DHI Group, in collaboration with several partners, has developed a GIS-based web client SI OCEAN Data Portal in order to aid in identifying areas suitable for present wave and tidal energy extraction technologies, company’s press release reads. The Strategic Initiatives for Ocean Energy (SI OCEAN) D
Ocean Power Technologies, wave energy technology company, has received approximately USD 1.1 million from the state of New Jersey, it is stated in the company’s press release. The New Jersey’s Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program enables companies to raise cash to finance their growth and opera
CorPower Ocean has been awarded EUR 100 000 in the category “Ocean Economy” at the Building Global Innovators Awards, KIC InnoEnergy announced. CorPower Ocean now has the chance to win an additional EUR 100,000 in the Grand Finale scheduled for February 26, 2015. The jury considered CorPower’s Wave
The Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has launched a new video that describes how the energy of the ocean can be harnessed. The Ocean Energy Systems (OES) is an intergovernmental collaboration between countries, which operates under framework established by the International Energy Agency in Paris. OES con
Renewables and fossil fuels for the first time accounted equally in 32 percent of total electricity generated in Scotland, it is stated in Scottish Government’s comment on the energy statistics report published today by DECC. Scotland continues to be a net exporter of electricity, exporting a record
MODEC’s floating wind and current hybrid power generation system ‘SKWID’ has sunk on December 18, 2014, the company stated in their press release. Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus (SKWID) sank during the installation process 1.2 km off the coast of Kabe Island, Karatsu-City, Saga Prefecture. No
Alstom, and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have announced a collaboration to design, develop and deploy MicroGrid Power Mix Management (MPMM) solution in accordance with the REIDS initiative, Alstom’s press release reads. The Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator Singapore (R
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the third quarter of 2014. Electricity generated in the third quarter of 2014 fell by 5.1 percent, from 79.5 TWh a year earlier to 75.4 TWh, the lowest level of generation since 1998. The share of renewables (hydro, w
The tests of the 1:5 scaled NEMOS-device are being conducted at ECN, in one of the biggest wave tanks in the world, in Nantes. As a result of the precise adjustments and reproducibility of wave conditions provided by the ECN, extensive hydromechanical parameter studies can be made. More than 200 tes
Kieran O’Brien, Carnegie Wave Energy’s Executive Director of Business Development, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). Kieran O’Brien joins Oliver Wragg of Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and John Malcolm, Chief Executive of Scottish wave energy
The Sihwa Lake tidal power station in South Korea has the capacity to generate 552.7 GWh of energy annually, and was opened in August 2011. The project is stationed on Lake Sihwa which is located in the Midwest of the Korean Peninsula in Gyeonggi Province, bordering the West Sea at the Lake Sihwa re
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has identified measures to bolster marine energy sector funding, underlining that urgent action is necessary to get investors’ confidence back, it is stated in their press release. The report highlights that this strategically important market could be worth
Reduction costs for the electricity sector of Spain in 2013 amount to EUR 9.197 mln thanks to Spanish renewables, it is stated in APPA’s report. Renewable energy savings generated in 2013 in the electrical system of Spain amount to EUR 9.197 mln. Out of these, EUR 5.871 mln correspond to savings for
RenewableUK has announced that one of the most prestigious global conferences on renewable energy will be held in the UK for the first time in 2016. The 6th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) will take place from February 23 to 26, 2016 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
