Aquatera has completed the first phase of tidal array cabling project that involved the installation and retrieval of Jee’s ‘U-tube’ cabling protection structure. The Aquatera’s role involved lifting, moving, positioning and recovering the 50 m long Jee’s cable protection system. The cabling solutio
CorPower Ocean, a Swedish wave energy developer, is recruiting for a modeling and control engineer who will assist in the development of the company’s wave energy converters. Job responsibilities involve managing modeling activities with regard to performance, performing batch simulations and analyz
The first of the two OpenHydro’s tidal turbines has been positioned on its barge ahead of the planned installation set to take place before the end of 2015 as part of Paimpol-Bréhat project. The Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project involves the installation of two 500 kW OpenHydro’s turbines 16 km o
The image taken on November 14, 2015, shows BioPower Systems’ wave energy device bioWAVE heading to the deployment site off Victoria, Australia. The 250 kW wave energy device is planned to be deployed early in December, near Port Fairy. bioWAVE unit consists of a 26 m high steel structure that sways
Unique Group has acquired an Aberdeen-based marine survey equipment company GSE Rentals (Geophysical Survey Equipment). GSE Rentals is now wholly owned by Unique Group and the company’s workforce will be retained, Unique Group’s press release reads. Former owner, Stan Moroney, will continue as busin
As part of the ongoing extension works, the Port of Cherbourg has made 44 hectares of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 already available for the marine renewable energies sector. The €100 million worth of ongoing extension works undertaken by Ports of Normandy
40South Energy and Elements Works, Italy-based tidal and wave energy developers, have deployed and grid-connected their H24 wave energy device. The deployment took place on November 12, 2015, and according to 40South Energy’s social media, the device was subsequently connected to the Italian grid. T
Elaine Greig has joined The Renewables Consulting Group’s (RCG) team as a Director and Head of Service Delivery. Greig joins RCG following her previous roles as Head of Offshore Renewables at DNV GL, and Project Director at Vattenfall. Elaine has over 22 years’ experience in the electricity supply i
Regen SW, an organization representing renewables sector in the South West of England, has sent a draft set of policy recommendations intended to accelerate the commercialization of wave and tidal energy to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Following the last month’s South West Mar
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is seeking a research associate who would work on a linkage project with Carnegie Wave Energy aimed at developing novel wave energy solutions to survive extreme loads. During the 3-year appointment, the successful candidate will be tasked with the hydrodynam
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed an array consisting of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands, on September 24, 2015. The array has the capacity of 1.2 MW, and consists of 5 Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines. The 50 m long and 20 m wide suspension structure, desi
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has opened a fourth round of funding to support renewable energy projects in developing countries. The funding round of approximately $50 million is part of a $350 million commitment by
Carnegie Wave Energy has won the Innovator of the Year award in Banksia Foundation’s annual Sustainability Awards ceremony. The Australian wave energy developer was recognized as a national leader in the innovation and sustainability sectors for its Perth Wave Energy Project, Carnegie’s press releas
QED Naval has completed the installation and retrieval trials of its Subhub tidal foundations platform. Recent testing of the Subhub operational model in high tidal flow conditions confirmed its ballast system capabilities and installation and retrieval methodology, according to QED Naval. QED Naval
