Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2017 on Tuesday hosted ‘The rise of renewables session’ that offered a quick-scan of various renewable energy technologies currently under development and the markets set for their commercial implementation. The latest medium-term report by the Internat
The offshore energy industry is constantly moving forward. Despite challenging times in the industry, there are impressive achievements that require celebration. During the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, held on Monday, 22 October 2017, for the sec
PHI Group has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to broaden the scope of cooperation with AQuarius Power and provide land-based renewable wave energy to Europe. PHI and AQuarius will form a joint venture company which will have the exclusive right to sublicense, sell, build, own and/or o
Germany-based REAC Energy GmbH has completed testing of its patent-pending tidal energy device StreamCube in Orkney. The company contracted Leask Marine to provide offshore support for the tow testing of the StreamCube, with Leask Marine fabricating a bespoke testing frame for the trials that was fi
Tocardo has welcomed a Japanese delegation of the city of Kobe to its tidal power plant in the Dutch Delta Works on Monday. According to Tocardo’s social media, the visit was organised by Holland Innovation, Embassy of the Netherlands in Japan. “The Kobe city is interested in OTEC (ocean thermal ene
National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has identified potential enablers which will assist subsea supply chain companies to break into the wave and tidal energy sectors.
Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, will be represented at the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Nantes, France later this month. Members of the team form part of a delegation from Marine Hub Cornwall. Matt Hodson, Marine H
Naval Energies has appointed Laurent Schneider-Maunoury as a new president. Laurent Schneider-Maunoury, who will replace Thierry Kalanquin, is a graduate of Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. His mission is to accelerate the development and sustain the growth of Naval Energies
THA Aquatic has been hired by Tidal Lagoon Power to assess the application of acoustic telemetry for monitoring fish in the Severn Estuary and surrounding rivers. Tidal lagoon Cardiff seeks to harness the power from the rising and falling tides in the Severn Estuary. The lagoon will have a c. 3,000
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from October 1 until October 8, 2017. Wales sets 70% clean energy target Welsh government has set a target for Wales to generate 70% of its electricity consumption from renewable energy by 2030. The clean energy ambitio
French tidal energy developer Sabella is making progress on the optimization of its D10 tidal turbine ahead of the upcoming three-year deployment in the Fromveur Passage, off the French island of Ushant.
Indonesia-based ocean energy independent power producer SBS Energi Kelautan (SBSEK) has reached the final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of the Nautilus project that will use tidal turbines supplied by Atlantis Resources.
The government of Nova Scotia has introduced amendments to the Marine Renewable-energy Act that allow the province to grant demonstration permits for tidal energy projects of up to 5MW anywhere in the Bay of Fundy.
Carnegie Clean Energy has secured Au$15.75 million ($12.2 million) from the Western Australian government to deliver the Albany Wave Energy Project.
