The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.3 million worth of free lab, tank and open-sea testing to 38 offshore renewable energy developers. The results of the project’s fourth call bring the total amount provided by MaRINET2 for free testing access to €4.8 million. High-quality testing of devices and com
The wave energy device by Ocean Energy Ltd, funded by the Government of Ireland through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has arrived in Hawaii on a one-year testing cycle. The Cork-based company will be testing its 500kW wave energy converter at the U.S. Navy Wave Energy Test Site
Toronto-based Biome Renewables has completed the testing of its PowerCone tidal technology in Strangford Loch, Northern Ireland in cooperation with Queens University Belfast and Cuan Marine Services. According to the company, the initial results are very promising. Reportedly, the PowerCone retrofit
Delegates at the ‘Marine Renewable Energy and Offshore Aquaculture’ seminar in Lisbon, Portugal, heard about a series of advances involving deep water floating wind, wave energy, hydrogen production, offshore aquaculture and seaweed cultivation. New developmental pathways are being geared towards su
At this year’s International Tidal Energy Summit 2019 (ITES 2019), Magallanes Renovables presented the results of its first six months connected to the Scottish grid. During this period, it has been possible to generate blue energy thanks to the ATIR platform, 1.7 MW, generating energy continuously
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Jifmar Offshore Services has continued its expansion in Scotland with acquisition of the Shetland-based company Delta Marine one year after taking over North West Marine. Thanks to this acquisition, Jifmar will now operate a fleet of nearly 40 vessels worldwide. It will also reinforce its position i
Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won a contract to develop an innovative subsea electrical connector for Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Nova’s MECMate subsea connector is tailored to meet the requirements of the marine energy environment. Nova Innovation engineering director, Gary Conn
Orkney-based contractor Green Marine has won the ‘Outstanding Service Award’ at this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards. Nominees for the Outstanding Service Award also included Arup; Seaway 7 and Atkins; McFadyens Transport. Jason Schofield, managing director of Green Marine, said: “To win this pr
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Port of Milford Haven and Bombora have signed a Memorandum of Understanding highlighting their commitment to the marine energy industry in Pembrokeshire. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed by chief executive of the Port of Milford Haven Andy Jones and managing director of Bombora Sam Leighton,
In 2020, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) will invest EUR 500 million in its Knowledge and Innovation Communities across Europe – the EIT Governing Board decided. This investment will drive European innovation in the areas of climate (EIT Climate-KIC), digitisation (EIT Digita
Firms from the subsea and offshore engineering sectors were among the winners in a Europe-wide call to find new technologies to quickly and easily connect wave energy devices at sea. The call from Wave Energy Scotland will award contracts to firms keen to bolster their involvement in the renewables
Aquarius Marine Coatings (AMC) has launched its anti-foul coating, Coppercoat-Commercial, in the offshore energy sector. The coating, which is said to contain exceptionally high levels of copper, a natural anti-microbial agent, protects subsea infrastructure from hosting layers of plant, animal and
