The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) in India has declared that ocean energy is officially a renewable energy source and now falls under Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO). This recent Policy change offers new opportunities for OTEC in India. The RPO states power suppliers are required
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WavEC Offshore Renewables is organising its annual Seminar 2019 in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Portugal and Innovation Norway. The event will take place on the 4th and 5th December in Museu do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal. The seminar will take place on the 4th December and the B2B meet
Bombora has entered into a consultation process on the decommissioning plan for its 1.5MW mWave wave energy converter, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. As an offshore marine energy project, Bombora is required to provide a Decommissioning Programme to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Indust
In partnership with energy3: Canada’s Energy Conference, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will host a workshop on October 16th, day one of the conference: “Coupling ocean energy with other sectors: Innovative business models and complementarities with renewable offshore technologies
A petition has been set up calling for UK Government to commercialise the UK tidal stream industry by providing revenue support. The petition has been created by ‘UK Tidal Energy’, a body created by the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to generate public awareness of marine energy through the #t
Aberdeen-based subsea energy storage and energy generation specialist East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has recently appointed two new directors. Existing EC-OG employees Paul Slorach and Jonny Moroney have been promoted as business development director and projects director respectively. E
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering – Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS) on the western coast of Jeju Island. This agreement builds on three years of collaboration and
DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the Type Certificate for offshore for its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The certificate confirms full compliance of the turbine design to the international wind turbine standard IECRE OD-501 and allows for immediate market implementation
The mining cutter suction dredger (CSD) Julia, which is part of Kenmare Resources’ Wet Concentrator Plant C development project, has arrived in Nacala, Mozambique. The dredger was shipped from the Netherlands and it will now be transported by road to the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine. Julia is the thi
Tractebel Engineering GmbH and Tractebel Overdick GmbH are developing a concept for an offshore platform which makes it possible to produce hydrogen from offshore wind energy at an industrial scale using electrolysis. Delivering up to 400MW, this kind of plant exceeds the output of previous technolo
Eco Wave Power has been announced as one of the 15 winners of the 2019 UN ‘Momentum for Change’ Global Climate Action Award. Niclas Svenningsen, manager of the UN Climate Change Global Climate Action programme congratulated Eco Wave Power for winning the “Global Climate Action Award” and said: “This
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) WG Energy Efficiency is well on track with its paper titled: ‘Energy Efficiency of Dredging Activities’. The paper will cover the subject energy efficiency of dredging activities from a project – as well as an equipment related perspective. For a project it is
Nova Innovation has applied for a Demonstration Permit to construct a 1.5 MW tidal energy array in Petit Passage, Nova Scotia – The Nova Tidal Array. The proposed location of the Nova Tidal Array is in the Petit Passage Marine Renewable Energy Area. The array would be developed in three 0.5 MW phase
