ScottishPower Renewables has awarded SeaRoc Group with a 5-year framework contract to provide Health, Safety and Quality management support to their 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Scope of work includes provision of specialist personnel to provide advice and support to the project during
Ronnie Quinn, the General Manager at the Scotland Portfolio, talks about how The Crown Estate manages the seabed and works with industry and wave and tidal developers in the UK on projects including the MeyGen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
US-based wave energy developer, Columbia Power Technologies (CPower), is recruiting for a Naval Architect to support the design and development of its StingRAY wave energy technology.
Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) plans to release an online supply chain database this fall in an effort to strengthen the links between marine renewable energy industry.
M3 Wave team, a finalist in the Wave Energy Prize challenge, will be the first competitor to test its wave energy device at the MASK Basin in Carderock, Maryland.
Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has reportedly endorsed the construction of tidal lagoons in the United Kingdom in a response to Government-commissioned review of tidal energy lagoons.
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has contracted the Hamburg-based design and engineering company HeavyLift@Sea GmbH to design grillages for the sea fastening of wind turbine blades built for DONG Energy’s 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The 80-metre-long blades are part of the 32 MHI Vestas
Quoceant has completed the tank testing of its inflatable hulll technology for wave energy devices at FloWave in Edinburgh, UK.
New York State Public Service Commission has approved the New York’s Clean Energy Standard which requires 50% of New York’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
Two deep-water berths for wave energy device testing have been opened at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) off Hawaii.
The public consultation period for the Marine Institute’s foreshore lease application to upgrade the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site has been extended until September 9, 2016.
The joint project between ORE Catapult, EMEC and ARFC, has released a report to support the wave and tidal sector in engineering design choices around components and materials.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is organizing the third International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC) in an effort to improve electricity access by scaling up off-grid renewables.
Atlantis Resources is finalizing preparations on tidal turbines to be installed off Caithness, Scotland, as part of the MeyGen project, beginning in September.
