SgurrEnergy, a UK-based renewable energy consultancy, has appointed David Blunt to a newly created position of Senior Advisor. Blunt will be tasked with the development of new markets for the growing business, at the company’s headquarters in Glasgow Scotland, SgurrEnergy’s press release reads. Davi
Sabella is currently raising funds with the targeted amount of €6 mln aimed at turbines’ commercialization and company’s international expansion. This represents the second fundraising organized by Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, following the one held last year for its D10 tidal turbine p
Arup has been appointed by Laing O’Rourke as its lead design and engineering partner to deliver the lagoon’s 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block. Arup will provide a variety of services on the project, including structural and geotechnical design, and project management. It will also
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is seeking feedback on committee draft technical specification that estimates electrical power output from wave energy converters. In 2009, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) released a suite of 12 marine renewables standards and guidelines cover
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-O tidal energy platform has generated first power off the south coast of England. PLAT-O tidal platform was deployed at Yarmouth testing site. Jason Hayman, Managing Director of SME, said the installation operation went smoothly. The platform was fitted with two 50 k
Following the deployment and grid-connection of NWEI’s Azura wave energy device conducted last month, the device has now started producing clean power to Hawaii’s electricity grid. The device has been installed in a 30-meter test berth at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Kaneohe Bay, on th
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Frazer-Nash Consultancy have developed a new approach to assessing and reducing uncertainty associated with energy yield assessment for wave and tidal energy projects. The aim of this new approach is to make projects more attractive to investors by he
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has reported an increase in net loss of $2 mln for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015, due to the increase in the project costs. The net loss for the fiscal year was $13.2 million, as compared to a net loss of $11.2 million for the year ended April 30, […]
Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, has hailed the adoption of a draft report by the European Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The report states that the ocean energy sector will make an important contribution to the fut
Schottel Hydro will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal energy project. The 1.5 MW AR1500 tidal turbine is being designed and delivered by Atlantis Resources and Lockheed Martin. Schottel Hydro will provide a hub with a housing d
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, has completed the deployment process of its wave energy system off Ilo, Peru. Following the unsuccessful deployment attempt on June 10, Atmocean has successfully installed its wave energy system yesterday, July 5, 2015. The deployed demonstration system consists
Ocean Energy Europe is organizing a two-day ocean renewable energy event that is expected to bring industry and government leaders together to Ireland. The event is organized with the support of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. According to Ocean Energy Europe, high-level representatives
IRENA has launched a platform that offers access to 2 million patents and 400 standards for renewable energy technology. The International Standards and Patents in Renewable Energy platform, also known as INSPIRE, aims to help users search through, locate and analyse 400 international standards and
The workshop organized by EMEC, ORE Catapult and AFRC offered an overview of why wave and tidal devices’ components fail, followed by facilitated discussions with delegates sharing their experiences of component failures and lessons learnt. The workshop was held as part of the project jointly develo
