IRENA has published a guide on renewable energy auctions designed to decrease costs, attract investment and drive global renewable energy deployment. The six-volume guidebook ‘Renewable Energy Auctions: A Guide to Design’ aims to advise policy makers on the implications of different approaches to su
AXYS Technologies Inc. has joined the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) to further the shared goal of developing innovative and cost-efficient offshore wind solutions for deep waters and harsh offshore environments. Specific areas of common interest include R&D initiatives that wil
Italy-based Wave for Energy plans to deploy its ISWEC wave energy device off Sicily in the second week of July. The company originally planned to deploy the device in March off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, but the deployment was delayed due to unsuitable weather conditions. Tidal Energy Today
Bombora Wave Power has signed a Technology Evaluation Agreement with Anoa Power Indonesia. Under the agreement Anoa Power will evaluate suitable deployment sites while Bombora will confirm electricity generation capability across these locations, Bombora’s press release reads. The agreement represen
Stonehenge Metals has completed the building and the assembly of the Protean wave energy converter (WEC). According to Stonehenge, bench testing and calibration of core energy conversion system components is progressing as scheduled, following the completion of major structural component build and a
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have launched the Energy Demo Projects (EDP) facility to provide risk financing and boost the competitiveness of innovative energy technology companies in Europe. The new facility will support cutting-edge energy technology projects that
Small to medium sized enterprises and marine technology research institutions can now apply for access to ocean observatories for research, or to test their new product prototypes in the open sea, at no cost, NOC informed. Dr Luisa Cristini, who is managing the project from the National Oceanography
Stonehenge Metals has announced plans to install an array of Protean wave energy devices off the coast of Western Australia. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Stonehenge Metals and Yanchep Beach Joint Venture for the collaboration on the development of Protean wave energy farm,
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes agreed to cooperate on early-phase studies to help customers improve the overall economics and value of oil and gas field developments. Aker Solutions’ Front End Spectrum unit and Baker Hughes’ Reservoir Development Services group will provide customers with developme
The European Commission has released the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20 percent renewable energy goals. With a projected share of 15.3 percent of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast major
ACEP’s Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center (AHERC) is making preparations prior to the summer testing season. The team has been preparing the floating test platform, boats and equipment, according to ACEP’s social media. AHERC’s new research support boat, which will be used to maneuver the Mu
Norwegian Parliament has approved the plan for development and operation of the first stage of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The development will involve investment of nearly 120 billion in the first stage. Several major contracts related to the development of the Johan Sverdrup is alre
EDF Energy Renewables will be carrying out site investigations within the area of its planned Blyth Offshore Demonstration Project during June. There are two key areas of work planned, geophysical, by EGS (International), Ltd, which looks at the seabed and geotechnical, by GEO (Denmark), which will
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, plans to retry the deployment of its wave energy system off Peru later next week. The demonstration system will produce fresh water from salt water without producing electricity due to inexpensive Peruvian energy market. Following the unsuccessful deployment att
