Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 9 – 15, 2015. Tidal turbine powers up French island Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine has produced first kilowatt hours of power for the Ushant island’s electricity grid. The turbine started delivering power to
EMO Marine Technologies has secured the transmission of oceanographic data by establishing a real time link via fiber optic cable from Minas Passage seafloor to FORCE onshore site. The link provided by EMO Marine will transmit site data gathered by the sensors affixed to the FAST-1 monitoring platfo
Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) has contracted the Biscay-based wave energy developer Oceantec Energías Marinas to supply its technology for the deployment off Basque coast. Under the €2.5 million contract, Oceantec Energías Marinas will provide its point absorber oscillating water column (OWC) techn
Cape Sharp Tidal has reportedly postponed the installation of the first out of two tidal turbines originally planned to be installed in the Bay of Fundy this fall. According to The Chronicle Herald, Cape Sharp Tidal has changed the original plan of installing the first OpenHydro’s 2 MW tidal turbine
Innovate UK and the Government of India are to invest up to £3.4 million in collaborative industrial research and development projects that propose new commercial solutions to India’s clean-tech, healthcare and ICT sectors. The aim of the competition is to bring together small to medium-sized compan
The BlueTEC floating tidal platform is currently being upgraded with Tocardo’s larger T2 tidal turbine. According to Bluewater’s social media, BlueTEC platform has been lifted on the quay today, November 12, 2015. Tocardo’s T2 200 kW tidal turbine will be mounted on the platform, doubling its curren
InterTradeIreland is setting up event that will cover Horizon 2020 second societal challenge research opportunities, including those in marine sector. The event is aimed at end-users and researchers from across the island seeking to maximise their engagement in Horizon 2020 and explore the potential
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has recently awarded £2.25 million to 8 wave energy technology developers to support the development of their technologies. The successful projects will receive funding to take their technologies through WES’ stage one technology development process. Take a look at the bri
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Apple have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Under the MoU, Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prot
40South Energy and Elements Works are conducting final preparations ahead of the next week’s deployment of their H24 wave energy unit off Italy. The 50 kW device has been moved to Livorno harbour, and will be deployed next week as the first phase of Marina di Pisa project. Another H24 device will be
Enorasy Labs has pulled out of US Department of Energy’s Wave Energy Prize challenge and shifted its focus on developing turbine technology. The company has announced that it has decided to focus its efforts on developing its Gravity Control Turbine, based on DARLEM control, and on energy storage sy
Six organizations have joined to create Distributed Energy Resources Council of Hawaii (DERC Hawaii) that will represent distributed energy and smart grid technologies as the state works to achieve 100% renewable generation by 2045. DERC Hawaii plans to actively participate in proceedings at the Haw
According to the leaked letter from UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, the UK is forecast to miss the renewable energy target under which it is supposed to get 15% of UK’s energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. The letters from Rudd, acquired by the Ecologist, reveal that the UK is expecte
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has renewed partnerships with Plymouth Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, RUD Chains, Lloyds Register and ClassNK. IMarEST’s Marine Partners are able to work closely with the Institute to promote professional registration and
