Technology
UTC Norfolk Students Help Develop Norfolk Vanguard 3D Look
Students from the University Technical College Norfolk have worked with energy company Vattenfall and 3D-visualisation firm 3DW to inform the development of software that will be used to show what the proposed Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm project will look like.
Bardot Group set for OTEC Lab launch
Bardot Group is set to open a facility dedicated to the simulation and optimization of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power generation systems.
Video: OPT shows off its PowerBuoy wave tech
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has released a video explaining the working principles behind its PowerBuoy wave energy technology.
Kongsberg to supply echosounder for Seacams 2 project
Bangor University has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply it with the upward-looking echosounder that will be used for research into the ecology of marine renewable energy development sites.
Global map of OTEC plants comes to light
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has published a map that shows the present status and plans for ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) projects worldwide as part of its OTEC working program.
WES releases O&M simulation tool for wave developers
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has rolled out an open-source operations and maintenance (O&M) simulation tool for wave energy developers.
Eco Wave Power unveils Mexico wave plant plans
The Mexican subsidiary of Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (EWP) has unveiled plans to construct a 4.1MW wave energy power plant in the Mexican state of Colima.
Sabella holds up D10 redeployment
French tidal energy developer Sabella has decided to postpone the redeployment of its D10 tidal turbine off France to conduct more tests.
Atlantis negotiates long-term lease for Wyre tidal project
Atlantis Resources has entered negotiations with the Duchy of Lancaster as its preferred developer for the buildout of proposed the Wyre tidal barrage project.
Top news, June 12 – 18, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from June 12 – 18, 2017.
Cape Sharp Tidal untangles Bay of Fundy tidal turbine
Cape Sharp Tidal has recovered its 2MW tidal turbine from the Bay of Fundy after untangling the line that caused a two-month-long delay in its retrieval.
CCell looks across Atlantic for wave funding
UK-based developer of CCell wave energy converter Zyba has participated in an entrepreneur mission to San Francisco to explore potential investment opportunities.
London envisions school powered by Thames tides
London-based architecture firm Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture has made a concept for the school building that would be completely powered by the tides of the River Thames.
Developers scale down Philippines tidal project
The multi-megawatt tidal energy project planned for San Bernardino Strait in the Philippines has been scaled down to 1.5MW to fit the local consumption.