Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from May 15 – 21, 2017.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has signed framework agreements with eleven supplier firms representing various technology areas. The contractors will provide professional assistance within their specialty areas, and the NPD will utilise this expertise in its work to follow-up developments on th
The developers of the MeyGen tidal array project have summarized the lessons learned during the project’s Phase 1A in a report for the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Swedish energy company Vattenfall and Danish consultancy C2Wind have signed a two-year framework agreement covering design inputs for Vattenfall’s offshore wind projects.
The C-Gen Neptune generator for wave energy applications is making progress towards demonstration in real ocean environment, after the project received £2.5 million from Wave Energy Scotland.
The WEC-Sim development team has released the recordings of the recently held wave energy modeling webinar, and announced another one for the next week.
The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association (BFIFA) has expressed concerns over Cape Sharp Tidal’s proposal to temporarily relocate its tidal turbine for testing in a different area of the Bay of Fundy.
Lloyd’s Register has used its specialist expertise in its Maine-based subsidiary, SGC Engineering, to support DONG Energy on its evaluation phase of the Bay State project with its offshore site and export cable route geophysical and hydrographic surveys. DONG Energy has recently secured two leases i
The Australian Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group has recently acquired a new towed acoustic projector system (TAPS) that should improve how the organisation conducts its underwater acoustic research. DST has been using it’s 10 tonne sonar research projector system (SRP) to conduct experimen
A preliminary feasibility study, carried out by Xodus Group and funded jointly by the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Electricity, has found that offshore wind technology could be viable in several locations off Guernsey and that there are a range of technically feasible options to develop a 30MW of
The European Commission, together with 14 EU countries, has signed a political declaration to launch the new ‘Clean Energy for EU Islands’ initiative.
Researchers from the Lews Castle College have completed a year-long trial of a modified radar system which could provide more accurate wave and current data for tidal and wave energy developers.
Danish wave energy developer Wavepiston has redeployed its prototype wave energy system off the west coast of Denmark.
The developer of advanced technology systems Lockheed Martin is seeking a Chief Engineer for marine and tidal energy systems.
