The UK Government is set to award a new £4.6 million support package for the UK’s islands, £3 million of which will be awarded to the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) over two years. The funding boost will support EMEC’s growth plans, further helping the center deliver the UK’s net
Minesto’s 1.2 MW Dragon 12 tidal powerplant has delivered as expected in its first three months of operations and the data being generated underlines the commercial readiness of Dragon Class systems, the Swedish company reported. The 1.2 MW powerplant was installed and commissioned at the site in Ve
James Fisher and Sons has secured what it says is its first tidal energy project as part of which it will manage high-voltage equipment and cables at Menter Môn’s Morlais tidal energy substations in the UK. James Fisher and Sons will manage, repair and maintain high-voltage equipment and cables at t
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has announced that EU funding and domestic revenue support are expected to facilitate the deployment of 137 MW of tidal and wave energy projects over the next five years, following the OEE’s report of the latest statistics about the ocean energy sector.
Business owners from north Wales have gathered at an event, at the Morlais Substation, Holyhead, to promote services to developers of tidal energy devices.
Stork’s asset management consultants have been picked by World Class Maintenance (WCM) to perform de-risking and performance improvement activities for five offshore renewable energy innovations within the Offshore For Sure (O4S) project.
Danish company Wavepiston has launched a crowdfunding campaign with the ambition of raising up to €1.5 million that will be used for its wave energy technology. The €1.5 million expected to be raised in 2024 will be instrumental in further demonstrating and commercializing the wave energy technology
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has reported a total operating income of approximately SEK 6.8 million (around €582,255) for Q1 2024, a quarter the company said has laid the foundation for the path toward the buildout of commercial arrays. The total operating income saw a decline from SEK 12.
Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy converter and Verlume’s Halo underwater battery storage system have returned to shore after over 12 months of testing at sea off Orkney as part of the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project that combines wave energy with subsea storage to power subsea equipment.
“Andrew has led ORE Catapult from its very beginnings, building it into a world-leading research and innovation organisation, respected and admired globally and delivering huge impact,” said ORE Catapult Chair, Ronnie Bonnar.
CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carnegie Clean Energy, has achieved a milestone as part of the ACHIEVE project, coming one step closer to deploying its CETO wave energy converter in the Basque Country, Spain. CWEI passed the EuropeWave Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) mil
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has teamed up with Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power, to collaborate on what is the first wave energy project in the U.S. for both companies.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has allocated just under €500,000 in funding for a project that aims to generate test data on novel composite materials used in tidal turbine blades. The consortium behind the Detailed Material Performance Characterisation and Data Generation for Ti
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power is set to carry out a feasibility study to identify the top locations for commercial onshore wave energy stations across the U.S. coastline. Eco Wave Power announced it was selected by a “major energy company” to conduct a comprehensive feasibilit
