Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has completed the initial commissioning sea trials of its Deep Green tidal device off the coast of Holyhead, North West Wales.
The facility of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – the National Wind Technology Center – has opened a post-doctoral research opportunity that will help in the characterization of the United States’ marine energy resource.
Australian based Protean Energy has engaged the services of the energy industry expert Scott Davis who will advise the company on the development and commercialization of its battery program.
Belgian start-up Laminaria has opened two vacancies for positions that will help the company undertake project to test and demonstrate a commercial scale wave energy device off Orkney in Scotland.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from August 6 – 12, 2018.
The second version of the Penguin wave energy converter – developed by Finnish company Wello – is said to have reached 110% increase in power production as it gears up to join its ‘younger sibling’ deployed off Scotland.
The upgrade works on the H24 wave energy converter have been completed, and the device – owned by Enel Green Power – stands ready to start producing power once again using the waters of the Ligurian Sea.
American company Resolute Marine Energy has made it to the shortlist of 25 sustainability start-ups running for the prize of €500,000 as part of the annual competition organized by the Dutch Postcode Lottery.
The build phase of the EU-backed Tidal Turbine Power Take-off Accelerator (TiPA) project has been completed, with the integral bit of the scheme – power take off (PTO) subsystem – now under tests at RWTH Aachen University.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has provided a series of metocean data sets to be used in a new Scottish open innovation competition for the marine environment’s and wider benefits.
The second iteration of the European Commission-funded European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean 2) is looking to create a team that will guide the initiative forward in the next three years.
United Kingdom’s technology innovation and research center Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is looking to expand its team with several new job openings.
Irish start-up Exceedence has opened the equity crowdfunding campaign to the public after securing almost 60% of the targeted amount for the roll-out of a cloud-based financial modelling software for renewable energy projects.
The proponents of a tidal energy project on the River Mersey in Liverpool are looking to hire a Project Director to help move the scheme forward.
