Atmocean is aiming to deploy a scaled wave energy demonstration system off the coast of Peru early in May, 2015. Fully commercial Atmocean’s wave energy system would consist of 15 buoys that would have a rated capacity of 0.5 MW. The system being prepared for deployment off Peru is a scaled 1/3 demo
The proposed Ocean Energy Test Bed will be used for the purposes of testing, demonstrating and validation of renewable energy devices and marine environmental sensors and technologies. The Marine Institute, in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Hydraulics and Mari
Over the last two years, Kvernevik Engineering AS has been working with Geir Arne Solheim, the founder of Havkraft AS and the man who came up with the idea to convert fishing vessel into power plant. Now, the first vessel of its kind is anchored offshore in the Stadthavet area west of Ålesund harnes
SeeByte in collaboration with VideoRay have successfully developed and tested improvements to the Sonar CoPilot system. According to SeeByte, these software upgrades include improvements to the user interfaces and target tracking features. The system provides a comprehensive tool to allow for 1-clic
The trial phase for the proposed wave energy plant at Ada Estuary, Ghana, is scheduled to begin next month. The first phase of wave energy generation trials will begin with the construction of 8MW power plant and the production is expected to increase up to 1,000MW by the end of 2015. Installation w
Havkraft and Kvernevik Engineering have transformed a fishing vessel into a wave energy plant. The idea came from Havkraft’s CEO Geir Arne Solheim. The developers have installed four large chambers in the vessel’s bow. As the waves strike the vessel, the water level in the chambers rises. This creat
General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been chosen to supply 16 bidirectional turbines for the GBP 1 bln Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. Two companies have jointly secured GBP 300 mln worth contract, and have committed to use a majority of British large turbine components, British generators, and
Caley Ocean Systems announced the development of a portable Intervention Work Over Control System (IWOCS) deployment system. In addition to simplifying the over boarding of IWOCS, it allows a single deployment system to be readily transported between different offshore vessels, Caley said in a press
The vulnerability of coastal communities is gaining urgent attention in the face of climate change and devastating weather-related flooding and erosion. Clark University Professor of Economics Robert Johnston, director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University, is leading vital resea
A DeltaStream unit is comprised of a steel main base that can carry up to three turbines with the total capacity of 1.2 MW. The triangular steel main base serves as a sea bed support foot structure that includes a penetrating tip designed to penetrate into the sea bed surface under the weight of the
Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration. Scientists from the University of Southampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology built a deformable octopus-
This Invitation to Tender is made for a consultancy project that will provide the service of a Secretariat for the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Ocean Energy, which covers both wave and tidal energy. ORJIP Ocean Energy is a UK-wide programme, jointly funded by the Crown Estate
Jointly funded by The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government, the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) is inviting tenders for consultancy services. Namely, The Crown Estate, on behalf of the funding partners, is running a procurement process to appoint a secretariat for
College of the North Atlantic’s Wave Energy Research Centre (WERC) was one of the research projects presented to federal ministers and dignitaries at the Parliament of Canada. The event was organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Senior researchers from
