Ocean Power Technologies’s PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in the Adriatic Sea has produced more than 1 MWh cumulative energy to date. The PowerBuoy has been deployed for six months, operating continuously and error-free while being controlled remotely from OPT’s NJ facility. George H. Kirby, OPT’s president
Orkney based marine contractor Leask Marine said it has developed an innovative Drilling Rig, to provide a cost-effective solution for the marine renewables industry. The company said it has built the world’s first submersible drilling rig of its kind, investing £1.6 million in its R&D project, to d
The EU-funded DTOceanPlus project has produced five new deliverables that have been openly shared with the marine energy sector. The aim of the DTOceanPlus project is to develop and demonstrate a suite of second generation advanced design tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean
PRIMaRE is setting up a marine energy conference in the Welsh capital city, Cardiff, between the 3rd and 4th July 2019. PRIMaRE (Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy) is a network of marine renewable energy experts across higher education, research and industry centered in the south o
Orbital Marine Power was named as the Insider Made in Scotland Award winner 2019 at the 4th annual awards event in the Glasgow Science Centre for its work in developing tidal energy technology. Andrew Scott, CEO of Orbital, attending the awards said: “We are honoured and delighted with this recognit
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91 Members of Parliament from all the main parties have signed a letter to the Energy Minister Claire Perry, urging her to put measures in place to ensure that the UK capitalises on its role in wave and tidal power. The world’s first tidal arrays are operating in UK waters, built using local supply
Bombora Wave Power Europe has contracted MJR Power & Automation for the design and delivery of a control system for its mWave Wave Energy Converter Demonstrator project. The control system will include: SCADA for submerged equipment installed on the seabed; Structural Health Monitoring of all major
Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has announced the next phase of a project to harness the tidal power of the river Mersey and Liverpool Bay. The Mersey Tidal Power project is expected to provide thousands of jobs for local people during the construction phase as well as into
Minesto has developed a 500kW tidal power plant in form of a flying kite tethered to the sea bottom. The 100kW subsea kite (Power generator) will be connected to the Faro Island Grid at 0,4kV (Point of connection). The Swedish marine energy developer has invited tenders to apply for the delivery of
Ocean Energy Europe, in coordination with EMEC and the French Région Occitanie, will host a session during European Maritime Day 2019 in Lisbon. Participants will learn about the latest offshore renewable energy developments along Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a particular focus o
FMGC, the casting subsidiary of Farinia Group, has supplied three sets of gravity base ballast and one gravity anchor for the Guinard Energies tidal turbine project. Guinard Energies recently submerged its latest tidal turbine, the 20kW P154, in the waters of Ria d’Etel around Brest in Brittany. The
ORPC is now offering tailored leasing solutions to its customers for RivGen Power System through an exclusive relationship with a private investment firm Warbird Capital. Nicholas Pastushan, founder and CEO of Warbird Capital said, “We look forward to working closely with ORPC and its customers to m
Menter Môn, a social enterprise behind Morlais Marine Energy, has commissioned Aberdeen-based Anatec for a radar survey of winter shipping in the west Anglesey Demonstration Zone and its approaches. The survey will collect data which will be used to update the data set used to inform a Navigation Ri
