KymoGen is pushing forward with the development of their wave energy device, with the first unit scheduled for completion in July 2015. The water testing should follow immediately after the construction work is done. The production units are expected to be completed in September, and the installatio
Aquamarine Power’s plans to build the first wave energy farm in Scotland have been postponed for at least five years, and the company has shifted its business to component production. Aquamarine Power was granted planning consent for the construction of 40 MW wave energy site off Lewis island in 201
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) Marine Energy Council has announced new co-located events, the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference (IMREC) and Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS). The events will be co-located with the NHA Annual Conference, and are expected to bring the
CrowdEnergy has developed a tidal turbine that operates using the blades that open and close according to the flow of water. The Ocean Energy Turbine consists of three sets of blades that close when they move in the same direction as the flow of water. Closed blades create an obstacle to the flow wh
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that on April 1, 2015, a new tender for the Demonstration of Energy Innovation (DEI) will be open. With DEI, applicants have the chance to get funding for demonstrations (investment projects) of products, processes or services. The funding is ava
The market for subsea thermal insulation material, in terms of value, is projected to reach around $142.30 million by 2019, witnessing a CAGR of 4.80% between 2014 and 2019, according to MarketsandMarkets report. An important aspect of designing offshore production systems, particularly in deep wate
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has set the opening tender date for energy innovation projects demonstration (DEI) for April 1, 2015. The innovation projects will be awarded funding for the demonstration of products, processes or services. The funding will be granted for projects which demonstra
NOAA administrator Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., has appointed six members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) . The HSRP is a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA independent advice for improving a range of services and products that support navigation and coastal resilience. New memb
Time lapse radar imaging at FORCE shows flow features in western Minas Passage over tow tide cycles. The radar imaging could assist with marine operations and turbine placement. The images were created using FORCE’s marine radar system. This radar focuses on clutter rather then filtering it out. The
The ECOWindS Consortium has welcomed the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to the ECOWindS project as an official third party associated partner. ORE Catapult is the UK’s flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, and is the UK counterpart to
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has submitted a proposal to extend the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the organization informed through their social media. A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (P
Minesto has welcomed EU’s new energy strategy deeming it as an important and necessary step to speed up the process of reaching a sustainable future. The European Commission has published a strategy to renew EU’s energy policy, underlying the ocean energy as one of the main renewable technologies th
MAKE has released its Q1/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update, where the consultancy company presents an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2024. MAKE projects more than 25% reduction in wind energy LCOE for some regions by 2025. The combination of inno
Seaborn Networks, Netell Telecom, and Citatel Dutos e Fibras Opticas announced that Seaborn has acquired backhaul and metro fiber network capacity in the State of Sao Paulo from Netell and Citatel for Seaborn’s Brazil-US subsea cable. This contracted capacity provides a diverse, dark fiber backhaul
