MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from May 28 – June 3, 2018.
Tidal energy project, led by Chinese developer LHD, has generated over 800 MWh of cumulative power since summer 2016 – claiming a ‘world record’ with one full year of continuous power export to the Chinese grid.
The proposal to build a £1.3 billion energy generating tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay is reportedly set to be rejected by the UK government in an announcement rumored to be made next week. The decision to reject the proposal has already been made, according to a source cited by Financial Times. The min
Carnegie Clean Energy has started the geophysical survey activities off Western Australia at a project site planned for the company’s CETO 6 wave energy device debut.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has completed the assembly and commissioning of its PowerBuoy – a grid simulator designed to operate alongside the quarter-scale prototype WaveSub wave energy converter.
The developer of CCell wave energy converter – Zyba – is looking to hire an engineer to work within the company’s London-based technical team.
ITPEnergised has combined its business with Glasgow-based specialist electrical engineering consultancy for the renewable and low carbon energy industries Xero Energy.
A consortium led by Italian company UmbraGroup has secured €3.8 million in EU research funding to develop an advanced power take-off system for wave energy applications.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have signed a five-year collaborative agreement to advance research on marine renewable energy, underwater technology and hydropower generation.
Launched by the Brittany region – Bretagne Ocean Power (BOP) has been established to coordinate the action of all Breton stakeholders engaged in marine renewable energy sector.
Forty marine energy technology developers in northwest Europe are set to benefit from a newly approved EU project – Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) – that will offer integrated support services for the companies.
Rural development agency Cadwyn Clwyd has published a tender for a scoping study on battery storage suitability for the YnNi Llŷn and Nova Innovation tidal energy project planned for deployment off Wales.
Swedish developer Minesto has welcomed Welsh Minister Ken Skates who received an update on the company’s tidal energy operations in Wales.
A national organization whose name speaks for itself – Marine Renewables Canada – is seeking an Executive Director to lead strategic development of marine, river current, and offshore wind energy sectors.
