LOC Renewables, part of LOC Group marine international consultancy, has acquired a 70% stake in the French marine energy engineering company Innosea.
French developer GEPS Techno has launched the construction of its wave energy platform prototype that will be tested at the SEM-REV marine renewables test site, off the western coast of France.
The reverse takeover acquisition between SIMEC – a GFG Alliance company – and Atlantis Resources has been completed, resulting in the re-admittance of the company with the new name on the AIM.
German developer NEMOS has reported favorable test results for its newly developed rope construction that may be used for the company’s wave energy device.
Trade and professional body for marine renewables – RenewableUK – has published a report on the activities of the UK-based companies working in the onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries on global scale in 2017.
Swedish-based Waves4Power has appointed Emil Christiansen to the role of President and CEO of the company which is now looking for financing for the next phase of its wave power system development.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 11 – June 17, 2018.
The new tidal turbine plant in Cherbourg, France, built in only ten months and officially launched on June 14, will produce its first two turbines in a few weeks and deliver them to projects in Canada and Japan, developed by Cape Sharp Tidal and Kyuden Mirai Energy, respectively.
Ireland is exploring the possibility of a major interconnector to feed its targeted 50GW of ocean energy, planned to be achieved by 2050, directly into the European grid, according to Denis Naughten, the country’s Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
“France is well placed to be an ocean energy frontrunner at global scale. This is thanks to good natural resources. But just as importantly, it is thanks to world-class marine engineers and visionary industrial entrepreneurs,” said Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and
Naval Energies (former DCNS) and its subsidiary OpenHydro officially opened their tidal turbine plant in Cherbourg today, June 14, conveniently timing the inauguration as the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) taking place in Cherbourg marks its closing day.
Negotiators from the European Commission, Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe on June 14, setting a binding renewable energy target for the EU of 32% by 2030 with an upwards revision clause by 2023.
DesignPro Renewables and Mitsubishi Electric, which has joined the hydrokinetic technology start-up in the development of its 25kW in-river turbine, are working towards deploying the device at the SEENEOH test site in Bordeaux, France, later this summer.
SINN Power has attached two supporting structures for its wave energy converter (WEC) modules to the port wall in Heraklion on Crete, Greece, where the company will install and commission the first two of the total of five of its devices in early July.
