Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) has issued guidelines for those considering applying for MEA support. Developers of early stage (TRL 3/4) marine energy technology concepts, make sure to continue reading. MEA project has a total budget of €6 million and is financially supported by Interreg North West Eu
The EU-funded project “Multiple Use of Space for Island Clean Autonomy” (MUSICA) has recently held its kick-off meeting in Chios, Greece. The Valetta Declaration launched the Clean Energy for EU islands initiative aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition for small islands. It calls for acti
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ETIP Ocean and DTOceanPlus are setting up a joint webinar on Stage Gate design tool for ocean energy. Stage gate processes such as the Wave Energy Scotland programme, and also proposed by ETIP Ocean in the Powering Homes report, aim to mitigate risk through consistent assessment against standardised
Eco Wave Power’s power station manager Juan Jose Gomez Restrepo has hosted a visit in Gibraltar of Jonas Ljungström, Naventus Corporate Finance senior partner and board member. Eco Wave engaged Naventus to write research reports and analysis, in the process of expanding its investor relations activi
The European Commission has recently presented “The European Green Deal’s Investment Plan – the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan” to mobilise public investment and unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, which would lead to at least €1 trillion of investments. On 11 December 2019, t
Horizon 2020-funded Space@Sea project is carrying out concept trials of wave energy converter (WEC) system and floater-floater connectors. The testing is being undertaken at international research institute DST, located in University of Duisburg-Essen and one of the project partners. Space@Sea began
Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) will organize a live webinar about its recently launched second call for support. The Webinar will be held on 28 January at 14.30 CET, presented by Daphne Linzell from Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), Lead Partner – Marine Energy Alliance. After the first successful ca
An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. Ocean-based renewable energy—such as offshore wind, floating solar, tidal and wave power—could meet nearly 10
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has opened the 2nd call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, Blue-GIFT, aims to help Atlantic Area companies test the next generation of marine renewable energy (MRE) technology in real sea environments and prove power ca
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AW-Energy Oy has received certification by Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its WaveRoller device. The certificate was presented in person by LR’s senior vice president of Clean Energy and Innovation, Tristan Chapman, to Sami Tuhkanen, chairperson of AW-Energy. “We are delighted with the certification for
DTOceanPlus and ETIP Ocean are hosting a webinar on digital representation of standard data formats for ocean energy systems. There is currently no standard method of describing the key characteristics and attributes of ocean energy technologies. Without such a standard, it can be difficult, if not
Calgary-based Technika Engineering is developing technology for collecting plastics and other marine debris from water surfaces powered by solar and wave energy. The technology will also be adapted for the purpose of cleaning oil and chemical spills. A working-scale prototype of the technology, call
