A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) aims to assist countries in their transition to renewable energy-based power systems. ‘The Age of Renewable Power’ identifies 20 measures that can be taken to support the development of national roadmaps to integrate variable renewa
A 16-foot long radar piece of a new VTS (vessel traffic system) was transferred by helicopter from EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site to the Black Craig, Orkney. The Black Craig, which the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) uses as an environmental observation point for its wave test site, stands a
Energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy by endorsing an 11-point programme, including the adoption of a renewable energy toolkit. According to IRENA, the renewable energy toolkit provides options for G20 countries
Victor Osu, a PhD student from Robert Gordon University (RGU), is working with Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria to investigate the best way to establish a viable offshore renewable energy industry in the country. Osu has focused his research on how best to foster the transition to offshore renewa
TNEI Services, a UK-based energy and environmental consultancy, has completed a series of studies on behalf of ORE Catapult regarding marine energy electrical architectures. Three reports have been produced that take a detailed look at marine energy converter components and how these place constrain
Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) for Ocean Energy, a UK-wide collaborative programme of environmental research, has launched its website in support for offshore wind and marine energy projects. ORJIP Ocean Energy programme aims to reduce consenting risks for wave, tidal stream an
The Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology (FAST) platform, based on OceanWorks International’s preliminary design provided to FORCE, is now undergoing final testing and sea trials. OceanWorks’ design for the Platform Gravity Base, which has seen some modifications by the Fundy Ocean Research Center for E
Offshore wind farms which are to be built in waters around the UK could pose a greater threat to protected populations of gannets than previously thought, research led by the University of Leeds says. It was previously thought that gannets, which breed in the UK between April and September each year
A Marine Scotland Science study investigating the coastal movement of Scottish salmon deployed a number of satellite tags on fish in 2013 to 2014. This work was aimed at determining the potential for marine renewable energy to affect migrating salmon. The satellite tags detach from the salmon at a p
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a Dutch-based tidal turbines producer, and Huisman, the designer of the turbine’s suspension structure, have completed the installation of an array consisting of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands. According to Tocardo, the tidal powe
Vision, innovation and investment into a new, better integrated energy system will help Scotland meet carbon targets, create jobs and secure an international leadership position, says new report from the Carbon Trust. The report outlines a vision for Scotland to harness its abundant natural resource
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide for Offshore Renewables. The guide highlights the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) information required to support all phases of an offshore renewable energy project, thro
Roads and Maritime Services, a New South Wales (NSW) state government agency, is inviting prospective tenderers who have demonstrated the ability to remove the Oceanlinx wave generator to submit a tender for its demolition, removal and disposal. Roads and Maritime is the owner of the bed of Port Kem
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) expects periods of marine activity at the Bay of Fundy to continue until mid-October. The activities involve barge anchoring, cable recovery, and test mooring trials, at locations including the Parrsboro wharf, West Bay, and the FORCE site in the Mi
