Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company SKF Group has worked together with CorPower Ocean on the optimisation of the design of a new class of wave energy converters.
Netherlands-based wave energy start-up Dutch Wave Power has conducted a series of tests on its wave energy technology at Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN).
The researchers from Texas A&M University have started developing an ocean renewable energy station that could combine wind, wave, current and solar energy methods on a floating offshore platform.
In response to the Government of Canada’s consultation on its Blue Economy strategy, the country’s industry association Marine Renewables Canada has provided a submission that outlines a vision for the marine renewable energy sector and key actions to support its growth.
Swedish company Novige has received a new float for its NoviOcean wave energy device that will soon be put to tank tests in France.
Bangor University and Marine Energy Test Area (META) are working together to produce a detailed tidal stream resource assessment at tidal test sites forming part of Welsh national marine test centre.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has set out plans to issue a funding opportunity announcement in summer 2021 to support open water research and development (R&D) at the PacWave South test site.
QED Naval’s Subhub tidal platform, capable of delivering 240kW to remote island or off-grid communities, has been towed out to Pembroke Dock for refitting of new Tocardo tidal turbines.
The UMACK (Universal Mooring, Anchor & Connectivity Kit) project has teamed up with the University of Dundee’s Geotechnical Engineering Group to support the development of a new ‘vibro-installed’ anchor system for marine energy applications.
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has welcomed a wave energy conversion unit to the site at the Port of Jaffa in Israel ahead of installation works expected to begin shortly.
Scottish company Mocean Energy has started testing its Blue X wave energy prototype at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Cornish-based company Inyanga Marine Projects has completed a £2 million capital raise that will be used to fund further growth of its marine energy business.
Swedish company CorPower Ocean has joined the consortium delivering the VALID project, focused on developing a new hybrid platform to test wave energy converters. The mission behind the VALID project is to develop a new hybrid platform to test the reliability and survivability of wave energy convert
Eco Wave Power has joined the EU-funded ILIAD project focused on developing and launching an innovative digital twin of the ocean. The Swedish company will be granted €178,500 from the €17 million that the ILIAD consortium secured by the European Union as part of the €1 billion European Green Deal.
