Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) will be holding the projects first OPIN Annual Symposium, taking place alongside the Ocean Energy Europe 2019 Conference in the Convention Centre Dublin on September 30. The Symposium will provide an opportunity for OPIN members to network and learn more about t
Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy returned to the IFREMER test facility in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France last week for a full 5 days of testing on an optimised device that was both submerged and deployed at the surface for comparative analysis. The testing is part of a much larger, ove
Efforts to understand the potential of tidal energy to play a role in Nova Scotia’s clean energy future have taken another step forward with the appointment of new board directors to the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), as well as the launch of new live site data from the Minas Passag
The University of Maine has been awarded nearly USD 1.4 million from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to design an ultra-lightweight, corrosion-resistant, concrete floating offshore wind turbine. The floating turbine will be equipped with NASA m
On Wednesday 9 October, Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA) and Navingo organise the 5th annual Marine Energy Event. This session will delve into how marine energy solutions can drive our energy transition and next steps foreseen to successfully commercialize
Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has set up a base in Aberdeen to commercialise its Seabase technology. The Edinburgh start-up – which has already secured £100,000 from Scottish Enterprise for the technical development of Seabase and further £100,000 from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for its commer
Biome Renewables has started the testing of its PowerCone tidal technology in Strangford Loch, Northern Ireland in cooperation with Queens University Belfast and Cuan Marine Services. After months of preparation the company started the turbine testing, assessing performance in flows nearing 2 m/s, R
Connecticut based MarkZero Prototypes and Irish based Sea Power have teamed up to take part in the US Department of Energy’s wave to water competition. Their joint mission is to develop and deploy an working prototype of a small scale wave energy driven reverse osmosis system. The prototype will use
Ocean Power Technologies has signed two new contracts with Enel Green Power Chile (EGP), a subsidiary of Enel Chile, part of the Enel Group, for the sale of a PB3 PowerBuoy and the development and supply of an integrated Open Sea Lab. The combined value of the contracts exceeds US$1.9 million, and r
Finnish wave energy developer, AW-Energy, has completed final assembly of the first commercial WaveRoller unit. The first commercial-scale 350 kW WaveRoller unit was assembled and prepared for deployment at Peniche in Portugal. “It’s a major step forward for wave energy and the beginning of a new en
NEMOS has finalized commissioning works for 2019 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) prototype in Ostend. After the main steel components were delivered, the Power Take-Off System with sufficient data acquisition integration was fitted to the assembly. The belt drive and spring system, that connects the sub
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has applied for a new international patent (PCT) and a new Israeli patent for an integrated wave and solar system and started the initial testing for the combined solution. The idea for the combined solution was conceived from interest of several of EWP’s potential clients in ha
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (POET) as network director for the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program. The three-year program supports testing and research for marine energy technologies and will provide access to
MAKO Energy, a Singapore-based marine renewable energy company and a subsidiary of the Elemental Energy Technologies Group, has officially opened the MAKO Tidal Energy Site at the Sentosa Boardwalk, Singapore. The official launch of the MAKO Tidal Energy Site follows signing of a collaboration agree
