Bristol Community College and JDR Cables, supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals and a part of the TFKable Group, have launched new collaboration to train the future workforce for the global offshore wind industry. President Laura L. Douglas, Ph.D., of Bristol Community College, and business
Mainstay Marine Solutions, based in South West Wales, has been awarded a contract by Australian based AMOG Consulting for the construction of its Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. The WEC is tuned to maximize the power from incoming waves by extracting energy from the motio
University of Malta has been awarded a Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body DNV GL , for its offshore energy storage system (FLASC). FLASC is an energy storage solution that is suited for use in the offshore environment, and which can be integrated within large-scale renewa
The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) plans to hold the official launch of its project at the SEAI Energy Show in the Royal Dublin Society, on March 27, 2019. OPIN is a 3-year initiative, running from 2019 to 2021. The project has a total project budget of €2.6 million, with €1.5 million in fina
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has generated its first electricity into the UK national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The ATIR tidal energy converter (TEC) was installed at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotlan
The Port of Blyth and Newcastle College have entered into skills partnership which will open up career opportunities for young people in the region. In a skills first approach, Newcastle College and Port Training Services (PTS) are joining forces to develop and deliver training programmes with direc
Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines (NSDEM) has released a ‘Request for Proposals’ (RFP) for the assessment of tidal energy benefits to Nova Scotia. After 10 years of sector development, NSDEM is seeking to revisit initial economic development assumptions in order to identify existing and eme
DNV GL has launched a joint industry project with ten commercial partners to develop a comprehensive methodology for blade rain erosion analysis (COBRA). DNV GL has partnered with Vestas, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power, Ørsted, Mankeweicz, Akzonobel, Aerox-CEU, Polytech, Hempel and P
Aberdeen-based energy investment specialists Simmons Energy has been appointed by Oxford Flow to raise strategic capital for its growth objectives across the oil and gas sector. The funding is to be used to accelerate deployment of its flow control valve technology into multiple energy and industria
The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) has launched a new free App for iOS and Android devices to help find a commercial, or yacht and small craft marine surveyor by area, or specialisation. Not only a key benefit for members of IIMS, it should make the search for a surveyor easier f
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has been selected to participate in the PortXL Port & Maritime Accelerator program, with a goal of setting the first wave energy power station in the Netherlands. The PortXL acceptance to accelerator is through a competition, which took place in the Science Tower in Rotterdam. E
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Carnegie recently hosted Enel Green Power for a week of knowledge sharing and collaboration in Western Australia. As previously announced, EGP is collaborating with Carnegie on the development of the CETO wave energy technology through a collaboration agreement signed last year. Under the agreement,
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will support Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) to develop the first wave and tidal test centre for marine energy converters (MECs) in China. For the past seven years EMEC have worked alongside QNLM and Ocean University
