The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 mln for wave power research coordinated by Fortum. The funding is awarded for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) five-year research project. The aim of the project is to advance the use of the Penguin
A competition run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers has been launched. Fergus Ewing, the Scottish Energy Minister, announced that the winner of the competition will be taken through the full ETV p
James Fisher has acquired the entire share capital of Mojo Maritime. The initial consideration is GBP 3.2 mln in cash, plus potential future consideration of GBP 0.3 mln if the earnings before interest and taxation are GBP 0.65 mln or greater for the year ending December 31, 2015. Mojo Maritime, a F
The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has appointed Gareth Lewis as the Group’s Director. Gareth Lewis’ past positions include Project Director for Seagreen Wind Energy Limited for the Firth of Forth projects, and Project Director for Brims Tidal Array Ltd – a joint venture between SSE and Open Hydr
Atlantis has granted Global Energy Group (GEG) a preferred supplier status for the provision of certain fabrication, manufacture, assembly and logistical support services. Atlantis will enter into a lease at GEG’s Nigg Energy Park for Shop 1, located in Scotland, and use the facility for turbine ass
WERPO has signed an agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, for the development of a 500 MW wave power plant off the county’s coastline. The USD 500 mln agreement has been signed for creating a joint venture between the Government of of Guinea-Bissau and WERPO. The Guinea-Bissau
OpenHydro aims to deploy two tidal arrays before the end of 2015 in France and Canada. OpenHydro, a subsidiary of DCNS, celebrates a decade in business while preparing for the realization of two major tidal energy projects. Irish-based company is working with Emera, through its jointly funded ventur
The final report on proposed tidal barrage development in Scots Bay concludes that the project is unlikely to proceed. Halcyon Tidal Power, the developer behind Scots Bay tidal project, proposes the building of the tidal barrage at Scots Bay, that would host bidirectional tidal turbines with the com
Anders Jansson, CEO of Minesto, finds the EU action on climate very encouraging and hopes it will inspire other nations and regions outside EU to follow it. A central objective for the 2030 framework is to reduce EU domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent below the 1990 level by 203
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), JBA Consulting and Met Office have joined forces to develop software for operational planning at EMEC’s wave and tidal test sites in Orkney. The system for Marine Mission Planner will be based on JBA’s ForeCoast Marine Mission Planner – a forecasting and dec
Anglesey Skerries tidal project could be restarted after the recent acquisition of Marine Current Turbines, the initial developer of the tidal array project, by Atlantis Resources. The location of the proposed Anglesey Skerries tidal array project is in the Sound between the group of rocks and islan
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has released regional and national jobs analysis, which has revealed that UK renewable energy jobs grow 7 times faster than national average employment growth. In the UK as a whole, employment in renewable energy has increased by 9 percent across all sectors, b
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 27 – May 3, 2015. Atlantis acquires Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines Atlantis has acquired Marine Current Turbines (MCT) from Siemens in an all share deal. The acquisition includes seabed rights, existi
SeaGen S 1.2 MW system is capable of delivering up to 20 MW/h of electricity per day. In 2008, the installation and commissioning of SeaGen S 1.2 MW turbine was completed at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The turbines have a patented feature that allows the rotor blades to be pitched through 18
