
Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean has reached the finals of the $1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize organized by the Blue Climate Initiative (BCI).

Dutch tidal energy company Tocardo has sent off three of its T-1 tidal turbines towards Pembroke Dock where they will be installed on QED Naval’s Subhub community-scale platform.

Inyanga Maritime is developing a new dynamically-positioned (DP2) multi-purpose vessel (MPV) Inyanga Entsha that will be used to install HydroWing technology combined with Tocardo’s tidal turbines.

Several European companies have collaborated to set up the measurement system and data analytics platform on SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar unit in the Netherlands.

During the COP26 conference, nations are expected to speak out their ambition towards mitigating climate change. These pledges will have an effect on the offshore energy and maritime industry.

Five Portuguese institutions – CEiiA, +ATLANTIC CoLAB, Fórum Oceano, INESC TEC, and WavEC – have have come together under the name of OceanACT to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.

A consortium of academic institutions, including the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Stony Brook University, Lehigh University and Coastal Studies Institute, has formed a new research and development centre focused on ongoing needs for sustainable renewable ocean energy.

Industry body Scottish Renewables has issued a publication outlining steps that the Scottish Government should take to reach the energy transition.

Engineering consultancy for offshore renewable energy Yavin Four Consultants (Y4) has set out on a recruitment spree seeking fresh talent in Portugal, Italy and Ireland.

EDP Renewables (EDPR) has become a major shareholder in Singapore-based solar energy company Sunseap, having acquired the stake of 87.4% to reinforce its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero.

Eco Wave Power has visited the Port of Casablanca and Port of Mohammedia in Morocco to discuss the implementation of its wave energy technology in the National Port Agency (NPA).

Scottish marine energy company QED Naval has launched invitation to tenders to fast-track the commercialisation and scale-up of its next generation Subhub tidal energy platform.

As part of our OEEC 2021 interviews segment, Britta Schaffmeister, CEO of Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), talks about the need for innovative clean energy solutions to successfully fight the climate change, and how marine energy is ready to step up to the challenge.