Offshore solar energy systems are an emerging application in which photovoltaic (PV) systems are installed directly over bodies of water. Floating solar photovoltaic is a subset of that technology in which PV panels are mounted on buoyant substructures. PV panel technology is similar to traditional
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been selected by POM West Flanders to aid the development of the ‘Blue Accelerator’ test platform into an international hub for blue growth. Blue Accelerator is a maritime innovation and development platform, located approximately 500 meters from the eastern
Italian energy giant Eni has announced a major overhaul of its business as it steps up efforts toward energy transition. The company will create two business units with one focused on oil and gas called “Natural Resources” and the second new unit which will focus mainly on renewable energy named “En
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has opened its 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This call will focus on supporting technology developers with high readiness le
Oneka Technologies has partnered with REDE (Renewable Energy Development Enterprise) which is developing projects in Chile and bringing renewable energy solutions. The Canadian firm specifically designs autonomous desalination buoys that use wave energy to produce drinking water. Chile is a country
Eco Wave Power has reported a wider net loss for the first quarter of 2020 with no revenues and increased costs. The wave energy technology firm booked a loss of SEK 4.4 million (USD 466,000/EUR 419,000), increasing from SEK 1.7 million a year earlier. Operating costs almost doubled to SEK 1 million
Orkney marine specialist Leask Marine is looking for tidal turbines or licences for its mobile marine floating platform the “MARINUS”. The Marinus is the very first Orkney-built tidal platform. It is part of Instream’s technology diversification into the marine environment. The Canadian firm picked
Miami-based OceanBased is working on what could be one of the largest renewable energy projects in the world. In collaboration with the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), OceanBased has demonstrated that clean, renewable perpetual energy
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program is now accepting applications for testing and expertise support. Announced by the US DOE last year, TEAMER’s mission is to accelerate the viability of marine renewables. It provides access facilities and expertise to solve
ETIP Ocean will publish a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on 19 June this year. The SRIA identifies six challenge areas, defined as R&I fields worth investing during the next period of five years. Each area includes several priorities assessed according to the opportunity for the
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a performance test engineer. The position aims to deliver EMEC’s services into collaborative R&D projects, focussed on marine energy device testing and performance assessment. The engineer should have well-developed critical, numerical and anal
Three tidal developers, Orbital Marine Power, SABELLA and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), have joined forces as a Tidal Alliance at OEE2020. The Tidal Alliance is the result of industry players believing in the potential of the sector to be both a climate-friendly solution and an economic opportuni
SmartBay Ireland is collaborating on the RESOURCECODE project with an international consortium of businesses and Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) test sites. The project is led by the European Marine Energy Centre and aims to create an integrated marine data toolbox that will enable developers of ocean
Marine Power Systems is seeking a design engineer to join its team and help achieve the company’s vision of clean, affordable, reliable renewable marine energy. The candidate should have expertise in the assembly as well as maintenance of very large, complex systems within CAD. The design engineer w
