Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has extended a “successful and productive” collaboration with K-Water, the Korean company behind the “world’s largest” tidal power facility at Sihwa Lake. The memorandum of agreement (MoA), first signed three years ago, is supporting the Combined Authority’
Sweden’s Ocean Harvesting Technologies has appointed Cody Bradway as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing experience from the marine, offshore, and renewable energy sectors to the Gothenburg-based wave energy developer. According to Ocean Harvesting Technologies, Bradway joined the compan
The Netherlands-based Slow Mill Wave Power has deployed one of its wave energy test devices off the coast of Los Angeles, marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to expand into the U.S. market. The company said it spent the past months in California engaging with local stakeholders
The Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a 12-month initiative commissioned by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), has entered its second phase following a meeting in Cardiff. Launched in June by UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks, the MET is tasked with developing recommendations a
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the DESALIFE project a strategic initiative for the region, recognizing it as a “highly innovative and sustainable project, with strong strategic relevance and proven technical feasibility.” According to Ocean Oasis, this recognition marks a mileston
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective’s (Weco) Kaizen 2.0 wave energy prototype underwent testing in the North Sea last week, marking an important phase in the company’s ongoing development process. According to the team, preparations for the test were thorough, with favorable weather conditions, a
The EU-funded PLOTEC consortium has completed the installation of its storm-resilient ocean energy platform, Don, off the coast of Gran Canaria, marking a key step in advancing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology for continuous, clean power generation. Deployed at the Oceanic Platform
UK’s national innovation agency Innovate UK has awarded a £750,000 (approximately €861,630) grant to a Wiltshire-based company to help advance the technology readiness and performance of its ‘sea snake’ wave energy converter (WEC) and pave the way for future sea trials at the Welsh Marine Energy Tes
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has taken part in a high-level delegation visit to South Korea, a country that the company finds highly attractive due to its “extensive tidal and ocean current resources”. Minesto CEO Martin Edlund was part of a Swedish high-level delegation to South Korea aim
The Netherlands-based tidal and wave energy developer Symphony Wave Power has completed dry tests of its wave energy unit, marking a milestone in the company’s path toward offshore deployment in 2026. “What started as engineering on paper is now in motion, literally! These dry-tests mark a major mil
France’s wave energy developer Seaturns has launched phase one of full-scale trials for its wave energy conversion system at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port, marking a key step in the company’s transition from design to real-world implementation. After six months of manufacturing and assembly, the Bordeau
California-based Ocean Motion Technologies (OMT) has conducted a commercial field deployment of its small-scale wave energy technology in Puget Sound, Washington, in collaboration with the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) at Everett Community College. According to the company, the September 202
Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has stepped up its support for Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), a network of ocean energy professionals, taking on the role of Lead Partner, according to OEE. CEO of CorPower Ocean Patrik Moller will continue to represent the company on the OEE Board of Directors, wher
The third call for Transnational Access (TA) applications under the RISEnergy project is now open, seeking innovative solutions to enhance energy systems and reduce the life-cycle cost of energy technologies, thereby supporting the wider adoption of renewable energy. Researchers from both academia a
