
Irish developer of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has delivered its optimised 12kW hydrokinetic device to Strangford Lough, where it will be deployed in combination with energy storage unit.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened a tender for the lifespan study of OpenHydro’s test platform which stands in fast-flowing tidal streams of the Fall of Warness site.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy is preparing to start with the assembly and testing phase of its novel variable pitch system for tidal energy turbines, developed as part of a collaborative EU-backed project.

An industry award established by Ocean Energy Europe – Vi Maris – has been bestowed to Jochen Weilepp of the University of Applied Sciences Biberach for his efforts to advance the development of ocean energy sector.

Backed by the Government of the Netherlands, nine Dutch research institutes and test facilities have joined forces to accelerate the research into offshore renewable energy.

Two tidal energy projects, led by major companies Nova Innovation and Magallanes Tidal Energy, have been selected to receive a share of £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK.

The €20 million EuropeWave scheme has selected seven wave energy projects for support to further develop their device concepts in the first half of 2022.

Europe could benefit from the €140 billion economic opportunity and 1.2 million new jobs by 2050 if it takes the lead in the global ocean energy market, a newly launched report states.

The Basque Energy Cluster and Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) have teamed up to deliver a joint event on ocean energy in 2022, expected to act as a catalyst for accelerated development of the sector.

The integration of Tocardo’s T1 tidal energy turbines on QED Naval’s Subhub platform has started last week, ahead of the planned deployment in Yarmouth, off the Isle of Wight.

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to six offshore renewable energy developers to test their ocean energy products at Europe’s world-leading test centres.

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance has identified a pipeline of over 750 projects that European industry is undertaking to roll out the hydrogen economy on a large scale in Europe.

Swedish-Israeli wave energy company Eco Wave Power has posted a larger net loss for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the same period a year earlier.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), a world-leading test facility for marine energy, has scooped the ‘Champion of Renewables’ award at this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards.