Scientists from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) are designing a tidal turbine that could harness the energy of the Kuroshio Current flowing along the Japanese coast. The Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit at OIST have designed a turbine that comprises a float, a coun
Guangdong Jingyin Machinery Co. Ltd. and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of offshore wind services through a joint-stock company – Zhejiang Huayun Hai Yang Engineering and Technology Services. The two companies agreed to collaborate o
UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for wave, tidal, and offshore wind devices off England and Wales.
Aquatec Group has just announced the introduction of an SSC converter for their popular AQUAlogger 210TY turbidity logger. Now included as standard in the AQUAtalk software package, users will be able to convert their turbidity readings to suspended sediment concentration (SSC) with ease. The conver
The Oregon Legislative Assembly has appropriated $800,000 to support the Pacific Marine Energy Center’s South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS) grid-connected wave energy test site. The appropriation was made to the Oregon State University National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which is working on deve
DEME, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, and VITO spin-off Laser Cladding Venture (LCV) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to strengthen the cutter incisors used to dredge hard soils. The cooperation follows a successful pilot project on laser cladding in 2
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden have successfully tested in-house developed sensor rings designed to monitor the condition of wind turbine foundations at offshore wind farms. Working together with staff from Baltic Taucher in Rostock, the
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a funding opportunity to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy systems and improve environmental monitoring technologies that will help minimize environmental impacts.
The Government of Finland has approved the investment aid scheme for renewable energy and new energy technologies as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to achieve national and EU climate goals. The Government plans to allocate a total of €80 million for the investment aid in 2017 and 2018, for in
The annual two-day Energy Show 2016, organized by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI), is expected to provide the latest insights from suppliers of energy efficient and renewable energy products and services from Ireland and Europe.
Hydro Alternative Energy (HAE) has received a patent approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its hydrokinetic energy conversion system. HAE’s hydrokinetic energy conversion system with buoyancy and ballast controls to harness underwater currents for the generation of electric
The nine finalists and two alternates, identified from the 17 remaining official qualified teams, will continue their quest to double the energy captured from ocean waves and win a prize purse totaling more than $2 million as part of Wave Energy Prize challenge. Each of the finalists and alternates
Scotland-based wind data consultancy Oldbaum Services has completed a project to collect data for offshore wind energy projects off Japan by using an onshore scanning LiDAR. Oldbaum Energy carried out the project in partnership with NRG Renewables. The company installed the Leosphere W200S, a long r
Natural Power has acquired an aerial imaging surveyor, called the Trimble UX5. Whilst the system has been focussed on large wind and tidal renewable energy projects to date, it is ideally suited to any type of large or small scale project development, the company said. The new resource provides wide
