Oregon State University has purchased a five-acre parcel along the central Oregon coast that will be the shore-based facility for converting wave energy captured from a test site to be located about seven miles offshore into utility-grid accessible power.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed the findings of the European Commission’s ocean energy market study which strongly advised acting ‘towards the implementation of revenue support mechanisms, as much as possible consistent across EU Member States’ to create certainty for the sector.
Former Head of Turbine Development at Tidal Lagoon Power – Michael Case – has joined civil engineering organization, HR Wallingford, as Business Development Manager for the power sector.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has begun with the commissioning of its first tidal energy project in commercial scale in North West Wales.
UK wave technology development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has installed its quarter-scale WaveSub prototype at FaBTest marine test center, located off the coast of Cornwall.
BP has launched the landmark Shah Deniz 2 gas development in Azerbaijan, including its first commercial gas delivery to Turkey, on Monday. The BP-operated $28 billion project is the first subsea development in the Caspian Sea and the largest subsea infrastructure operated by BP worldwide. It is also
German wave energy company SINN Power has installed and commissioned two of its ‘improved’ wave energy converter modules on the largest Greek island of Crete.
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Emerging marine industries had a turnover of €398 million and provided employment to over 2,000 full-time equivalents, according to the figures published by NUI Galway university.
The northern region of Belgium called Flanders has launched a Blue Cluster – an organization dedicated to developing and promoting economic activities that are linked to the sea – including marine energy undertakings.
David Clubb reflects on the UK Government’s decision not to invest in the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
United States’ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue a funding call to establish a hub that will work to advance water desalination methods in order to provide clean and safe water.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a contract with Premier Oil to supply its wave-harnessing PowerBuoy for the deployment in an oil and gas field in the Central North Sea.
In the first quarter of 2018, renewable electricity generation in Scotland has increased for 11% or 736 GWh from the same quarter last year, with installed renewable electricity capacity also rising by 11% or 999MW over the same period, according to government reports.
