The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has announced the beginning of marine operations related to anchor trials and anchor installations in West Bay and FORCE demonstration area in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. The announced operations will take place from August 19-26, 2015. In a noti
A group of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers and engineers have developed and tested an innovative new system for sampling small planktonic larvae in coastal ocean waters and understanding their distribution. Traditionally, pumps and nets are used for sampling plankton, which r
Columbia Power Technologies, an Oregon-based wave energy developer, has been chosen as one the finalists in the 2015 Defense Energy Technology Challenge. The Challenge is part of the annual Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit that will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug
DNV GL has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Alstom’s Oceade™ tidal turbine, which is the first milestone in the process of achieving Prototype Certification of the tidal turbine Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW. Alstom has been selected to supply four Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbines to one of the world’s
DNV GL has issued a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ for Alstom’s Oceade 1.4 MW tidal turbine. DNV GL is using DNV-OSS-312 to certify the Oceade 18 tidal turbine, with the first stage in the process involving a full risk assessment of the turbine and agreeing actions to mitigate the risk of failure, DNV G
NEMOS, a German wave energy developer, has started the fully automatized operation of their scaled wave energy system in Denmark. The fully automatized 1:5 scaled NEMOS wave energy device is operating at Nissum Bredning test site in Denmark. It is equipped with optimized hardware and advanced operat
US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected 20 teams as official qualified teams for the Wave Energy Prize. The 20 qualified teams, selected out of 92 official registered teams, have passed the first technology gate and will continue their quest to double the energy captured from ocean waves and win
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave energy developer, has closed the first round of fundraising led by Pirveli Venture, where the company gathered investment in the amount of $2 million. The fundraising follows the completion of the second generation wave power plant in Jaffa Port, Israel, in July this
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin, has developed PEWEC (Pendulum Wave Energy Converter). PEWEC has been studied specifically for the Italian coast waves, characterized by mild in
The works on the construction of tidal turbines’ parts and associated equipment is progressing well at Aecon Group’s facilities. According to The Advocate, the assembly of the two turbines for the Cape Sharp Tidal project will begin within the next couple of weeks. After a competitive tender process
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just released a white paper on ‘Developing the largest size pump in dredging industry‘. As the demand for larger dredgers rises, there is a growing need for developing bigger dredge pumps that can reach up to 1,800 mm diameter. The ‘Developing the largest size
Construction works are about to begin on the €35.6 million Wismar Seaport development project, an important infrastructure and facility factor for the Hanseatic city. According to the port chief Michael Kremp, works on the project will begin in October with the completion set for mid 2018. The proje
This years Digby Port Days and Renewable Energy Symposium will feature some of the regional and international leaders in tidal energy industry under the event’s theme ‘Ride the Green Wave’. Digby County strives to become the greenest county in Nova Scotia by providing awareness, advocacy and promoti
M3 Wave, an Oregon-based wave energy company, has developed a submerged pressure differential wave energy device that harvests the energy of the waves sitting at the bottom of the ocean. Delos-Reyes Morrow Pressure Device (DMP) wave energy device is a steel structure that turns the pressure waves un
