Tidal Sails has secured a permit for a 4.4MW tidal energy pilot project set for deployment off Norway.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to appoint a marine contractor to undertake cabling works at its tidal testing site in Orkney.
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has named Claus Hjoerringgaard as its new Director of Clean Energy.
Albany wave energy project has moved closer to fruition after the WA Labor, the party who made the Au$19.5 million pledge for the project, won the election.
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 6 – 12, 2017.
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine is exporting power after being deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
James Fisher reported a 5% revenue increase in its Marine Support unit for 2016 (£203.6 million, up from £193.0 million in 2015), with marine services in offshore wind and tidal energy sectors yielding a 40% higher revenue last year.
Ocean Wave Rower wave energy device, developed by UK-based company Wave-tricity, has commenced sea trials off Pembrokeshire, Wales.
The first Subhub tidal platform, developed by QED Naval, has been named Kraken at a ceremony held on 9 March in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it has been fabricated by the engineering company Cimpina.
Even though insufficient solid state transformer testing infrastructure and high cost are hampering the growth of the global market, several factors have been recognised as drivers of the solid state transformer market growth, including tidal energy, according to a report issued by Zion Market Resea
Envirotek, a Singapore-based clean-technology investment company, aims at leading the development of tidal in-stream energy projects in Southeast Asia, the company said following the deployment of a floating tidal energy platform featuring Schottel SIT 250.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) added Atlantis Resources’ MeyGen Phase 1B, also known as Project Stroma, to its list of the projects to be financed, currently under appraisal.
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Spring Budget 2017 on 8 March, according to which the Levy Control Framework (LCF) will be replaced with new set of controls later this year.
RenewableUK chief executive Hugh McNeal says the UK energy industry, especially after exiting the EU, needs to represent itself as one sector containing different technologies to maximise job and business opportunities.
