Technology
SeaTwirl and Siemens Establish Floating Wind Partnership
Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl has entered into a strategic partnership with Siemens focused on the technical parts of its floating offshore wind turbine.
Partrac to Support Dredge Monitoring Campaign in Brazil
Partrac, a Scottish-based marine survey and coastal consultancy group, has been commissioned to assist Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) in a large scale dredge and spoil disposal monitoring campaign. Under the contract, Partrac is to employ their proprietary dual signature particle tracking
AREG invites member input for EU marine energy project
Working with organizations across Europe, the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is calling for input from its members as it looks to draw up an international strategy for marine energy.
Atlantis targets £20M cash raise
Edinburgh-based developer Atlantis Resources is looking to raise £20 million via share placing ahead of the completion of the proposed reverse takeover by GFG Alliance company SIMEC.
Top news, May 14 – 20, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from May 14 – 20, 2018.
Deep Green micro-grid buoy on the move (Gallery)
The micro-grid system (MGS) buoy that will be used for Minesto’s 500kW Deep Green tidal energy plant has hit the waters of the River Clyde and is now ready to be towed to the installation site.
Swedish tidal test in need of Northern Ireland marine service
Marine energy developer Minesto is looking to enter into a framework agreement for marine operations services at its tidal test site in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
OPT appoints global business development lead
Wave energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has named Matthew May as the company’s Vice President for Global Business Development.
GyroMetric Develops Turbine Drivetrain Monitoring Tech
GyroMetric, a spin-out of the Nottingham Trent University, has developed a turbine drivetrain monitoring technology for application in the offshore wind industry.
US DOE spells out rules & regs for $23M marine energy call
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released an informational webinar to explain in more detail the recently announced funding opportunity to support the marine energy technologies.
Dutch Investigate Future Offshore Wind Links
Arcadis and Pondera Consult will carry out a strategic study into the various possibilities to transport the energy from future large-scale offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea to the national grid.
Scottish Renewables hails Bluemull Sound lease extension
Member organization acting as the voice of renewable energy industry in Scotland – Scottish Renewables – has welcomed the extension of seabed lease for Nova Innovation’s Shetland Tidal Array.
EU pairs ocean energy innovators with investors
Hundreds of innovative entrepreneurs and leading investors from across Europe have gathered in Brussels aiming to partner up for sustainable economic growth of seas and oceans as part of the Blue Invest matchmaking event.
Crown Estate Scotland extends Nova’s Shetland tidal lease
Scottish tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has secured an extension of its seabed lease at the Shetland Tidal Array, increasing the capacity of the site lease from 0.5MW to 2MW.