Columbia Power Technologies, an Oregon-based wave energy developer, has designed a wave power system that captures energy from passing waves and produces electricity on-board the device. Columbia Power’s StingRAY wave power system uses the floats and spar that independently react to the shape of the
Ocean Sonics, a Nova Scotia-based designer and manufacturer of digital hydrophones, expects to install its sensoring equipment in the following months for Cape Sharp Tidal project located in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. As reported earlier, Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture formed by Emera and Ope
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 3 – 9, 2015. WES announces PTO call contract awards Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international competitive open call focused on in
Oceanology International 2016, marine technology and ocean science exhibition and conference, has set the deadline for the submission of 300-word abstracts for the conference. The call for submission of abstracts is open, and will run until August 28, 2015. The abstract proposal should include a des
Nova Scotia’s government has decided to end the community feed-in tariff (COMFIT) program after a review that began in January, 2015. The COMFIT program provided eligible groups an established price per kilowatt hour (kWh) for projects producing electricity from renewable resources such as wind, bio
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected four entities to receive $7.4 mln to develop components that would help advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. According to the Energy Department, the projects will address technical challenges in advanced controls, crosscutting power take-
The Scottish Green Energy Awards, a renewable energy competition, has been launched with 13 categories designed to recognise the people and organisations contributing to the renewables sector in Scotland. Now in its 12th year, the Scottish Green Energy Awards event attracts more than 1.250 people to
Atargis Energy Corporation, a Colorado-based wave energy player, has developed a cycloidal wave energy converter to produce electricity from waves. Atargis’ Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) uses hydrofoils that create lift in order to interact with incoming ocean waves, and produce rotationa
The French energy transition has been given a third financial boost in the amount of €50 mln from the Juncker Plan’s investment fund. The funding has been awarded to Omnes Capital, a private equity fund specialising in financing small and medium enterprises (SME), to support the launch of its third
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) course in Metocean awareness will be held this September in London. Metocean quantifies the impact and effect of weather and sea conditions, including winds, waves, currents and water levels, on a wide range of activities in the
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), a UK-based engineering company, is looking for new additions to its team with various job openings. Based in East Cowe on the Isle of Wight, the company is recruiting suitably experienced, high calibre individuals for the following positions: Lead Electrical and Cont
GMax Tidal Energy, a New Jersey-based tidal energy developer, is working on the completion of a lab sized prototype that uses linear flow technology to produce energy from tides. The scalable design of the device can include permanent modular units, temporary power units, or can be customized for cu
RenewableUK, the wind, wave and tidal energy trade association, says figures from the International Monetary Fund show that fossil fuels are still getting billions of pounds in subsidies every year from the UK Government while it is cutting financial support for renewable energy. An IMF survey ‘How
BlueTec floating tidal platform has been deployed in the Wadden Sea, off Netherlands. The platform is installed off Texel island and connected to the Dutch electricity grid. It is meant to stay there producing electricity for several years, allowing multiple turbines to be tried out, according to Bl
