The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to ten offshore renewable energy developers under its 2nd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialisation and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access t
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has launched a $22 million funding opportunity to leverage the expertise and intellectual capital of non-federal research institutions by supporting foundational research and development and expanded testing capacity to adv
EU-funded Atlantic Action Plan (AAP) has launched the call of applications to select the 2020 Atlantic Project Awards. The Atlantic Project Awards will showcase and promote the individual winners while at the same time highlight the incorporation and scaling up of best practices at regional and nati
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are working with industry, tribal, government, and national laboratory partners to more effectively harness Alaska’s marine energy resources. NREL-led assessments are helping the remote tribal village of Igiugig identify self-sustaining microgr
ETIP Ocean and DTOceanPlus have rescheduled the webinar aimed to describe the general concepts of the ocean energy systems Structured Innovation Design Tool, its practical implementation, and future work. The webinar, rescheduled due to technical problems last week, will now take place on 6 April, a
The energy transition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A large part of the energy transition takes place at sea and sustainable innovations reshape the maritime sector. Our communities, the offshore, maritime and energy industry, are front runners in this change. Navingo believes that
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney recently became a supporting member of the Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG). UNSW’s involvement in this initiative was led by Dr François Flocard, Principal Engineer at the Water Research Laboratory of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineer
Due to the impacts and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) has been postponed to 2021. The event was scheduled to take place on May 19-21, 2020 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. Every two years, ICOE gathers international stakeholders, exp
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The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project 2nd call for applications for ocean energy demonstration will close on the 30th of April 2020. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the test plan requires a starting date on Q1 & Q2 2020. This project is funded by Interr
Through its Interreg 2 Seas Programme, Europe has awarded €5.9 million to the ENCORE project: Energising Coastal Regions with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). The goal of the project is to advance the rapidly emerging ORE sector. With the ambition to become a global industry leader, the 2 Seas ORE s
WavEC Offshore Renewables has temporarily closed its office given the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. Following the official recommendations and the World Health Organization, WavEC has implemented a plan of measures and best practices, which includes remote work for employees. “We believe that
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