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Top news, March 26 – April 1, 2018
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 26 until April 1, 2018.
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Minesto narrows year-end loss
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has reported a decrease in loss of 37% for the year 2017 – compared to the financial results filed a year ago.
UK: Green Finance Taskforce calls for ‘one-stop-shop’ body
The Green Finance Taskforce has published a report ‘Accelerating Green Finance’ which calls on the government to consolidate the UK’s position as a leading hub for green finance.
Offshore wind sets up date with tidal and wave
East England-based hub for offshore renewables, OrbisEnergy, has scheduled an event that will examine cross-sector opportunities in offshore wind and wave and tidal industries.
SINN Power all set for Cape Verde wave energy project launch
With the signed agreement between German developer SINN Power and Fazenda de Camarão, SINN Power announced it is all set to begin its first commercial wave energy project on Cape Verde.
Tribute ‘puzzled’ over Tocardo’s bankruptcy case
Canadian company Tribute Resources has informed of an ‘unclear status’ of its 46.5% share ownership in tidal energy company Tocardo which entered into bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands earlier in 2018.
Tidal & wave generate 4GWh in a record year for UK renewables
The new UK government’s energy statistics report has shown that renewables share of electricity generation in 2017 reached a record figure of 29.4% – second only to that of gas.
Floating Wind to Save the Day at Cornwall’s Wave Hub?
Wave Hub is looking to facilitate floating wind technology testing at its site off Cornwall due to slow progress of the wave energy sector and delays from technology developers that signed up for testing their devices at the site.
Floating Wind to Save the Day at Cornwall’s Wave Hub?
Wave Hub is looking to facilitate floating wind technology testing at its site off Cornwall due to slow progress of the wave energy sector and delays from technology developers that signed up for testing their devices at the site.
Tidal kite’s controls up for update
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is tendering for the procurement of Kite Control Modules for its Deep Green tidal energy technology.
Van Oord Goes 5G on Norther
Van Oord will use nCentric’s 5G offshore wireless network together with nCentric Nova nodes for its cable lay operations at the Norther offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
Balfour Beatty Fleet Grows
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has taken delivery of its first 22 specialist Earthworks machines valued at £3.2 million, and is ready to deliver its own in house Earthworks capability. This first tranche of specialist Earthworks plant forms part Balfour Beatty’s wider £9.6m
Wave Hub eyes other options as wave developers steer away
The Cornish grid-connected site for testing wave energy devices – the Wave Hub – is exploring other marine renewable energy options amid reports that it failed to deliver any electricity to the UK National Grid despite being operational for years.