced plans to invest in compatriot company Teamwork Technology to further advance its Symphony wave energy device.

Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has provided £297,000 in grant funding for Eco Wave Power Gibraltar-led project to develop a wave powered micro-grid system that will eventually be tested on the islands of Thailand.

Scottish tidal energy developer Nova Innovation and its French counterpart Sabella have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate development of their tidal energy sites in UK and France.

Clime Capital, a Singapore-based investment management company in charge of SEACEF funding, has invested in the development of a floating solar and storage project in Dong Nai Province in Vietnam.

Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted a design approval for SpaceTech4Sea, a project to adapt technology developed for space use to maritime LNG fuel tanks.

Deftiq and MET-support have developed a number of free offshore renewable energy e-learning courses as part of the Energising Coastal Regions with Offshore Renewable Energy (ENCORE) project.