Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, exceeded 100 members this week, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined as members. Formerly the European Ocean Energy Association, the industry group was re-launched as Ocean Energy Europe in 2
Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, will join forces with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a project to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate unique anchoring conc
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, ‘Tidal Energy: Current Status and Future Outlook’, provides a technology overview of the different tidal energy technologies available in the market and also technologies which are being developed currently. The report finds that the United Kingdom is the front ru
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Bruno Faure as the association’s new President. In addition to becoming President of IMCA, having served as Vice President of IMCA since September 2014, Bruno Faure also became Chairman of the association’s Overall Management Committe
Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 20 – 26, 2015. Tocardo, Mosscliff form joint tidal venture Tocardo, a Dutch tidal energy developer, has joined forces with UK-based Mosscliff Environmental to create a new tidal energy company MT Tidal.
Tocardo, a Dutch tidal energy developer, has joined forces with UK-based Mosscliff Environmental to create a new tidal energy company MT Tidal. The new company will be based in UK and led by CEO Paul Morris, who formerly headed Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd in the UK, with Jon Bell from Mosscliff Environ
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has named Mike Unsworth as the Delivery Director for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. Unsworth will join the company in August, and will support Andrew McNaughton in bringing tidal lagoon power plant into service by leading the construction and commissioning activities
Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group’s (MCG) ‘Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth – Review of Progress 2014’ report provides an update on Irish marine sector key activities undertaken in 2014, and offers an overview of expectations for 2015. The report sets out the work done in 2014 to implement the
Following the successful completion of the initial phase, SeeByte, ASV and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom have been awarded funding to carry out phase two of the Adaptive Autonomous Ocean Sampling Networks (AAOSN) research study. The aim of the project is to reduce the compl
RPS Energy has completed the offshore geophysical survey with Carnegie Wave Energy for its CETO 6 project. Marine GeoSolutions managed by RPS Energy, together with Carnegie Wave, have undertaken the survey capturing vital information about the geological characteristics at the site. The findings of
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind MeyGen tidal energy project, has announced today, July 23, that the last bore hole for the project has been punched through. The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) hole was punched through on April 21, followed by the second bore hole drilled on May
