The vessels used to install the cables and turbines for tidal projects are the same as the vessels used by offshore oil and gas industry, and due to decline in the drilling activities in offshore oil and gas, tidal projects can benefit from these events. Proactiveinvestors reports that the drop in t
The extension of the “Quai de Flamands” at port of Cherbourg has been completed this March. The port of Cherbourg now comprises a 680 m linear wharf that is accessible to vessels up to 14 m draught, and has a bearing capacity of 15 t/m2. The extension was performed within the framework for renewable
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 30 – April 5, 2015. Lockheed Martin to deliver tidal turbine for Meygen Atlantis has placed an order to Lockheed Martin to supply the company with AR1500 1.5 MW tidal turbine for the Meygen tidal projec
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has become a member of the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association (NaMICPA), a non-profit organization set up to progress the development of marine renewables in Japan. Oliver Wragg, EMEC’s Commercial Director signed the deal to join the assoc
Clean Energy Council (CEC) has called the political leadership of Australia to resolve the crisis in the Australian renewable energy sector caused by the renewable energy target scheme. Renewable energy target (RET) is set to 20 percent by 2020, which amounts to 41.000 GW/h of electricity generated
Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of GDF Suez, and Isabelle Kocher, GDF Suez’s COO, have announced the launch of the new enterprise strategy expected to ensure the company’s growth. The enterprise project will be based on the creation of twenty-four decentralized operational Business Units (BUs). BUs will be m
Following the winter refit process, Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy device will be returned to Wave Hub, a test site that is located off South-West England. According to Seatricity, the device’s hydraulic pump that was under component analysis will be reassembled at the Cylinder Service Center an
UK’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) bodies are working together at the Sustainability Live conference to improve innovative energy and sustainability management in the UK. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will join BRE Global, WRc plc, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Atlantis has started horizontal directional drilling operations at the MeyGen tidal site in Caithness. The drilling will create the bores for the cables which will connect the onshore site at Ness of Quoys with the four subsea turbines planned for the Phase 1A of the Meygen tidal project. Each of th
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 report that shows 17 percent increase in the investments in renewable energy sector. The report states that a decline in technology costs means that every dollar invested in renewable energy bo
Marine South East (MSE) and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have concluded the project whose aim is to reduce high costs of anchoring for marine energy devices. The aim of the SAMED project was to validate anchoring technology using helical screw piles. The technology should be usable for seabed anc
It is estimated that between 30.000 and 90.000 TW/h year of power are extractable without having negative impacts on the thermal characteristics of the oceans, according to 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Report. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) captures the temperature difference between cooler deep an
Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, plans to develop a testing site for renewable marine energy to aid research and development of this sector. According to Wall Street Journal, the government of the Nagasaki prefecture will include the marine renewables experiment sites in the projects for the current fisc
The Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology in Maine, USA, has unanimously voted to give the LD 295 bill an ought not to pass recommendation. The LD 295 bill expands the definition of tidal energy demonstration project set up by the laws governing general permits for tidal energy demonstration
