The directors of Bombora Wave Power have recently welcomed Sue Price, head of Programme Management Division, Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) to the company’s Pembroke Dock offices to review the progress on the 1.5MW mWave trial. Bombora is mid-way through the project to design, build, deploy, t
A new project, set to revolutionize tidal turbine blades, has started developing a computer model to simulate blade wear and tear. The simulations will be used by the NEMMO (Next Evolution in Materials and Modelling for Ocean energy) project team to deliver a more performant class of turbine blade.
The Igiugig Village Council and ORPC will celebrate the launch of the commercial RivGen power system today. The U.S. Department of Energy, Governor of Alaska and other VIPs will join the Igiugig Village Council and ORPC for the commercial launch of the RivGen system. Igiugig Village Council is the f
Eco Wave Power has completed the period for subscription of new shares in connection with the planned listing of the company’s shares on Nasdaq First North Stockholm. Eco Wave Power raised SEK 121.8 million from investors, and the offering was subscribed to approximately 81 per cent. The proceeds wi
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), a leading test facility for wave and tidal energy converters, is looking for a performance test engineer to deliver its services into collaborative R&D projects, focused on marine energy device testing and performance assessment. The candidate needs to be educat
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Marine energy developer Minesto has recently launched a tender call for the provision of legal services to Minesto UK. The company has divided the services it intends to procure into two lots: Lot 1 relates to legal issues surrounding site development; Lot 2 relates to general business law. Followin
Marine Power Systems is searching for a financial controller to join its team and help achieve the company’s vision of clean, affordable, reliable renewable marine energy. The successful candidate will be based at the MPS head office in Swansea. Main responsibilities will include the control of comp
German company NEMOS has announced the delivery of the main components of the 2019 wave energy converter (WEC) prototype. The NEMOS team is commissioning the device in the Port of Ostend. The 2019 WEC prototype features a 8 x 2 m floater and a 16 m long substructure. The prototype is deployed in Ost
SIMEC Atlantis said that its flagship MeyGen project has now exported 17.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity to the national grid, exceeding the previous record of approximately 11GWh. According to the company, MeyGen has exported over 7GWh of renewable energy to the grid in 2019, equivalent to th
Mainstay Marine Solutions has launched the hull of AMOG Consulting’s wave energy converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. The hull and keel were launched on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from Mainstay Marine Solutions’ slipway at Pembrokeshire, Wales UK. The milestone follows the construction contrac
Eco Wave Power (EWP) said it has been selected by the Port of Sines and Port of Leixões in Portugal for a pilot project. The EWP technology was selected during the Bluetech Accelerator organized by the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea, alongside FLAD (Luso-American Development Foundation). The deal fo
CorPower Ocean and Simply Blue Energy have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop a number of wave energy projects off the coasts of the UK and Ireland. Following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2017, the new deal will focus on the large scale commercial roll out of wave energy
Developers behind the in-river tidal energy pilot on the river Rhône in the eastern France have decided not to move forward with the project. Team involved in the project comprised the French electricity generation company, Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), hydrokinetic technology developer, Hydro
