Elements Works and 40South Energy, Italy-based tidal and wave energy players, are working together to advance Marina di Pisa wave energy project off Tuscany, Italy. When fully completed, Marina di Pisa project will comprise two 40South Energy’s H24 devices that can work both as wave and tidal units,
Atkins, MODEC and Ulstein have been named as winners of Statoil’s most recent innovation campaign, the Hywind Installation Challenge. The chosen designs are now undergoing further study to help mature the winning concepts. The Innovation Challenge campaign looked to others within the energy sector t
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demand will rise by almost 40 percent in 2040. But at the same time the energy industry faces challenges with a changing climate which requires a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. So, it’s no surprise that renewable energy will
Recent reports of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance washing up on the Florida coast bring awareness to the fact that material dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico could pose serious threats, say Texas A&M University oceanographers. Niall Slowey, along with professor emeritus William B
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has opened a tender for tidal and wave energy projects. The call aims to finance wave, marine and river tidal, and technology demonstration projects. The tender consists of three parts. Under the first part of the call, marine tidal and wav
All American Marine (AAM) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have signed a contract for the design and construction of a new aluminum catamaran research vessel. All American Marine will build the new catamaran, custom devised by Teknicraft Design of Auckland, New Zealand. The new vessel, fund
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has delayed the connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France. As reported earlier, Sabella planned to connect the 1 MW tidal turbine with the Ushant island during the neap tide, between July 24 and 27, but the company stated it was unsucces
The WavePOD project has received a grant from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) for the development of a universal power take-off system for wave energy devices, used to convert mechanical energy to electricity. The WavePOD (Wave Power Offtake Device) project is jointly developed by Bosch Rexroth, Aquamari
Ocean Renewable Power (ORPC) has deployed its 2015 RivGen® Power System in the Kvichak River at the remote river village of Igiugig, Alaska. The system is providing power to the local microgrid, significantly decreasing the community’s diesel fuel use, the developer said. Equipped with ORPC’s latest
Carnegie Wave Energy has announced the award of a £2m grant from the Scottish Government’s Wave Energy Scotland (WES) for the development of a universal Power Take Off system to convert mechanical energy to electricity. The ‘WavePOD’ project will deliver a fully tested and robust hydraulic Power Tak
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from cou
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from cou
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international competitive open call focused on innovative power take-off systems for wave energy converters. Over £ 7 mln has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries inc
The Crown Estate has announced that it is considering a new leasing programme that would boost small scale wave and tidal projects. As an active manager of the UK seabed, the Crown Estate has announced plans to simplify the process for awarding access rights for tidal and wave developers. Under the
