A novel tidal testing tool has been put through its paces at Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Wales as part of a study to pinpoint the best sites for tidal turbines in the Milford Haven Waterway.
Ocean energy deployments are back to pre-pandemic levels, with Europe installing over ten times as much tidal energy capacity and three times as much wave energy compared to 2020, according to a new report released by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has provided an overview of ocean energy activities in 2021 in its newly released annual report.
Researchers from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have deployed the HERO wave-powered desalination test device offshore North Carolina and anchored it to the nearby seabed, marking the start of ocean trials. With help from the Coastal Studies Institute, NREL deployed the hydrauli
Florida Atlantic University has revealed its plans to expand the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) with new university partnerships, capabilities and opportunities this year. The next steps for SNMREC’s expansion include formalizing the consortium, coordinating testing, rese
A report launched by DNV, Strohm, and the Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) has shown that thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) have a significantly lower carbon footprint, in the range of 30-60%, than an equivalent carbon steel pipeline solution. The report outlines the results from a joint indus
In recent years we have seen a number of companies active in the offshore energy sector pledging to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. This week we reported on the first time an offshore company had pledged to go ‘beyond net-zero’. The international oil and gas exp
The ITEG (Integrating Tidal Energy into the Grid) project has launched a study into the social acceptance of tidal energy and hydrogen technologies.
ESB has applied for a foreshore licence for site investigation works in an area offshore Ireland where it plans to build a wind farm with an installed capacity of between 700 MW and 800 MW. The site is located to the south of County Waterford and to the southeast of County Cork. There, ESB plans [&h
Scottish engineering consultancy Quoceant has started testing its novel quick connection system for wave energy – the Q-Connect – at Hydrus Group’s facilities.
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected nine marine energy projects to receive testing and technical support as part of its fifth call for applications.
Neptune Energy has set a new target to store more CO2 than is emitted from its operations and the use of its sold products by 2030.
Waterotor International Corp, a Canada-based hydrokinetic energy company, has unveiled a 20MW hybrid offshore renewable energy system that can simultaneously extract power from slow moving water and wind.
Norwegian company RW Power has installed its wave energy-powered seawater pumping device for a new set of trials at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN).
