Carnegie Wave plans to retrieve CETO 5 Unit 1 for a complete strip down, inspection and overhaul, after one month of all three units operating as an array. The three CETO 5 units have now accumulated more than 7.500 continuous operating hours, with the full array of three CETO 5 units operating for
GDF Suez has changed its brand name to ENGIE, as well as the logo of the company. The new brand name adopts the rising sun as its logo, symbolizing a new day in the world of energy, ENGIE’s press release reads. The company changed the name as the answer to the changing energy sector which […]
Keynvor MorLift (KML) has acquired an additional Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT ROV used for tidal energy projects. The device comes with its own customized container system, and can be deployed from any vessel. Keynvor MorLift uses Cougar ROVs for operational, installation and maintenance works at tidal e
The construction of tidal turbines for Paimpol-Bréhat project, developed by EDF, has started, and the turbines are expected to be grid-connected before the end of 2015. The Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project is located in France, off the coast of Paimpol. DCNS, through its subsidiary OpenHydro, is
Energy Wales Unit team has been created to identify core energy policies and delivery priorities in Wales, including marine energy as one of the key areas. Edwina Hart, Welsh Minister for Economy, Science and Transport is updating energy policy objectives after after consultation with stakeholders.
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 20 – 26, 2015. PLAT-O system anchors at EMEC Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME has secured one of the berths at t
Fortum Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is now the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe. Fortum is participating in three wave power demonstration projects. The first project, implemented in France, uses AW-Energy’s WaveRoller technology. Fortum will be responsible for the project devel
The Nemo project, a floating OTEC power plant, is expected to be operational in 2018, according to EDF Pulse. The project is being built by DCNS and Akuo Energy. Nemo floating power plant will consist of four modules, and its capacity is 16 MW. Some of the electricity produced by the plant will be u
Sabella has completed the assembly process of its D10 tidal turbine. The inauguration ceremony of the turbine took place today at the port of Brest, where the assembly process lasted for 3 months. Sabella will unveil the completed D10 tidal turbine to the general public on Saturday, April 25. The te
The hydrodynamic laboratory Aqua Lab has been opened at RDM Innovation Dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The facility comprises a 20×10 m water tank that is 1 m deep, and may be filled up to 70 cm. The filling of the reservoir is done using two pumps. It includes a wave generation system that can
A new study shows tidal energy industry could bring USD 1.391 bln (CAD 1.7 bln) to Nova Scotia, Canada, over the next 25 years. The study ‘Value Proposition for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and Canada’ commissioned by the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scoti
REWEC3 wave energy converter is oscillating water columns (OWC) type of device that uses the oscillatory motion of mass of water induced by a wave in a chamber to compress air to drive the air turbine. Wavenergy.it, an Italian ocean energy developer, has developed REWEC3, a reinforced concrete caiss
Portuguese demonstration scheme for ocean energy technologies will be granted aid for 25 years in the form of a feed-in-tariff to compensate for the higher costs of the new technologies. The European Commission decided Portuguese scheme aimed at promoting renewable energy technologies is in line wit
FMGC, a French-based company, has manufactured tidal turbine ballast made of grey cast iron for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine. FMGC gravity-based tripod structure consists of three ballast blocks with a tubular shape. Two ballasts tubes weigh 55 tonnes each, and one weighs 77 tonnes. The base measures
