The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult officially unveiled its 7MW demonstration offshore wind turbine in Scotland’s Levenmouth on 29 February, in the presence of the Scottish Government Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing. The Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine offers UK ind
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) hosted the third International WaTERS (Wave and Tidal Energy Research Sites) workshop on 26 February at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) 2016 in Edinburgh. Nine countries from around the globe were represented, including Canada, France, Ire
KIC InnoEnergy has recently made a number of new appointments in Poland and Germany, as part of its ongoing drive to connect industry with innovative products and solutions across east and west Europe. In Poland, Jakub Miler has been appointed as CEO and Marcin Lewenstein has been appointed as Clean
OceanGate and iXBlue have formed a strategic partnership to expand the application and use of marine navigation and sonar equipment to explore the world’s deep oceans. As part of the alliance, OceanGate has selected the iXBlue PHINS inertial navigation system for use aboard its fleet of Cyclops seri
KIC InnoEnergy has recently made a number of new appointments in Poland and Germany, as part of its ongoing drive to connect industry with innovative products and solutions across east and west Europe. In Poland, Jakub Miler has been appointed as CEO and Marcin Lewenstein has been appointed as Clean
The representatives of the United States and Mexico have signed several agreements strengthening the ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources.
Witt Ltd, the developer behind WITT technology that converts motional energy into electricity, plans to conduct tank tests on its 200-Watt Marine WITT this summer. Witt Ltd is focusing on the development of 200-Watt WITT marine power unit with the aim of bringing it into manufacture for sale to cust
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Alberta’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) are providing C$40 million (∼$30 million) to help small and medium-sized businesses create green jobs, advance clean technology and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The fu
Sweden’s marine survey specialist, MMT, will be showcasing at Oceanology International at London ExCel, on March 15-17, 2016. MMT, which celebrates 40 years in the marine survey business this year, will showcase their latest developments and results on its Surveyor Interceptor ROV. The Surveyor Inte
The final phase of a project to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal power arrays, with the aim of helping accelerate development of the marine energy industry, has been completed in Orkney. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the £2.4m Tidal Array Cabling Solution project was lau
EMO Marine Technologies of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has been awarded a contract with Open Hydro for the Cape Sharp Tidal project. OpenHydro, a DCNS company, has partnered with Emera to create the Cape Sharp Tidal project. The Cape Sharp Tidal project will deploy a fully connected 4MW tidal array of in
Columbia Power Technologies’ StingRAY wave energy converter has been backed by the certification body for renewable energy services DNV GL. The US-based wave energy developer’s StingRAY has received a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV GL following the completion of full technology risk assessment
Wave and tidal energy need radical new approaches if the industry is to achieve grid parity in the near future at a reasonable cost, said Giles Hundleby, Associate Director of BVG Associates, speaking at ICOE 2016. In effect, this probably means grid parity with at least 2 GW of installed capacity b
US Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for projects supporting the marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) industry. The FOA, to be issued on behalf of Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, is anticipa
