Technology
Minesto presents tidal kite to the Prince of Wales
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto got the chance to present its Deep Green tidal technology to HRH Prince Charles during the opening ceremony of Marine Centre Wales.
UK Funding Innovative Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Projects
A new funding of GBP 57.5 million was announced for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical and quantum technology sectors, with GBP 28 million set aside for innovation in infrastructure systems and first of a kind deployment of innovation, both including offshore wind projects. A series of c
Minesto grabs Deep Green R&D funding
Swedish tidal energy developer, Minesto, together with industry and academia partners, has been granted research funds totalling SEK 5.7 million ($666,000) by the Swedish Energy Agency.
Bangor University opens Marine Centre Wales
HRH The Prince of Wales has opened Marine Centre Wales, a national facility for the growing marine sector, at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences.
Hitachi Zosen and Ideol to Start Building Japanese Floaters
Japan’s Hitachi Zosen and France’s Ideol signed a contract to launch the construction phase of their 2-turbine offshore wind project in Japan on 13 June, 2016. Prior to this contract, the two companies signed an engineering agreement on 3 June 2015 for the design of both a concrete and a steel versi
Angola targets hydrokinetic power generation
The Ministry of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Middle East-headquartered industrial group, Privinvest, to introduce hydrokinetic power generation to the country over the next decade.
Rotech Subsea Completes MBO
Rotech Subsea has successfully completed an MBO (management buy-out) of the Rotech group of companies in a move that will see the company strengthen its position in subsea mass-flow excavation business. Following the MBO, the group’s three operating companies – Rotech Subsea, Rotech Engineering, and
STR Now Offers Predator and Gremlin Range of Dredgers
Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd. (STR) has entered into a partnership agreement with Aberdeen based Subsea Tooling Services (STS) to hire, service and support their high performance range of subsea dredging systems. The Predator and Gremlin range of dredgers will become the latest offering from STR
Wave energy PhD available at Swansea University
Swansea University is offering a mechanical engineering PhD scholarship on the optimisation of interacting floating bodies with application to wave energy devices, more specifically, Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub wave energy converter.
AW-Energy scoops €10M through InnovFin EDP scheme
Finnish wave energy developer, AW-Energy, has received a €10 million loan for the construction of the full-scale WaveRoller wave energy device.
UK: Islands push for tidal, wave strike price confirmation
High-level talks have been held with the UK government aimed at ensuring long term benefits for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles from renewable energy.
EMEC seeks Systems Developer
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for System Developer to support the development of ocean energy assessment processes.
EEL Energy bags €3M for tidal membrane device
EEL Energy, a French-based tidal energy developer, has raised approximately €3 million to finance the development of its tidal energy device based on undulating membrane technology.
Siemens Rolls Out 8MW Wind Turbine
Siemens has expanded its portfolio with an 8MW offshore wind turbine. The first SWT-8.0-154 will be installed in early 2017 and will allow for up to 10% higher annual energy production (AEP) under offshore wind conditions as compared to the 7MW model, the company said. Type certification for the 8MW