Irish company Ocean Energy is making progress on the construction of its OE Buoy wave energy device that will, in addition to utility electricity supply, also be offered for use in the alternative marine energy markets.
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed project scopes for marine energy developer Minesto as part of the first commercial 500kW Deep Green installation.
EU-backed Marine-i initiative has organized an event to present the capabilities of High Frequency (HR) Radar in relation to offshore renewable energies, accompanied with the new web visualization tool launch that will be offered for use free of charge to Cornish businesses.
Irish company DesignPro Renewables has opened an opportunity for an experienced researcher to get involved in a renewable energy project related to hydrokinetic power under the SFI Industry Fellowship Programme.
French tidal energy company Sabella has completed the optimization works on its 1MW tidal energy turbine which stands ready in the Port of Brest for this month’s deployment off Ushant island.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from September 24 – 30, 2018.
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has appointed Kendra MacDonald as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the initiative towards the goal of making ocean economy one of the Canada’s most significant and sustainable value-creating economic segments.
Fred. Olsen wave energy converter – BOLT Lifesaver – has been fully upgraded ahead of six-month deployment off the coast of Hawaii.
The complete removal of the stranded Oceanlinx wave energy converter has taken a different turn when the authorities in Southern Australia decided to pull out only part of the device from the sea, while leaving the rest of the structure to develop into artificial reef.
Australian company Carnegie Clean Energy has accepted the resignation of its chief officer Michael Ottaviano, and appointed Jonathan Fievez to lead the company which has just agreed to receive part of the milestone payment the government committed for its Albany wave energy project.
Irish company Exceedence has entered limited overfunding in a crowdfunding campaign that surpassed its initial target having been 112% funded by almost 280 investors.
A French trade mission to the Netherlands is being organized in October to explore opportunities for the development of joint international projects that would accelerate the take-off of marine energy sector.
Tocardo Tidal Power has taken up a mission to raise awareness about the worldwide potential of tidal energy with the help of Marjan Minnesma – director of the foundation that pushed the Netherlands to instate a policy to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
French developer GEPS Techno has secured 77% of the targeted €2 million in a fundraising campaign launched to support the development of the company’s wave energy technology.
