Having designed gravity-base foundation for Minesto’s Deep Green tidal energy plant, a multinational professional services firm Arup has welcomed the completion of the first offshore installation phase for the project.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from May 7 – 13, 2018.
Wales has benefited from £1.4 million additional EU funding secured last month that will be used to help more than 400 people gain technical skills in new and emerging sectors in energy and power.
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017 – a 5.3% increase from 2016, according to the latest figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The consortium, led by ITPEnergised, has launched a low-cost dynamic positioning (DP) barge which is expected to significantly improve the commercial viability of the wave and tidal energy generation sector.
Menter Môn, the manager of the Morlais tidal energy project, has invited tenders for marine ecological survey in support of the tidal energy demonstration zone proposed off Anglesey in North Wales.
The UK National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has unveiled a plan to enhance its offerings to better support marine renewable energy and other offshore industries, along with the oil and gas sector, which retains the central stage of the organization’s activities.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project aimed at demonstrating the company’s marine energy technology Deep Green in utility scale.
Finnish developer AW-Energy has secured additional funding from the MaRINET2 program to continue WaveRoller device tank testing under a second collaboration project with Queen’s University Belfast.
Green outfit Ecotricity has presented the UK government with two alternative offshore tidal lagoon proposals – said to be able to produce the same amount of energy as Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme for half the cost.
Wave energy company Seabased has opted for Norway for the establishment a production facility for its wave energy devices that could employ 120 people in the first two years.
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee and the Welsh Affairs Committee have announced an inquiry into the UK government’s decision-making process for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and will examine the reasons behind the failure to reach a final decision five years after the explora
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean) has set up a webinar that will look into the financial puzzle project developers face while ‘putting together’ their ocean energy projects.
Swedish marine energy company Minesto is looking for an Analyst/Oceanographer to join the company’s main test site facility in Portaferry, Northern Ireland.
