The industry has been evidently hitting the pause button ahead of Easter. However, it seems like one part of the world still keeps going without slowing down. The Americas took the spotlight this week in offshore energy news headlines, with Canada and the U.S. steering the wheel.
Responding to the energy crisis instigated by the war in Ukraine, the Government of Spain has outlined a set of regulations for the installation of floating solar power plants on around a hundred state-owned hydropower reservoirs.
While exploring hydrokinetic devices in rivers and tidal estuaries, the researchers from the US universities and national laboratories have used acoustic cameras to assess collision risk of fish and moving turbine blades in the water.
Danish company Resen Waves has been bestowed an international award for its wave energy-powered smart buoy and its potential for the integration with other offshore industries.
Innosea, the international engineering, design and R&D consultancy within marine renewable energy sector, has expanded its European presence to the Spanish market.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has launched a detailed plan for large-scale build-out of tidal energy arrays in the Faroe Islands that will help bring the island country closer to 100% renewable energy.
French start-up HelioRec has received an ‘ocean tribute’ award for its floating solar-powered solution for electric charging, securing a cash prize provided by the Monaco-based Prince Albert II Foundation and Messe Düsseldorf.
Sustainable Marine has delivered Canada’s first ‘grid-compliant’ floating tidal energy system, ushering in a fresh dawn for the nation’s marine renewable energy ambitions.
Elevion Group has appointed Thorsten Blanke as chief executive officer of its German-based solar power subsidiary Belectric.
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement with Port Adriano in Spain for the potential construction of a wave energy power plant of up to 2MW.
The recent floating solar auction in Portugal proved to be a major success with new records set for the lowest energy price ever, with the country awarding the lowest tariff in the world of -4.13 €/MWh.
US DOE has unveiled the winners of $1 million in cash prizes in the final stage of the Waves to Water Prize, whose aim was to develop wave energy-powered desalination solutions.
The current geopolitical crisis has been seen by many as a wake-up call and a nudge the world needed to pivot towards renewables, which are perceived as pillars of a net-zero future. In light of this, the offshore energy industry is putting the wheels into motion to step up decarbonisation as the wo
The video shows initial testing and shakedown of 16kW Waveswing wave energy device that was recently completed, as the developer AWS Ocean Energy proceeds with offshore scientific test program in Scotland.
