Eco Wave Power has received the final Nationwide Permit (NWP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its wave energy pilot project at the Port of Los Angeles, marking a step toward the first U.S. onshore wave energy installation. According to Eco Wave Power, the permit, granted under NWP 52 for W
Menter Môn-managed buoy, linked to the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of north Wales, has been redeployed to monitor marine wildlife as the project gears up for operations in 2026. The unmanned Marinus LiDAR buoy, first deployed in 2023, recently underwent rigorous testing and refurbishme
Following months of data-driven insights from deployments off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is moving forward with a next-generation iteration of its hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis (HERO) wave energy converter (WEC), a wave-powered desalin
Ireland’s wave energy sector, with the potential to power the country twice over, has fallen short of its 2030 targets, according to experts from the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER). Despite Ireland’s 2030 climate targets, COER warns that without substantial, long-term support, this untapped
The Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has unveiled a search for collaborators and partners under the 2024 Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) joint call, co-funded by the European Union and Scottish Enterprise. Aimed at advancing clean energy solutions, this call in
The University of Plymouth has launched the OcEn project, a £1.7 million (approximately $2.1 million) research initiative designed to overcome barriers in offshore renewable energy (ORE) expansion and bolster the sector’s readiness for deployment of offshore wind, wave, and tidal installations. Wit
Wales has an unprecedented £46.8 billion (around $59.6 billion) investment opportunity from the renewable energy sector by 2035, according to an analysis unveiled by RenewableUK Cymru. The potential investment, primarily driven by offshore wind, ore wind, solar, and tidal power, is projected to fue
The EU-backed SafeWAVE project, short for Streamlining the Assessment of Environmental Effects of Wave Energy, will celebrate its completion on November 28, 2024. According to SafeWAVE, an online event will showcase the project’s contributions to improving consenting and licensing processes and tac
UK-based tidal energy company Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR) has met its funding target on the Crowdcube platform, securing new capital to advance its tidal energy projects worldwide. In September, PMR launched its Crowdcube campaign as part of a broader commercialization strategy for its tidal ene
Global OTEC has launched its latest solution that uses ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) for the provision of sustainable power to offshore operations, including platforms and wells. According to Global OTEC, developed under the EU-funded PLOTEC project, its new OTEC Power Module is engineered
UK gas producer Kistos Holdings has taken a stake in Spiralis Energy, a compatriot tidal power company, as part of its sustainability drive to support next-generation renewable technologies. According to Kistos Holdings, the company’s investment supports Spiralis Energy’s Axial Skelter tidal power s
Maldives’ State Electric Company (STELCO) has started a wave monitoring project to explore ocean wave energy potential in the Maldives. According to Hussain Fahmy, the Managing Director of STELCO, this project is a step toward meeting the country’s 33% renewable energy goal. The project is said to r
Non-profit alliance Washington Maritime Blue has opened applications for its 2025 Blue Ventures Programs, aimed at startups and entrepreneurs working on ocean-focused technologies. According to Washington Maritime Blue, the programs will support solutions in renewable ocean energy, maritime decarbo
The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Moored MultiModal Multibody (M4) wave energy converter (WEC) has been deployed in King George Sound, Albany. The device already started transmitting performance data as it begins the six-month test phase. According to the Blue Economy Cooperative Research
