Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), NGO’s and industry groups from Europe’s energy sector have issued a joint letter in response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the new electricity market design. The signatories of the letter strongly agree with the European Commission that key chan
Statkraft and Grantham Research Institute have announced a three-year partnership for low-carbon economy research. According to Statkraft, the new programme of policy analysis will focus on the transition to the low-carbon economy and will contribute independent analysis to support and inform the cl
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 suspension structure, designed and build by Huisma
IMarEST’s Oceans of Knowledge event, scheduled to take place on November 11, 2015, will explore the latest developments in operational ocean observation and prediction. The event will provide a summary of user requirements for operational oceanographic products and services. It will look to enhance
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) aims to assist countries in their transition to renewable energy-based power systems. ‘The Age of Renewable Power’ identifies 20 measures that can be taken to support the development of national roadmaps to integrate variable renewa
A 16-foot long radar piece of a new VTS (vessel traffic system) was transferred by helicopter from EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site to the Black Craig, Orkney. The Black Craig, which the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) uses as an environmental observation point for its wave test site, stands a
The European Commission recently published its new vision for EU energy research and development policy, the Integrated Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), under which the preservation of EU’s leading position in ocean energy developments is defined as a strategic priority. The document set
The Delta Flume hydraulics research facility has been opened in Delft, the Netherlands. The Delta Flume will be the location for full-scale studies of the effects of extreme waves on dikes, breakwaters and offshore structures. It is 300 m long, 5 m wide and 9.5 m deep. According to Deltares, an inde
Businessmen and politicians from Mexico have visited bimep marine energy research platform located off the coast of Basque Country. The visit was part of the tour during which the delegation visited various institutions and companies in Basque Country, in an effort to build relationship for further
A collaborative effort between Instream Energy Systems and IT Power Consulting to design a floating tidal platform has been approved for financial support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Instream Energy Systems, a Canadian hydrokinetic
Energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy by endorsing an 11-point programme, including the adoption of a renewable energy toolkit. According to IRENA, the renewable energy toolkit provides options for G20 countries
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Stonehenge Metals has recently concluded the ocean testing of the fully assembled Protean wave energy converter at Coogee Beach, Western Australia. The testing showed that the Protean WEC functioned as anticipated and that it was responsive to wave motion e
Victor Osu, a PhD student from Robert Gordon University (RGU), is working with Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria to investigate the best way to establish a viable offshore renewable energy industry in the country. Osu has focused his research on how best to foster the transition to offshore renewa
Wavepower Technologies, a private investor in the wave energy industry, is looking for wave energy professionals that would help the company advance the industry. Glastonbury-based Wavepower is currently recruiting for various positions in order to build the team that would offer technical support f
