Swedish innovation platform OffshoreVäst is inviting European stakeholders to a seminar dedicated to Blue Energy as part of the ELBE (Europe Leading Blue Energy) project. The seminar will be arranged on May 21 at the Hotel Waterfront in Gothenburg, southern Sweden. Attendees will get the chance to m
UK energy department BEIS has recently published the final package of documents required to launch the upcoming third allocation round of its Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewables auctions. The application window will open on 29 May 2019 and close on 18 June 2019. BEIS plans to award the budget
A timelapse video shows a 38-meter long OE Buoy, with a potential rated capacity of up to 1.25MW in electrical power production, taking shape in an Oregon shipyard, where shipbuilder Vigor is doing the construction works. Fabricated for Irish company Ocean Energy, this project was funded by the US D
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Partners involved in the development of OPIN project are calling on businesses with expertise that can be used in the ocean sector, explore collaboration opportunities with other organisations, and avail of the supports available. The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), which aims to accelerate t
QED Naval have completed the setup of the performance trials of the ballast system of the Subhub Community Demonstrator. The trials will take place over the next 3 months, initially situated at a sheltered water, low flow site in Castle Ward Bay. The conditions will be progressively increased in mag
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has welcomed Ben Hudson to its team. Hudson joins WES from JBA Consulting, bringing software development skills and experience in metocean data analysis for the renewable energy sector. He will be working with WES’ DTOceanPlus project team. DTOceanPlus is a 3-year project
Finnish wave energy developer AW-Energy has recently received a manufacturing certificate, as proof of technology from Lloyd’s Register. The company’s newest project to convert the energy from ocean waves into an endless source of sustainable electricity using WaveRoller technology is underway off t
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) is reinforcing its team with a medior/senior marketing & communications professional who will be responsible for a suite of activities spread across three main domains. Successful candidate will work closely with DMEC operational office manager to realise successful
A joint initiative of the H2020 OPERA and INTERREG 2SEAS MET-CERTIFIED projects is setting up a a workshop on certification of marine energy converters. Both the OPERA and MET-CERTIFIED projects have been applying the IEC standards to real world wave and tidal energy deployments. The workshop aims t
SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a sustainable energy generation company, has informed that its tidal energy project MeyGen has exported over 15GWhrs to the grid. According to the company’s social media update, this represent a new record of exported tidal energy to the grid, surpassing the previous record of
SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a global developer of renewable and sustainable energy projects, is looking to recruit a digital designer & communications manager. Namely, the company is seeking a talented digital designer with experience in communications and/or digital marketing to lead on its external com
WavEC Offshore Renewables is seeking to appoint a senior engineer to take the leadership of the Technology and Monitoring team. WavEC is an R&D-based consulting non-profit company dedicated to the development and promotion of marine renewable energy technologies (including wave energy and offshore w
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has shipped out its commercial RivGen device from Maine to Igiugig Village, Alaska. The RivGen device will be installed in the Kvichak River this summer to provide electricity to the remote community of Igiugig. The device was manufactured at Midcoast Regional Re
