Key industry players have welcomed the recent UK renewables auction results, where six tidal stream projects secured contracts, viewing it as a strong endorsement of the tidal energy sector’s growth. Five developers secured contracts to develop a total of 28 MW of tidal stream energy across the UK.
Scottish wave energy company Mocean Energy and German subsea and marine technology company, SubCtech, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore how wave and solar energy can be coupled with batteries to deliver low-carbon solutions for a range of subsea technologies. The two compani
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), a network of ocean energy professionals, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors. One appointee comes from Spiralis Energy, a London-based tidal energy start-up, and the other from EDF, a French energy giant. Emmanuel Bouyge, Director of Innovation Project
The UK government has unveiled the results of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the contracts for difference (CfD) renewable auction, with six projects across five sites securing contracts to deliver 28 MW of tidal stream capacity at a rate of £172/MWh (approximately $225/Mwh). AR6 marks the third consecu
Marine classification society, Lloyd’s Register, has been contracted by Australian wave energy developer, Carnegie Clean Energy, to begin the certification process for CETO, a fully submerged point absorber wave energy converter (WEC). Lloyd’s Register will assess Carnegie’s CETO WEC according to IE
Eco Wave Power has received a green light from the Port of Los Angeles for the engineering plans of the wave energy project the company is developing in partnership with Shell International Exploration and Production, as well as for other documents submitted. The Port of Los Angeles and AltaSea at t
Carnegie Clean Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), has received a progress payment of €251,100 under the EuropeWave Phase 3 contract. The EuropeWave contract is part of the ACHIEVE Program, facilitating the first deployment of CETO in Europe. This contractu
A consortium led by the Norwegian company Ocean Oasis has secured a grant of nearly €6 million from the European Union (EU) to enhance the supply of desalinated water from floating buoys in deep water off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. The European Executive Agency on Climate, Infrastructure, and
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has put together an investment offer for the first-phase buildout of an array of tidal kites in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands. According to Minesto, the actual production results of its utility-scale tidal energy kite Dragon 12 (D12) are used to accurately predict e
UK-based engineering consultancy Ryder, part of Tekmar Group, has completed a geotechnical site investigation for an offshore floating tidal turbine project located at the Fall of Warness European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) test site in Orkney. A site investigation assessed ground conditions for de
The EU’s flagship Horizon Europe program is to issue a multi-million funding call this September, focused on advancing the sustainability, reliability, and cost-efficiency of ocean energy devices. With a budget of €8 million, this call for the “Critical Technologies for Future Ocean Energy Farms” pr
Ireland-based survey provider Green Rebel has secured a contract for floating LiDAR services for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet in County Mayo. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated pr
The European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) is preparing detailed recommendations on the integration of non-price criteria in offshore renewable energy tenders.
This initiative, part of the marine characterization research project (MCRP), aims to ensure the safe deployment of tidal energy devices in the Morlais scheme.
