Time lapse radar imaging at FORCE shows flow features in western Minas Passage over tow tide cycles. The radar imaging could assist with marine operations and turbine placement. The images were created using FORCE’s marine radar system. This radar focuses on clutter rather then filtering it out. The
Schottel Hydro is preparing SIT tidal turbine for the presentation of BlueTec floating tidal platform. The naming ceremony for the BlueTec floating tidal platform will be held on April 9, 2015, in Den Helder, the Netherlands. Shortly after the naming ceremony, the floating tidal turbine will be inst
Ocean Power Technologies has announced results for the nine months period, ended with January 31, 2015. The net loss for the nine months period ended January 31, 2015, amounted to USD 9.9 mln, compared to the same period a year earlier, when the net loss for OPT was USD 7.9 mln. The company said tha
Minesto has welcomed EU’s new energy strategy deeming it as an important and necessary step to speed up the process of reaching a sustainable future. The European Commission has published a strategy to renew EU’s energy policy, underlying the ocean energy as one of the main renewable technologies th
The proposal for constructing several tidal energy lagoons in the UK could provide opportunities for the mineral products sector over the medium term. According to the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the projects are likely to generate significant demand for a range of UK mineral products, not o
Oceanflow Energy, a UK-based tidal energy developer, has completed the winter trials of their Evopod floating tidal energy device. The device was deployed in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre, UK from August 7, 2014. The aim of the trials was to demonstrate Evopod’s low motions and survivability characteri
Ocean Power Technologies has announced plans to deploy their APB-350 (A1) PowerBuoy wave device in summer 2015. The company stated the new PowerBuoy APB-350 (A1) will use the existing structure deployed in 2013, with a newly designed power take-off (PTO) system and upgraded components. The deploymen
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 Project site. Carnegie initially planned to retrieve the two deployed units for inspection prior to installing the third, but the company decided to
DTOcean will showcase the alpha version of the decision-making and planning tool for the development of tidal and wave arrays to pioneering project developers, utilities, OEMS, technology developers and supply chain actors. The workshop organized by DTOcean provides an opportunity for shaping the de
UK Secretary of State, Ed Davey, has 3 months to make a decision on the project. The six-month examination period closed on December 10, 2014. Planning Inspectorate had a period of 3 months to consider and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. The Planning Inspectorate issued a report of
At deltas of rivers where fresh water mixes with salt water, energy associated with the salinity gradient can be harnessed using pressure-retarded reverse osmosis process and associated conversion technologies. Salinity power is one of the largest potential sources of renewable energy. The potential
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to OTEC International (OTI) for its OTEC floating power plant. The elements of the design evaluated by ABS include the barge hull and mooring system, energy conversion equipment, hazardous materials handling and storage, cold-water import conduit and warm-
The Seminar will be held at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm on March 18, and will, amongst others, feature speakers from KIC InnoEnergy, CorPower, WavEC, and Vattenfall. During the seminar, two recent developments of the HiWave project will be disclosed: a new phase control technology
Oceanus 2 device is back at A&P Falmouth, Seatricity’s manufacturing partner, for a winter refit in preparation for redeployment to Wave Hub test site. Oceanus 2 wave energy device has been tested at Wave Hub, which enabled Seatricity to test the installation methodology along with the communication
