Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 13 – 19, 2015. OpenHydro nets USD 5 mln from Canada OpenHydro Technology Canada will receive USD 5.173 mln (CAD 6.353 mln) for the Bay of Fundy Tidal Stream Project. The funding is provided though Susta
The 4 km subsea cable has been laid at Galway Bay, Ireland, as part of the development of Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. The cable will supply power to the site and allow unlimited data transfer from the site for researchers testing innovative marine technology including renewable ocean energy d
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine assembly process is nearing completion in the port of Brest, France. The assembly process began early in January 2015. The turbine’s power capacity is rated up to 1 MW. The base of Sabella’s D10 tidal device is 20 by 20 meters in size. It is 17 m high, and weighs 450 [&he
Transparency Market Research has released a new market report that predicts the turbine market could reach USD 191.8 bln in terms of revenue by 2020. According to the report ‘Turbines Market – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020’ global turbines mark
Future Energy Engineering has relocated its offices to the new location in the Blyth Renewable Enterprise Zone, Blyth, Northumberland. The company has moved to the Brunel Building, Blyth, which is part of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s site. This area of the North East connects the c
The second edition of Bilbao Marine Energy Week will be held in Bilbao, Spain, from April 20 to 24, 2015. The event is organized by the Ente Vasco de la Energia (EVE) – Basque energy agency, Tecnalia and Bilbao Exhibition Centre. The conference will discuss the main issues of interest to the marine
ITM Power has won the tender to deliver an integrated hydrogen system for use at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) tidal test site on Eday, Orkney, Scotland. The total contract value of the project is GBP 1.79 mln, ITM Power’s press release reads. The system’s principal component is a 0.5 MW
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) have released an updated version of WEC-Sim wave energy converter simulator. WEC-Sim is an open source wave energy converter simulation tool jointly developed by NREL and SNL with funding from the US Department of Ene
OpenHydro Technology Canada will receive USD 5.173 mln (CAD 6.353 mln) for the Bay of Fundy Tidal Stream Project. The funding is provided though Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund. Through a joint venture, Cape Sharp Tidal formed by Emera and OpenHydro, the consortium ai
The research conducted by Invest in Cornwall suggests the need for greater regional cooperation in UK’s wave and tidal projects to maintain the country’s leading position in marine renewables. According to a study, more than two thirds (69 percent) of respondents believe that the UK is not currently
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, has issued a letter requesting comments on the application for the proposed Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay. Edward Davey is seeking comments from the Applicant – Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay), Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Welsh Governme
OpenHydro is planning to deploy two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy, Canada in Q3 2015. Through a joint venture, Cape Sharp Tidal, formed by Emera and OpenHydro, the company aims to deploy 4 MW grid connected tidal array that could power an estimated 1.000 homes in Nova Scotia, Canada. Accor
Carnegie Wave has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Fundación Chile (FCH) to work together on developing commercial wave energy projects in Chile. The areas defined for collaboration with Fundación Chile include the assessment of wave resources at various sites, the regulatory environment, site
POWER-GEN Europe has launched the POWER-GEN Confidence Index whose aim is to provide key market information, insights and trends to assist strategic decision making in the power generating industry. The POWER-GEN Confidence Index represents a pan European study of region’s power market that is expec
