Solar power producer Generale du Solaire and French floating solar company Ciel & Terre EMEA have commissioned a 20 MWp floating solar plant in Leutenheim, France, which the company described as the first of this scale in the region. Built on a former gravel pit, the installation was completed in fo
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has inaugurated the first U.S. onshore wave energy pilot station at the Port of Los Angeles, marking the operational debut of its technology in the country. According to Eco Wave Power, seven blue steel floats, installed at AltaSea’s ocean institute on a section
Spain-based engineering consultancy BlueNewables has obtained the Administrative Authorizations for Public Domain Occupation from the Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV) for its PV-bos Valencia floating solar project, co-financed by IDAE under the RENMARINAS program. “Another major milestone for B
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has kicked off work on a SEK 25 million (€2,2 million) microgrid project in the Faroe Islands, awarded by the Swedish Energy Agency. The company, together with partners Sev, Capture Energy, and IVL, has completed a 1.5-day planning and project set-up workshop a
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has been named the key technology partner in the COIN (Control-Oriented Innovations for future wave energy farms) project, funded under the Horizon Europe Program with a total budget of €4 million. The four-year initiative, coordinated by Techni
Following strategic backing as part of its Series B funding round, as well as a grant from the European Union (EU), Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean is on the lookout for a chief financial officer (CFO). Since its start in 2012, CorPower has raised around €115 million in funding in an ef
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost marine and coastal research, innovation, and technology development across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. According to HIE, the deal, signed at th
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a tender from PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, to develop an 86 MWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Pandan Reservoir. The scheme is said to represent Sembcorp’s third floating solar project in
Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) who will take over the role as of October. According to Minesto, Alexander Jancke has a strong background in finance with experience spanning nearly ten years as a certified auditor and financial adviser at KPMG
A new project has been launched in Wales to explore combining floating wind turbines, equipped with electrolyzers that produce green hydrogen, and wave energy devices to drive wave energy deployment off the coast of Pembrokeshire and lower its cost by sharing infrastructure. The Milford Haven: Hydro
U.S.-based solar developer Noria Energy has begun construction of a tracker for a 50 kW floating solar pilot project at Fairmount Reservoir in Golden, Colorado. The Aurea Solar project, developed for the Consolidated Mutual Water Company (CMWC), will power onsite pumps that regulate the water supply
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has completed operational testing and lowered its floaters into the water for the first time at its U.S. pilot station at the Port of Los Angeles. The milestone marks the company’s entry into the operational phase of its U.S. activities. According to Eco Wave Pow
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has approved 18 projects through its 16th request for technical support (RFTS), representing over $2.7 million in funding. The Technical Support Recipients (TSRs) will receive assistance across numerical modeling, labo
Aberdeen-based ZOEX Power has deployed its wave energy technology for testing in the Black Sea, Türkiye, with initial results showing higher generation than anticipated. According to the company, the system has already produced several hundred kWh, which were used to power electric heaters at its qu
