The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly fund marine energy research projects in Nova Scotia.
MAKO Tidal Turbines and Kleinhardt have signed a cooperation agreement with Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) to assess the potential of Buka Passage for tidal energy generation.
ZephIR Lidar has released details of a new meteorological standard which shows that offshore substations on operational wind farms can now be delivered with a ZephIR 300M wind lidar as part of a Meteorological Monitoring Module, eliminating the need for a traditional meteorological mast.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed ITRE committee’s endorsement of a 35% renewable energy target for 2030 stating it can bring the EU back on track to global leadership in renewable energy sector.
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) review panel has given a recommended approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Ørsted’s four offshore wind sites off Changhua.
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has teamed up with Gwynedd Council to maintain the nature reserves in North Wales.
US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the second funding opportunity announcement for small businesses through its innovation research and technology transfer programs.
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annex IV project has organized a webinar to discuss three tools that can be employed for addressing environmental impact assessment (EIA) concerns around marine renewable energy deployments.
Crown Estate Scotland, the manager of land and marine assets on behalf of Scottish government, is looking to hire a Chief Executive Officer.
France will launch preliminary studies on the development of floating wind farms off Brittany and in the Mediterranean, as well as preliminary technical studies and a public debate on the proposed wind farm off Oléron in 2018, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said.
University of Algarve’s Marine Offshore Renewable Energy (MORE) team has finished data capturing with Evopod E1 tidal unit conducted in Portugal as part of the SCORE project.
The Welsh government is looking to commission a contractor to conduct tidal and wave research work in support of the Welsh National Marine Plan.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has assessed Fistuca’s BLUE Hammer technology showing that it has the potential to produce “far less” underwater noise during the installation of offshore wind foundations compared to hydraulic hammers.
The government of Canada has put in motion a C$155 million ($121 million) program that will fund clean technology projects in the area of energy and other sectors to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
