In collaboration with strong international players, the Norwegian wave energy developer Waveco has advanced the development of the full-scale Subwave wave energy prototype which could be ready for deployment by the end of the year.
Edinburgh-based start-up Mocean Energy has made great progress on the construction of its Blue X wave energy device which is nearing completion ahead of spring deployment in Orkney waters.
German marine energy start-up SINN Power has deployed its Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) – designed to produce renewable energy by combining wind, wave and PV – in a demonstration project offshore Greece.
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) is looking to grow its team with the addition of a new Business & Innovation Advisor.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the United States has issued the first marine renewable energy research lease in federal waters off the west coast for a wave energy project.
Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy has been granted patent protection in the United States for the ‘bluff body’ accelerator – part of the company’s hydrokinetic technology concept.
The Marine Energy Test Area (META) has strengthened its team with the appointment of Saul Young as a new operations manager.
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed to a framework for coordination in regulating renewable energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) clarifi
PacWave and the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) have released a Request for Information (RFI) focused on understanding the testing needs of future PacWave clients and marine energy stakeholders.
Ocean Sun and Fred. Olsen Renewables, together with project partners, have been awarded Horizon 2020 funding to test a full-scale floating solar power unit in the Atlantic Ocean.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to contract a marine energy technology developer to act as an external advisor to the Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance (OESA).
The Wave and Energy Project (WEP+), a multinational research project into biofouling on offshore renewable energy platforms, has made progress on developing anti-fouling strategies set to boost the performance of marine energy technologies.
The University of Strathclyde, in conjunction with National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) and Subsea UK, have announced a new foundation-level course for the offshore renewable energy sector. Specifically, the course provides a balance of applied engineering and business, targeting technical and
Energy sector service provider Global Energy Group has appointed former Simec Atlantis head Tim Cornelius to the role of group chief executive. Cornelius will be responsible for group financial performance, group strategy as well as transition management from a hydrocarbon to a low-carbon business f
