French marine energy company HydroQuest has retrieved its 1MW tidal energy turbine after two years of being submerged and operating at the Paimpol-Bréhat site in the French province of Brittany.
A new €3.9 million call for proposals has been launched under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for innovative multi-use projects combining offshore renewable energy with other activities in the blue economy space.
Marine energy has taken a prominent place in the shortlist for this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards having been featured in several prestigious categories honouring innovation, dedication and commitment to renewable energy.
TIGER project partners have carried out a bathymetry campaign of the seabed in the Gulf of Morbihan as part of preparations for the installation of Sabella’s tidal turbines.
Eco Wave Power Global has signed collaboration agreement with Lesico for the production of eight floaters for the EWP-EDF One project in Israel.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has hired two UK-based consultancies to deliver oceanographic modelling support for its Deep Green tidal energy technology.
French marine energy company HydroQuest has tested the scaled model of its new tidal turbine technology at the Institute of Marine Engineering, part of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.
In this In Focus column, we report on initiatives that reduce the ecological footprint of the offshore energy and maritime industry.
Arup Group has found that replacing steel with concrete could reduce the costs of floating wave energy converters by 20%, as part of a project funded by Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Also, a new decision-making tool dubbed Convex has been developed to help wave energy device developers assess the feas
Crown Estate Scotland has announced plans to double the size of its energy and infrastructure team as part of its commitment to help Scotland meet its 2045 net-zero targets.
Dutch wave energy company Slow Mill Sustainable Power has come closer than ever to the first real sea demonstration of its wave energy prototype, which is currently undergoing final assembly before taking on the challenge of producing clean and renewable energy off the shores of the Netherlands.
Spanish research and technological development centre Tecnalia has unveiled a new version of the HarshLab laboratory with increased features and capabilities to carry out tests and research and development activities to address the needs of offshore industries and increase their competitiveness.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has released the financial results for the first six months of 2021 showing an increase in losses for the tidal energy developer when compared to the same period a year before.
Researchers from North Carolina and Puerto Rico have deployed Waverider buoys to collect wave energy data that will help marine energy developers pinpoint best spots to source clean, renewable energy in the Atlantic Ocean.
