Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric, a subsidiary of Chinese CSR Corporation, has acquired Specialist Machine Developments (SMD). SMD has announced that the company signed a sale and purchase agreement with Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. for the sale of the entire share capital of the SMD group. Andrew Hodgs
Researchers at University of Washington are developing a new underwater robot designed to deploy monitoring instruments to gather information on marine life interactions with underwater equipment used for wave and tidal energy generation. The robot is named ‘Millennium Falcon’ and its aim is to iden
MBARI engineers have recovered the experimental wave energy buoy for maintenance, after it had been deployed in the sea for over 4 months. During this deployment, the buoy supplied power for instruments used to collect data for engineering purposes. It was deployed 9 km southwest of Moss Landing Har
Bas Buchner (MARIN president) and Ron van den Oetelaar (General Manager Bosch Rexroth Benelux) have signed the contract for a new wave generator for MARIN’s new Concept Basin. According to the contract, Offshore Basin and Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin will get a new wave generation control system
The refurbished BOLT ‘Lifesaver’ wave energy converter has been delivered to owner Fred. Olsen Ltd by Supacat following a three month project of refurbishing the converter’s ‘intelligent systems’. The refurbishing process was conducted at the Devon engineering firm’s facilities in Dunkeswell and Bla
InfraRed has been named as the final institutional equity investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, confirming full equity funding from two British institutions for the project. InfraRed Capital Partners, global investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate, will make the investment from
The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) has announced that it will manage tidal testing at Turners Falls, Massachusetts. MRECo has entered into an agreement with the Conte Fish Research Center to use its flumes in Turners Falls for tidal energy testing, MRECo’s press release reads. John Mi
WERPO has signed a partnership agreement with ACEP to develop wave energy power plant off the coast of Ghana. Wave Electricity Renewable Power Ocean (WERPO) and the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) will form a joint venture in Ghana, under which they plan to erect wave energy power station. AC
The AR1500 is the latest tidal power turbine system under development at Atlantis. The AR1500 will have a rated capacity of 1.5 MW at flows of 3.0 m/s. Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed the detailed design of this turbine during 2014. The design is adjusted to withstand the harsh environment
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has asked the Scottish Government to provide clarity over future funding for wave energy sector, urging Finance Secretary John Swinney to investigate why Aqumarine Power had not received due payments. During General Questions in parliament, McArthur asked Finance Secretary J
Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) has secured additional EUR 4.2 mln in funding from EU research funds for marine energy activities. The announcement of the additional EU funding was made to an audience of more than 130 industry and university representatives involved in a variety of marine en
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has appointed John Ferland as President of ORPC Solutions. John Ferland has 30 years of experience in commercialization strategy for renewable energy companies, port emergency response operations, coastal resources management, and public policy. He was the presid
Companies, entrepreneurs and groups working in the area of marine renewable energy, based in the EU or in FP7-associated States are eligible to participate in the latest MARINET’s call offering free access to Europe’s leading test facilities. As a first step, the user, or the group leader must conta
The budget request for FY 2016 designated to MHK technologies subprogram is USD 40.8 mln, a decrease of USD 300.000 from 2015. The objective of MHK (Marine and Hydrokinetic technologies) subprogram, a part of the Water Power Program, is to compress technology development timelines of MHK devices wit
