Ireland’s Providence reported that the initial evaluation of the fast-track 3D volume has revealed seismic morphologies in the Drombeg prospect which are consistent with those of a large deep-water fan system. These data also suggest that the Drombeg fan is being sourced from the Porcupine Bank via
Albatern has received investment in the amount of GBP 400.000 from Scottish Government, through the Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF). The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units, and to commercialize and scale up their array based on WEC – WaveNET technology
Akuo Energy has signed an agreement with Bell Pirie Power Corp. and Philippine National Oil Company Renewables Corp. (PNOC RC) to deploy an OTEC plant in the Philippines. The government of Philippines has created a renewable energy programme covering the period to 2030, and the signing of this MoU r
US NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) provides non-dilutive funds for early-stage R&D at small businesses and startups, including ocean energy developers. National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR offers an opportunity for ocean energy developers under
DHI aims to better engage in sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment by collaborating with the diverse community that comprises the World Ocean Council (WOC). DHI wants to contribute to major commercial developments in relation to the sustainable use of the world’s oceans, the
The Protean system comprises a point-absorber wave energy converter buoy which floats on the water surface and extracts the energy from waves. The device achieves this by the extension and retraction of a tether to its anchoring weight on the sea bed. The Protean WEC converts the energy of waves fro
Tidal Lagoon Power will take a first significant step towards the delivery of full-scale tidal lagoon infrastructure in the UK with the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for a tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport. The project will have an installed capacity, depende
Tidal Lagoon Power has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for a planned tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport to the Planning Inspectorate. The document of over 400 pages in length represents the first step in bringing the proposed tidal lagoon off Cardiff to reality. Sit
A new survey by OnePoll, commissioned by RenewableUK, reveals that the UK public think that subsidies for wind power are over fourteen times the amount they actually are. OnePoll questioned 2,000 UK adults and found that the average estimate was £259 from a typical £1,300 annual domestic dual-fuel e
Scottish Government’s GBP 10 mln Saltire Prize, designed to accelerate the development of Scottish marine energy, will most likely remain unclaimed due to the competitors’ inability to meet the qualifying criteria. The Saltire Prize demands from competitors to operate wave or tidal technology contin
Tritech’s Micron sonar has been selected for the latest academic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The acoustic design team at McGill Robotics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, chose to incorporate a mechanical scanning sonar into their new build AUV. The team now plans to integrate the Micro
Brown University scientists propose that in order to gain the insights into the ecological and socioeconomic effects ocean renewables could potentially have, changes in benefits provided by ocean ecosystem before and after deployment of ocean energy infrastructure should be observed. As tidal energy
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is organizing a tender to improve wave power research. The Australian Government wants to improve data gathering on wave behavior by organizing a tender for electronic upgrades for two wave data buoys, according to Financial Review, news publisher that focuses
Carnegie Wave has announced that its desalination plant on Garden Island has been commissioned off electricity in advance to its connection to CETO system. After it’s connected to the CETO system, it will be powered by hydraulic energy from Carnegie’s CETO wave units, to produce fresh water from sal
