Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP), the developer behind the proposed Cardiff tidal lagoon project, has appointed JBA Consulting to undertake flood risk assessment work for the lagoon. JBA will deliver the flood risk elements of their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and evaluate the impact of the propos
The integrated SET-Plan will play a central role in a new European energy research and innovation (R&I) approach designed to accelerate the energy system transformation. According to the Strategic Energy Technologies Information System (SETIS), the new integrated European Strategic Energy Technology
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay (TLSB) has submitted a planning application to Swansea Council to build an international watersport centre that will also house operations, maintenance and research facilities supporting TLSB’s commitments to monitor the lagoon’s environmental impacts. The application has be
A university researcher has received a funding boost from the Canadian government for the development of innovative hydrokinetic turbines. An investment in the amount of C$500.000 (US$ 385.300) has been announced for the Engineering Faculty of the University of Manitoba. It will support the testing
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has deployed its RivGen Power System in the Kvichak River, near Igiugig village, Alaska. RivGen is now feeding power to the local microgrid, significantly decreasing the community’s diesel fuel use, according to ORPC. The RivGen Power System is a 25 kW self-deplo
European Commissioner and four ministers have been confirmed as participants of the Ocean Energy Europe 2015 conference. The event is organized with the support of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, will be joi
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind the MeyGen tidal energy project, has celebrated the progress made on the construction of the project located at Caithness, Scotland. In particular, the celebration marks the completion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of four bore holes, 550 m long ea
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has become a member of Ocean Energy Europe. Marine Power Systems joined a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common strategy for industrialising the ocean energy sector, MPS’ press release reads. With Marine Po
The developer Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted plans for the new 7.5 km cable route, and for the construction of water sports center as part of the lagoon. According to the South Wales Evening Post, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted the planning application to Swansea, and Neath Port Talb
Stonehenge Metals has announced plans to commence with the ocean testing of their Protean wave energy converter. Following the conclusion of the core components workshop testing of the fully assembled Protean WEC, Stonehenge Metals has announced that the Protean WEC technology program has now advanc
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has deployed its PB40 PowerBuoy off the coast of New Jersey – the company’s first deployment since 2013. In addition to further validating the logistical processes associated with permitting, staging, and buoy towing to its mooring location approximately 55 km southeas
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/events/Test-Sites-AnnexIV-Webinar-20150721.mp4 Annex IV has hosted the webinar that featured discussions on marine renewable energy test centers and environmental effects research. The webinar discussed current environmental research efforts focused around
Basque Government has officially opened bimep marine platform for research, development, and operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. With a power generating capacity of 20 MW, bimep is a research infrastructure dedicated for demonstrating the technical and eco
Alstom has decided to lower the sale price of most of its energy assets to General Electric (GE) in an effort to win European Commission’s approval for the acquisition deal. Since the Extraordinary General meeting held on December 19, 2014, which approved the acquisition by General Electric of Alsto
