Bombora has entered into a consultation process on the decommissioning plan for its 1.5MW mWave wave energy converter, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. As an offshore marine energy project, Bombora is required to provide a Decommissioning Programme to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Indust
In partnership with energy3: Canada’s Energy Conference, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will host a workshop on October 16th, day one of the conference: “Coupling ocean energy with other sectors: Innovative business models and complementarities with renewable offshore technologies
A petition has been set up calling for UK Government to commercialise the UK tidal stream industry by providing revenue support. The petition has been created by ‘UK Tidal Energy’, a body created by the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to generate public awareness of marine energy through the #t
Aberdeen-based subsea energy storage and energy generation specialist East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has recently appointed two new directors. Existing EC-OG employees Paul Slorach and Jonny Moroney have been promoted as business development director and projects director respectively. E
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering – Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS) on the western coast of Jeju Island. This agreement builds on three years of collaboration and
Sue Barr, of the UK’s Marine Energy Council, has been announced as the winner of the new Vi Maris Award at the Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition (OEE2019) dinner in Dublin. Vi Maris, meaning ‘the power of the sea’, is a new industry award launched by Ocean Energy Europe that recognises the
Eco Wave Power has been announced as one of the 15 winners of the 2019 UN ‘Momentum for Change’ Global Climate Action Award. Niclas Svenningsen, manager of the UN Climate Change Global Climate Action programme congratulated Eco Wave Power for winning the “Global Climate Action Award” and said: “This
Nova Innovation has applied for a Demonstration Permit to construct a 1.5 MW tidal energy array in Petit Passage, Nova Scotia – The Nova Tidal Array. The proposed location of the Nova Tidal Array is in the Petit Passage Marine Renewable Energy Area. The array would be developed in three 0.5 MW phase
QED Naval has appointed Keith Murray as chief commercial officer. Murray joins at a particularly exciting time as QED invests further in specifically delivering its EMEA project pipeline, and developing its industry leading, tidal ventures. Murray brings over 25 years of professional experience in t
The recently announced Selkie project aiming to boost the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland has been launched by Lesley Griffiths AM, the Welsh Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs at this year’s Ocean Energy Europe conference in Dublin. A €4.2-million Selkie project is funde
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) and Minas Tidal LP (MTLP) have agreed to co-develop their adjacent berths at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). The companies will utilize SME’s PLAT-I floating in-stream tidal energy technology to deliver up to 9MW of tidal energy to the Nova Scotia
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project launched its 2nd call today at Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition 2019 in Dublin. The project has also awarded recommendations for support to twelve offshore renewable energy projects under its 1st call which closed in July 2019. The high number of successfu
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have underscored their commitment to strengthen cooperation aimed at advancing
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