The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has hosted a couple of visits during the month of March at its facilities. Dr Eleanor Frajka-Williams of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) of UK, who is currently a research scientist on the RAPID team that monitors the Atlantic Meridional ove
France Energies Marines (FEM) said that due to the evolution of the coronavirus epidemic, its third Scientific & Technical Tribune dedicated to offshore renewable energy (ORE) has been postponed. The event was supposed to takes place at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech near Paris on 20 March, with aim
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting a challenge for university students to advance marine energy. The DOE Water Power Technologies Office will host the first Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) designed to challenge interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students to
Ocean Power Technologies, Modus Seabed Intervention and Saab Seaeye are working on a new solution for carbon-free subsea autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) residency – long-term, persistent deployment without support from manned vessels. This novel system is designed for carbon-free autonomous offs
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has launched its tidal energyfassasafsafto advance research into the opportunities and challenges of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. This second round of Flexible Funding will award a total of up to £1.2 million to researchers at UK Higher Educa
SEA Wave and WESE have launched an online platform, MARENDATA, to share environmental monitoring data collected within the marine energy industry. Co-funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, both SEA Wave and WESE are undertaking environmental research campaigns to better understand the p
SmartBay Ireland is looking to recruit a finance administrator. A key aspect of the role will involve financial reporting and the maintenance of accounts and budgets. The role will incorporate the coordination of EU project financial reporting. The financial administrator will also be responsible fo
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The EU-funded DTOceanPlus project has recently produced two new deliverables that have been openly shared with the marine energy sector. The deliverables correspond to the technical manuals of the alpha version of two modules: Energy Delivery module of the deployment design tool. This module will de
Scottish firm Ecosse IP (EIP) has announced the arrival of its latest product, Mass of Water Turbine (MOWT), designed to generate energy from slow-moving water. The MOWT technology, patent-pending, is designed for use in rivers, estuaries and subsea current & tidal environments, offering an energy s
Tokio Marine has signed a purchase agreement to acquire renewable energy risks specialist GCube. GCube is one of the world’s largest underwriters of renewable energy, covering wind, solar, bio, hydro, wave and tidal projects globally. The business writes global property and liability cover for renew
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said that that Eni has extended its lease of a PB3 PowerBuoy for an additional 18 months. OPT has also been contracted for an additional scope of work to provide a power and communications solution for an entirely new application in the Adriatic Sea. Following more tha
Atlantis said that Andrew Dagley has stepped down as chief finance officer (CFO). Dagley will remain an executive director on the board of Atlantis and will lead the financing of the Uskmouth waste to energy conversion project. Stephen Hutt, who joined Atlantis as part of the acquisition of Green Hi
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has announced that the prototype for its newest product, the hybrid PowerBuoy, is in production at its New Jersey facility. The hybrid PowerBuoy will offer remote power for subsea and topside applications, reliable data communications, and a nominal 1.5-megawatt hours
