Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have been selected by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium, to perform a feasibility and conceptual study of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System (MDS) for Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is awarding almost £1m to fund the development of Advanced Control Systems technology for wave energy devices. The technology aims to reduce the cost of generating electricity from wave energy devices by increasing the amount of energy they can capture. The two projects se
Nova Innovation-led consortium has won a new European project, ELEMENT, that will use Artificial Intelligence to improve tidal turbine performance and accelerate commercialization of tidal energy. The ELEMENT project will incorporate Artificial Intelligence technology from wind energy into tidal tur
HR Wallingford has started physical model testing of a new offshore wind foundation known as the Gravity Tripod. The company is working with Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), DNV-GL, Cambridge University and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to test and certify the new offshore wind foun
Hydraulic engineering and offshore renewable energy specialist HR Wallingford is conducting physical model testing for a new offshore wind foundation known as the Gravity Tripod. The company is working with Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), DNV-GL, Cambridge University and the Offshore Renewable En
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) said it is exploring options for the design and development of a system which will allow rapid connection/disconnection of a wave energy device from its moorings and/or electrical system. The connection system and method would aim to reduce the time and cost of installatio
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a call for applications for this year’s Energy Awards. The SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards recognise and reward excellence in all aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy. The competition consisting of 8 categories is open to in
Green Marine and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have joined forces to provide anchoring and mooring solutions for energetic marine environments suitable for a range of applications including offshore floating wind, aquaculture, wave and tidal energy. Green Marine’s experience in operating subsea dr
Green Marine and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have joined forces to provide anchoring and mooring solutions for energetic marine environments suitable for a range of applications including offshore floating wind, aquaculture, wave and tidal energy. Green Marine’s experience in operating subsea dr
The first Ocean DEMO call for applications has now opened. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean DEMO is a €13m project aiming to accelerate ocean energy’s transition from single prototype to multi-device farms by providing free access to test centres: EMEC (UK), DMEC (NL), SEM REV (FR) and Sm
Integrated navigation, positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne will support a new, fuel cell-powered long-range unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) being designed by subsea specialist Cellula Robotics for the Canadian defence department. The UUV, called Solus-LR, is being designed to
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), Turbine and Engineering Services Division (ATES) will enter into a technology partnership and preferred supplier agreement with GE’s Power Conversion business (GE). Under the terms of the partnership agreement, both parties will work together and share resources for
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), Turbine and Engineering Services Division (ATES) will enter into a technology partnership and preferred supplier agreement with GE’s Power Conversion business (GE). Under the terms of the partnership agreement, both parties will work together and share resources for
Ocean Power Technologies’s PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in the Adriatic Sea has produced more than 1 MWh cumulative energy to date. The PowerBuoy has been deployed for six months, operating continuously and error-free while being controlled remotely from OPT’s NJ facility. George H. Kirby, OPT’s president
