A new tidal gauge installed in the Wash, Lincolnshire, will help the Environment Agency measure tides, predict flooding and assess the impact of climate change more accurately. The instrument is on a platform measuring approximately 2 meters across and 11 meters above sea level. It’s located 4 km of
Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s CEO Oliver Yates said there is significant potential for regional Australia to benefit from renewable energy and energy efficient technologies, and that now is the time for communities to grasp that opportunity. In his address to the Australian Regional Development
M3 Wave, an Oregon-based wave energy developer, plans to unveil the design of their NEXUS wave energy device in the following months, in an effort to win US Department of Energy’s Wave Energy Prize. As reported earlier, the company has been selected among 20 semi-finalist teams for the Wave Energy P
SEM-REV, marine renewable energy test site located 30 km off the city of Le Croisic on the French Atlantic coast, has been officially opened on August 25, 2015. Operated jointly by the CNRS and Centrale Nantes, SEM-REV has installed equipment at sea and on land for the development and demonstration
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has set up a display of its Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology (FAST) platform. The FAST platform recoverable instrument platform is designed to monitor and characterize the FORCE site. Using a variety of onboard sensing equipment, the platform will h
Five University of Canterbury (UC) electrical engineering students have assisted the local power company in Tonga to investigate various renewable energy projects. According to the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, different options including wind power, tidal energy and solar power were modell
Makai Ocean Enegineering has recently connected a 100 kW OTEC power plant to the Hawaiian electricity grid, USA. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a process that produces electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical surface waters. Check out
The research paper, published by the Scottish Green Party, outlines how Scotland could create 200,000 jobs over the next 20 years by pursuing a new low carbon economy. The report ‘Jobs in Scotland’s New Economy‘ uses government and industry assessments to calculate that significantly more people cou
Indonesian national electric utility company PT PLN (Persero) and British-based marine renewable energy developer SBS have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of tidal energy power plant. According to SBS, the planned tidal-stream facility will be a phased development, starting
Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA) is recruiting a research associate to support its wave energy resource characterization and modelling activities in Outer Hebrides, off Scotland. The vacancy is based at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Lews Castle Coll
The UK government is being urged to fulfill its commitment to ‘enable the deployment of renewable energy on the Scottish Islands.’ Fergus Ewing, Scottish Energy Minister, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy, Amber Rudd, ahead of the Scottish Islands Delivery Forum which will meet in Gla
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has expanded its team with the appointment of a new design engineer. After completing the internship at MPS, which involved the development of Marine Power System’s WaveSub device, Daniel Pérez Torres has been hired as a full time de
Makai Ocean Enegineering has completed the ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plant and connected it to the Hawaiian electricity grid. Makai’s OTEC power plant uses the temperature difference between the ocean’s cold deep water and warm surface water to generate clean and renewable electri
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 17 – 23, 2015. DNV GL spins Alstom’s Oceade 18 tidal turbine DNV GL has issued a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ for Alstom’s Oceade 1.4 MW tidal turbine. DNV GL will work with Alstom to review and approve
