The Scottish Green Energy Awards has shortlisted potential winners including those involved in the marine energy sector. This year’s awards will see 44 individuals, companies and projects compete in 12 categories at a virtual ceremony – 26 November. The shortlist includes projects, people and busine
The Wave to Energy and Water (W2EW) project consortium has signed an agreement to test a wave energy prototype at the PLOCAN test site off Canary Islands in Spain.
French tidal energy developer EEL Energy has grown its team with several new appointments.
The Penguin wave energy converter has started the journey towards the coast of Basque Country where it will be tested at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP).
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has completed the construction of its assembly hall in Wales.
A collaborative project, led by Carnegie Clean Energy, has secured funding for the development of a component expected to reduce the costs of CETO wave energy device and offer benefits for aquaculture and other marine industries. The industry-focused Mooring Tensioner for Wave Energy Converters (MoT
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 16 marine energy technology developers for testing and technical support. The developers and researchers, selected in the first Request for Technical Support (RFTS) launched earlier in 2020, will be granted
UK-based Simec Atlantis Energy has seen its loss cut almost by half for the six months ended 30 June 2020. The company booked overall loss before tax of £6.1 million against the loss of £11.8 million same time last year. This improvement is largely attributable to strong revenue contributions genera
French tidal energy developer HydroQuest has obtained certification for its 1MW tidal turbine’s power curve from classification society Bureau Veritas. The tidal turbine OceanQuest, deployed in Paimpol-Bréhat, meets the requirements of the IEC 62600-200 standard evaluating the performance of the mea
Subsea engineering firm Oceaneering and partners recently deployed their PECMAG power take-off technology at Port of Montrose for testing. The Power Electronic Controlled Magnet Gear (PECMAG) is one of the projects in Wave Energy Scotland PTO call. The PECMAG PTO system is a modular all-electric sys
Community interest company behind Marine Energy Wales, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF), has appointed Steve Hall as CEO. Hall brings with him over 30 years of experience in ocean science, technology and policy. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, a Chartere
Following the acquisition by the Acti Group, the French start-up Guinard Energies Nouvelles has delivered a tidal turbine in Togo. The tidal turbine Poseide 66 on the Mono River is a key part of the autonomous electricity network deployed in this remote area of the power grid with the German company
Australian developer Carnegie has released a video related to its recently developed ‘Wave Predictor’ technology. The video explains how it works, the benefits to Carnegie’s CETO technology and also what it offers to other industries. Carnegie’s Wave Predictor is a piece of machine learning software
Eco Wave Power said it has seen improvements in power output and significant cost reductions for its grid-connected wave energy power plant in Gibraltar. As a result of an upgrade of the automation and control system, as well as experience gained in operations and maintenance, Eco Wave Power said it
