Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured a €40 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund to support the development of VianaWave, a 10 MW pre-commercial wave energy project planned off northern Portugal. The VianaWave project will comprise 30 wave energy converters (WECs), grouped in
Danish wave energy firm Wavepiston has named Jan Otto Ooms as its newest board member following its annual general meeting on June 20, 2025. Jan Otto, founder of Connect the Drops, recently invested in Wavepiston and brings experience in scaling businesses and the water sector. Wavepiston secured a
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement with California-based C&S Welding for the installation of its wave energy technology at the Port of Los Angeles. The deal marks the final step before deployment begins for Eco Wave Power’s first wave energy project in the United States. C&
Danish wave energy firm Wavepiston has signed a collaboration agreement with a Spanish engineering consultancy supporting the marine energy sector, BlueNewables, to support its wave energy project off Gran Canaria, Spain. BlueNewables, an engineering consultancy focused on innovation in the blue eco
Australian wave energy developer WaveX has become a corporate member of the Henderson Alliance, a Western Australia-based network supporting local manufacturing and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy and defence sectors. According to Henderson Alliance, WaveX is developing wave
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has elected Hilary E. Ackermann to its Board of Directors, following approval at the company’s annual general meeting. Ackermann, who previously served on Eco Wave Power’s Advisory Board, brings expertise in energy sustainability, corporate governance, and risk m
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured new strategic backing from Acario, the venture arm of Tokyo Gas, and GTT Strategic Ventures, part of French LNG tech group GTT, as part of its Series B funding round. The investment builds on CorPower’s earlier €32 million Series B1 raise, sup
Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) have launched a national network of solar-powered wave buoys to improve data on wave-driven processes and coastal change. The network, part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Coastal Wave Buoys Facility, is led by Mike Cuttler an
UK-based subsea technology company Vesipro has supplied 1,366 meters of its Blue Ocean Protectors (BOP0130, 120 millimeter bore) to support the installation of a 33 kV subsea power cable at a high-current tidal energy site in Orkney, Scotland. According to the UK-based company, the site is known for
UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group has raised £3.7 million (approximately $5 million) in fresh investment to support the build of a tidal energy demonstrator for the Morlais project in Wales. According to Inyanga, the funding round includes backing from the British Business Bank via The FSE Group
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has completed production of all floaters for its first U.S. wave energy project, set for deployment at the Port of Los Angeles, which is expected to begin later this month. According to Eco Wave Power, the floaters, built by California-based All-Ways Metal, mark
A new cross-border initiative to develop tidal turbine blades is underway in Wales, led by Menter Môn Morlais, developer of what is said to be Europe’s largest consented tidal energy scheme. According to Menter Môn Morlais, the project is backed by £1 million (approximately $1.3 million) in funding
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has joined a newly approved €2.45 million project under the Interreg Atlantic Area Program, focused on advancing scalable wave energy deployment across Europe’s Atlantic coastline. According to Eco Wave Power, the project, named Atlantic Wave Energy Sustainable
The European Commission has included ocean energy among the technologies eligible under the 5% innovation target set by the EU Renewable Energy Directive. According to Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), a network of ocean energy professionals, the guidance issued on July 2, 2025, calls on member states to e
