
The Morlais tidal stream energy project has taken a significant step forward following approval of its outline business case by the North Wales Economic Ambition Board.

SIDS DOCK has signed an agreement with Global OTEC Resources to collaborate on developing and deploying floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology in small island states.

Dutch developer of offshore floating solar technology Oceans of Energy has reached a milestone with its offshore floating solar demonstrator which survived all storms encountered in the North Sea in the past 18 months.

The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 14 marine energy projects to receive testing and technical support as part of its third call for applications.

A new method to install offshore wind turbines is said to cut installation time by 89 per cent, minimise noise pollution and vibrations, and significantly lower the installation costs.

Antwerp-based maritime group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Facilities & Craft (TFC) have completed the construction of the “world’s first” hydrogen-fuelled small passenger ferry.

UK’s Impact Subsea has launched what is said to be the world’s most compact 6,000 meters depth-rated imaging sonar. The new addition to the ISS360 range of sonars provides a full 360° field of vision, 80 meters range capability and high-resolution imagery using CHIRP-based signaling, Impact Subsea s

Spain has unveiled plans to develop up to 60MW of marine energy and up to 3GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2030 in a roadmap released by the country’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Welsh marine energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched the procurement process for engineering design works related to its wave energy converter and floating offshore energy platform demonstrators.

Canadian company Oneka Technologies has closed a Ca$5.5 million ($4.4 million) financing round, bringing in Innovacorp, Baruch Future Ventures and MANN+HUMMEL as its latest partners.

Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.

U.S.-based marine energy company Resolute Marine has been awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation’s (SIF) Efficient Solution label for its Wave2O wave-powered desalination technology.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has teamed up with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and RWE Renewables to test several floating photovoltaic (PV) systems with different structure designs on open waters.

Sustainable Marine’s new turbine rotors have proven they can survive for two decades in the field, following rigorous tests at marine energy centre of the National University of Ireland.