Ireland has allocated €4.5 million for ocean energy research activities in 2016. As announced by the Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (DCENR), Alex White, €68 million has been designated for energy efficiency and renewable energy under the 2016 budget, and the fundin
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it will invest almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation funding scheme. The announcement comes following the yesterday’s adoption of the new 2016-2017 Horizon 2020 Work Pro
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 has started today in Amsterdam. The two day event which ends tomorrow, October 14, has gathered the leading industry professionals from various offshore energy sectors. This year, the event features over 650 exhibiting companies, and more than 13,500 offs
MT Tidal has announced that the company’s CEO and co-founder, Paul Morris, is retiring from the position. According to MT Tidal, Morris is stepping down due to the worsening health conditions. David Wylie, founder and CEO of Mosscliff Environmental, will become the interim CEO, until the new CEO is
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has begun the delivery of a long term scope for cable management consultancy services to Wave Hub Ltd, based in Hayle, Cornwall. Under the contract OMM is expected to deliver cable consultancy services throughout the project lifecycle, from survey and reporting throu
Technocampus Ocean, a centre for research dedicated to technological innovation in marine renewable energies and shipbuilding, will open its doors on October 15, 2015. According to Pays de la Loire, this joint platform will host numerous players from the marine sector, and is expected to boost colla
The BlueTEC Texel Tidal partnership is planning the installation of a second, larger turbine on the BlueTEC floating platform that has been successfully operating during its first months of deployment. “The electricity production conforms to expectations, the mooring loads are lower than expected an
The Isle of Man government has granted a survey licence to Manx Tidal Energy to explore the possibility of developing a tidal array off the Point of Ayre. The seven-year agreement will enable Manx Tidal Energy to carry out preliminary work to determine the practicality and commercial viability of of
DEME Group’s GeoSea has concluded the trials of a jack-up vessel at Raz Blanchard, off France. According to DEME, the demonstrated utilisation of GeoSea’s jack-up platform under the extreme tidal conditions are the direct result and the practical implementation of a two year in-house study analysing
The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, a non-profit organisation whose members are the world’s leading electricity companies, has published a report describing a high-tech enabled global energy mix that could help nations meet climate-related CO2 reduction pledges and the expanding demand f
Marine Ecological Surveys has conducted an impact assessment study of a proposed tidal array installation off Torr Head, Northern Ireland, using Saab Seaeye Falcon. The study was performed for Tidal Ventures, a partnership between Brookfield Renewable and OpenHydro, for a proposed 100 MW tidal array
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from October 5 – 11, 2015. Fred. Olsen’s Lifesaver ready for Hawaii installation Sound & Sea Technology has completed the assembly of Fred. Olsen’s Lifesaver wave energy converter ahead of its planned deployment a
OceanWorks International and Hydroacoustics (HAI) have joined forces with an agreement granting the combination and integration of the two companies. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of OceanWorks and Hydroacoustics. HAI’s proprietary technology focuses on the gene
The Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) has named Resolute Marine Ltd the winner of its ‘Innovator of the Year’ award. The award is sponsored by the global professional services firm EY and includes a cash prize and advisory services, Resolute Marine’s press release reads. Resolute Ma
