Tocardo Tidal Power plans to retrieve its Temporary Foundation System (TFS) floating tidal platform equipped with T2 tidal turbine from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
The International Public Policy Institute at the University of Strathclyde will host a launch event for the new report which examines the effectiveness of support for UK wave energy innovation since 2000.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has named Clare Pillman as its new Chief Executive Officer. Currently Director for Culture, Tourism and Sport at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport in Westminster, Clare will take up the post in late February 2018, NRW said. Pillman will take over from E
Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) has opened a call for tenants for companies, researchers and individuals interested in advancing ocean-related work at the facilities in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Swansea Council leaders have met with UK’s Secretary for Energy to urge the government to give green light for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project before Christmas.
The European Commission plans to spend €2.2 billion on clean energy projects during 2018-2020 period through its EU research and innovation funding program Horizon 2020.
Sandia National Laboratories’ engineering team has designed, modeled and tested a control system that doubles the amount of power a wave energy converter can absorb from ocean waves.
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has informed that its Penguin wave energy device survived several major storm waves of up to 13 meters during the ongoing trials taking place off Scotland.
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has launched a tender for the management of its marine energy test sites in the Netherlands.
Francisco García Lorenzo, president of APPA Marina, part of Spanish industry group for renewable energy Asociación de Empresas de Energías Renovables (APPA), has joined the board of Ocean Energy Europe.
Seabased is reportedly discontinuing further deployments at its Sotenäs wave energy park off Sweden as it plans to continue with wave energy research in the area.
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from October 23 – 29, 2017. FORESEA picks six offshore renewable energy winners The FORESEA program has approved six offshore renewable energy technology projects for support in its third call for applications. The tech
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Wales has called for the UK Government to address the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon in the budget and to end the uncertainty hanging over the project. Janet Jones, FSB Wales Policy Chair, said: “With the Autumn Budget coming up next month, it is critical that the
EU Horizon 2020-launched ‘Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal’ (EnFAIT) project carries out a demonstration of a grid-connected tidal energy array with the aim to provide a step change in the lifetime cost of energy for tidal power. The project involves a consortium of nine leading industrial, academic
