The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), invests in cutting-edge research, development, and demonstration activities focused on sustainable transportation, renewable power, and energy efficiency. Through EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Of
New marine services firm Seabed & Offshore Solutions (Seabed Solutions) has joined industry trade body Subsea UK. Launched in January 2019, Seabed Solutions is led by managing director Martin Sisley, a former board member of Subsea UK. He previously held senior positions at James Fisher Marine Servi
Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital organization Innovacorp has recently appointed two new members to its board of directors. The new appointments are Nicole LeBlanc, a native of St. George, New Brunswick, and Eleanor Beaton of Windsor. LeBlanc is a dynamic member of Canada’s startup community
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) is getting ready for the first installment of semiannual stakeholder webinars. The webinar will be presented by WPTO director Alejandro Moreno and staff on Thursday, February 7 at 3:00 PM ET. Additionally, Moreno will be jo
Ocean Power Technologies and Saab Seaeye have signed a non-exclusive agreement to pursue mutual opportunities through joint system solution development and marketing. The agreement anticipates a preliminary focus on autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) c
Marine energy and technology innovation specialist Quoceant has welcomed Leah Barker Ewart to its team as a senior structural engineer. She joins Quoceant having recently completed her doctorate into the application of advanced concrete to the marine energy sector at the Industrial Doctorate Centre
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Are you an early-stage marine energy technology company? And are you also looking for guidance and assistance in advancing your technology’s future? Then send your application in for the Marine Energy Alliance. The deadline for entry is Friday 15 February. The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking applicants for its 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program. Otherwise known as Energy Execs, the program provides non-technical business, governmental, and community leaders throughout the country an opportunity
Rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could provide long-term storage locations for renewable energy production, new research by the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde suggests. An advanced technique could be used to trap compressed air in porous rock formations found in the North Sea using el
Ireland’s ocean energy test facility, Lir, was officially opened by Simon Coveney, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The facilities at Lir include four wave tanks, which can replicate real ocean conditions and enable testing of various marine innovations, technologies and structur
The new Interreg NWE project Ocean DEMO, created to provide funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments, has been officially launched on Monday. Ocean DEMO specifically targets multi-machine ocean energy installations. Ocean DEMO
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly has selected Francesco La Camera to be the next Director-General of IRENA. The appointment took place during the 9th Assembly of IRENA, the ultimate decision-making body of the agency. La Camera will take office on 4 April 2019, succeeding Adnan
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