Marking its 200th anniversary, and in support of UK government’s Year of Engineering – The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has added the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to the list of the 200 inspirational and world-changing projects across the globe.
The e-Drive project team has launched the Edinburgh Wave Systems Simulation Toolbox primarily designed for the simulation of wave energy converters.
Specialist marine project management division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) – Mojo Maritime – has repaired a broken connection at SEM-REV test site making it ready to export clean power to the French grid.
Swansea-based wave energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has recently relocated its WaveSub prototype to the site where it will be put through its paces shortly. WaveSub’s ‘smooth sail’ to FaBTest – located off the coast of Cornwall – has been captured in a newly released video.
Spanish Grupo JIS has acquired a stake in wave energy developer Arrecife Energy Systems under an agreement that will result in the build-out of the latter’s first wave energy prototype.
Australian-based Carnegie Clean Energy has revealed the plan to sell its solar and battery storage business Energy Made Clean (EMC) to ASX-listed Tag Pacific – an investment house with a focus on niche areas of the power industry – for a 32% stake in the buyer.
Oregon State University has purchased a five-acre parcel along the central Oregon coast that will be the shore-based facility for converting wave energy captured from a test site to be located about seven miles offshore into utility-grid accessible power.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed the findings of the European Commission’s ocean energy market study which strongly advised acting ‘towards the implementation of revenue support mechanisms, as much as possible consistent across EU Member States’ to create certainty for the sector.
Former Head of Turbine Development at Tidal Lagoon Power – Michael Case – has joined civil engineering organization, HR Wallingford, as Business Development Manager for the power sector.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has begun with the commissioning of its first tidal energy project in commercial scale in North West Wales.
UK wave technology development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has installed its quarter-scale WaveSub prototype at FaBTest marine test center, located off the coast of Cornwall.
German wave energy company SINN Power has installed and commissioned two of its ‘improved’ wave energy converter modules on the largest Greek island of Crete.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 25 until July 1, 2018.
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