The construction of Atlantis Resources’ MeyGen Phase 1A tidal energy project is progressing well.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to expand its team by recruiting for Technical Manager, and Project Manager. Technical Manager will be responsible for driving innovation, development of strategy and project delivery at EMEC. EMEC states that technical/engineering degree (or equiv
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold the first meeting of the BOEM standing committee on environmental science and assessment for offshore energy and mineral resources. BOEM Director Abigail Hopper will welcome the new committee, whose members were selected through
The Government of Nova Scotia plans to introduce amendments to tidal energy legislation in an effort to strengthen the marine renewable energy act. The changes of the legislation introduced in April this year are the result of consultations with communities, environmental groups, academia, industry
The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) plans to construct tidal energy test site in the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts. The news comes following the receipt of the government’s Seaport Economic Council Grant in the amount of $209,952. In addition to the grant funding, another $50,000 from
Following the gradual increase in the speed of the Fromveur Passage currents, Sabella’s D10 tidal energy turbine has produced 10 MW/h of electricity under real operating conditions. The turbine which was deployed in June this year started delivering limited amounts of power to Ushant island on Novem
The world can save an estimated $550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade, putting them on a path to cost competitiveness, if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global collaboration, according to a report by Carbon Trust. United I
AW-Energy has announced plans to develop a 10 MW wave energy farm in the Pacific Ocean, off Mexico. Finnish wave energy developer AW-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with ENAL, a Mexican renewable energy developer, to develop, design and build 10 MW WaveRoller wave farm off Mexico. Th
Atlantis Resources has appointed Stephen Ward as Director of Power Generation following the relocation of its headquarters to Edinburgh, Scotland. Ward joins Atlantis from Adwen Offshore, a joint venture between AREVA Wind and Gamesa Offshore, where he had been responsible for the project management
An agreement has been signed between the Canadian government and Irish-based DP Energy to develop a 4.5 MW tidal energy project at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). DP Energy plans to install three 1.5 MW in-stream tidal energy turbines at the FORCE test site in Parrsboro, Nova Sco
DEME Group has released a video of its GeoSea jack-up vessel during tests at Raz Blanchard, off France. GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Goliath operated in currents of up to 10 knots (approximately 5 m/s) and water depths, under hull, of 56 meters. Specific operating models as well as procedural and technic
Positive Action Group, an Isle of Man-based political group, is organizing a public meeting that will discuss the potential of tidal energy in the waters off the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man government has recently announced the granting of a survey license enabling local company Manx Tidal Energy t
Royal HaskoningDHV has been contracted by the Scottish government and the UK Government’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to deliver consultancy services for Orkney Marine Energy Array demonstration project. Royal HaskoningDHV will be tasked with developing a proposal for marine ener
Mission Innovation initiative that aims to accelerate the clean energy innovation has been jointly launched by 21 countries at UN Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) currently taking place in Paris. Mission Innovation has been launched in an effort to reinvigorate and accelerate public and privat
