A variety of designs have been developed in order to harness the kinetic energy available in tidal streams. A report issued by EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) offers a classification of tidal energy converters (TECs). According to the 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Status Report, horizontal-axis turbines re
U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is sponsoring Wave Energy Prize competition in order to encourage the development of WEC devices that reduce the cost of wave energy production. Through the Wave Energy Prize, the DoE is trying to identify new technologies that can help reduce the Levelized Cost of En
Scottish Renewables has appointed Patricia Hawthorn as Chairman and Gordon MacDougall as Vice-Chairman of the organization. Patricia Hawthorn, Partner at UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed Chairman of the renewables body. Patricia Hawthorn previously served as Scottish Renewable
EMEC and the Crown Estate have issued a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. Sub-sea Cable Lifecycle Study aims to improve industry’s understanding of the best ways for managing subsea cables for
Bristol Tidal Energy Forum Eight will focus on the challenge of commercializing the tidal energy sector by addressing the issues surrounding the industry. The Biannual Bristol Tidal Energy Forum is an industry led, technical, discussion and networking forum. The aim of this year’s forum is to addres
SR2000 tidal turbine assembly well underway at Harland & Wolff’s facility, UK. Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine will have a rated capacity of 2 MW at 3 m/s flow. It builds upon the SR250 tidal turbine prototype, with design and capacity improvements. It consists of a 64 m floating h
WERPO, an Israeli wave energy developer, has received a line of credit from the Mercantile Discount Bank. The funding is expected to cover the financial needs of Wave Electricity Renewable Power Ocean (WERPO) for the next 2-3 years, the company’s press release reads. Shmuel Ovadia, Director and inve
KymoGen is pushing forward with the development of their wave energy device, with the first unit scheduled for completion in July 2015. The water testing should follow immediately after the construction work is done. The production units are expected to be completed in September, and the installatio
Aquamarine Power’s plans to build the first wave energy farm in Scotland have been postponed for at least five years, and the company has shifted its business to component production. Aquamarine Power was granted planning consent for the construction of 40 MW wave energy site off Lewis island in 201
Tidal Lagoon Power has appointed Graham Hillier as new Managing Director for Development Services. Hillier will join Tidal Lagoon Power later in spring, and will be tasked with overseeing the provision of environmental, planning and property services to each TLP’s projects following Swansea Bay Tida
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) Marine Energy Council has announced new co-located events, the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference (IMREC) and Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS). The events will be co-located with the NHA Annual Conference, and are expected to bring the
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 9 – 15, 2015. CETO 5 full array now in operation Carnegie Wave has installed the third and final CETO 5 Unit off the Garden Island. The full array of three units is now operating at Perth Wave Energy [&
CrowdEnergy has developed a tidal turbine that operates using the blades that open and close according to the flow of water. The Ocean Energy Turbine consists of three sets of blades that close when they move in the same direction as the flow of water. Closed blades create an obstacle to the flow wh
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has set the opening tender date for energy innovation projects demonstration (DEI) for April 1, 2015. The innovation projects will be awarded funding for the demonstration of products, processes or services. The funding will be granted for projects which demonstra
