The first call for applications of the €2.5-million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project ended in September with a successful outcome for nine companies. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme, e
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Portugal’s marine renewable energy firm WavEC Offshore Renewables is teaming up with the Norwegian Embassy and Innovation Norway to host an international seminar on December 04 and 05, at Museu do Oriente in Lisbon. The ‘Marine Renewable Energy and Offshore Aquaculture’ seminar will involve major in
Sweedish energy company Vattenfall is building its first floating solar farm in the Netherlands. The construction of a 1.2 megawatt project should start in late December. One solution is to construct floating solar farms, for example on ponds and pools that form as the result of sand and gravel extr
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The EU has approved a project that should optimize the anchoring and mooring of floating solar plants and adapt the anchoring to ocean environment as well. The aim is to significantly reduce the cost of anchoring floating solar parks. RISE is part of a consortium of Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese p
UN-recognized initiative Small Island Developing States (SIDS DOCK) and Naval Energies recently signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development of marine renewable energy. The agreement will see SIDS DOCK and Naval Energies collaborate to foster the development of OTEC deep-sea conve
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As Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2019 is ready to kick off, this year, the Marine Energy industry has bigger presence than ever with a large Marine Energy Pavilion, hosted by Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and Navingo. At the pavilion we showcase the potential of marine energy, a
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have underscored their commitment to strengthen cooperation aimed at advancing
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Eco Wave Power (EWP) has applied for a new international patent (PCT) and a new Israeli patent for an integrated wave and solar system and started the initial testing for the combined solution. The idea for the combined solution was conceived from interest of several of EWP’s potential clients in ha
