The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions has awarded funding for a research project that will seek to optimise non-toxic coatings for control of biofouling and corrosion on marine energy devices and facilities.
UK-based renewable energy technology company WITT has secured a £350,000 contract with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop energy harvesting technology for the subsea environment.
With the support of several European Union-funded research projects, the French wave energy start-up Seaturns has made significant advancements in the development of its wave energy technology, brining it only one step short of demonstration in real sea environment.
U.S.-based marine energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has increased its exposure to potential institutional investors with the listing on London Stock Exchange-owned FTSE Russell Microcap Index.
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has started collecting wave data offshore Porto for its planned wave energy project in the northwest region of Portugal.
Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions have signed an agreement for a strategic partnership that will see MAN’s PBST brand distribute mtu turbochargers.
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Ventures (GEV) of Australia to cooperate on the inclusion of Wärtsilä propulsion systems in GEV’s compressed hydrogen (C-H2) ships. The cooperation aims at advancing GEV’s Approval in Principle (AiP) appl
Independent company for development, simulation and testing AVL has conducted an initial training session with project partners for the instrument that will help develop the VALID wave energy hybrid testing platform.
Norwegian engineering and equipment development company TECO 2030 ASA has raised NOK 20 million ($2.3 million) through a private placement of 3.2 million of new shares. The shares were issued at a price of NOK 6.164 per share to three new investors. “We intend to use the net proceeds from the privat
The team behind Wales’ national marine energy test facility, META, has welcomed the first deployment of a new open-source tool to measure high quality turbulence data in its pre-consented test site in Milford Haven.
Le Havre Normandy University is carrying out a study at the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal test site which could contribute to the improvement of the quality of tidal turbine blades as part of the EU-backed cross-border Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project (TIGER).
Swedish company Waves4Power has formed a strategic alliance with U.S.-based clean charging technology developer EnergyTwo to harness solar, wave power and energy storage to meet the increased demand for electrification and on-site charging for clean electric machines.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are exploring ways to significantly advance the wave energy sector by developing concepts in which many small energy converters can be aggregated to create a single structure.
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG-fuelled escort tugs being built for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture between the Haisla Nation and Seaspan Marine Transportation. The two vessels will each be powered by Wärtsilä 34DF du
