ORPC has recently completed testing of its autonomous turbine generator unit (ATGU) at UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The trials demonstrated its ability to operate in power generation and also propulsion modes. The ATGU generates electricity from moving water currents in oceans a
The EU supported Tidal Turbine Power Take-off Accelerator (TiPA) project has developed technology that reduced the cost of tidal energy by close to 30 per cent. The project set out with the goal of reducing the cost of tidal power production by 20 per cent. However, the Edinburgh University analysis
Three new tidal turbine developers have signed-up to the Morlais tidal stream energy project in North Wales. The deal comes following months of discussion with French firms Sabella and HydroQuest as well as Spanish developer Magallanes. All three companies aim to deploy their devices on a commercial
RenewableUK Cymru and Arup have joined forces to offer a regular platform for the renewable energy sector in Wales. The Virtual Energy Network Group will be an opportunity to debate and analyse current energy policy challenges with input from industry experts. The first session will be taking place
SIMEC Atlantis said that COVID-19 pandemic has had minimal disruption to its tidal business as it furloughs employees on other projects and implements cost saving measures to maintain liquidity. MeyGen in Scotland continues to export power reliably to the grid. In March this year, MeyGen delivered 2
German company NEMOS has released a video that shows how its wave energy converter (WEC) produces about 1MW of clean ocean energy. The NEMOS WEC is an new system for generating electricity from ocean waves. An elongated floating body absorbs the incoming energy and transmits to a generator by a spri
The US Department of Energy has dedicated up to $38 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, submarine hydrokinetic and riverine kilo-megawatt systems (SHARKS). The program seeks to design economically attractive hydrokinetic turbines (HKT) for tidal an
A decision on whether to approve a further £244,000 investment in Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has been delayed – this time by coronavirus. The Isle of Wight council were set to approve the further investment to assist with renewal of licences and leases for the tidal energy scheme off the c
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) a prerecorded webinar to provide information to potential applicants on recent funding opportunity announcement. On March 31, 2020, the US Water Power Technologies Office re
Ocean energy company Bombora has appointed Ronnie Bonnar to its board of directors. Ronnie Bonnar is a former chairman of Scottish Renewables, and currently holds several non-executive directorships focused on renewable energy, including the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. He brings over 15 year
The Horizon 2020 funded WaveBoost project has drawn to a close with a step change improvement achieved to the reliability and performance of wave energy technology. Led by CorPower Ocean, the WaveBoost consortium designed and developed a Power Take Off (PTO) system allowing wave energy converters (W
The Marine Energy Event 2018 provided a market outlook for marine renewable energy projects – focusing on the developments in wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and salinity gradient power generation at that time. Watch the contributions from: Andre Hoogeveen (Project Manager, BAM), Martin Edlund (CEO, Min
Wave Swell Energy (WSE) pilot-scale wave energy converter project off the coast of King Island, Tasmania is moving forward with pontoons now in place for final assembly and the superstructure well on its way to completion. Australian company said earlier it is still on schedule to install the WEC by
Carnegie said it has achieved the first milestones of its new CETO ‘Digital Development Pathway’. Namely, the company has developed the machine-learning-based Wave Predictor capable of predicting the characteristics of waves that will reach the CETO Unit up to 30 seconds in the future. This is the f
