The first fully operational, pre-permitted and grid-connected wave energy test facility in the continental U.S. has opened for business. Officially opened on August 27, PacWave South is located off the coast of Newport, Oregon, and has been developed through the collaboration of the U.S. Department
Eco Wave Power’s U.S. subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Germany-based AI engineering to develop an AI-powered digital twin platform for its wave energy technology. The companies have begun Phase 1 of the Eco Wave Power – Digital Twin & Energy-Aware Computing project, combining advanced p
Flex2Future, a Norwegian technology company developing floating offshore energy systems that combine wind, wave and solar power on a single platform, has wrapped up an extensive model testing campaign in Norway, putting its floating wave, wind and solar energy platform concept through simulated offs
Eco Wave Power has reported increased electricity generation and higher peak power output during stronger wave conditions in April and May from its grid-connected wave energy power station in Israel. The EWP-EDF One wave energy project is a pilot-scale demonstration array, consisting of a limited nu
Breakwater rehabilitation works have started in Portugal for Eco Wave Power’s megawatt-scale wave energy project following damage caused by a storm. Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo (APDL) is carrying out the rehabilitation works at the Barra do Douro breakwater in Porto
Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto has implemented organizational changes to further strengthen its ability to execute commercial projects and improve the product sales offering related to the installation and handling of its Dragon tidal energy technology. This comes following the organizationa
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has revealed an electricity generation record in the Faroe Islands, where its tidal power plant set a new production record over the summer, after being upgraded with a new power-take-off (PTO) system that improves energy output throughout the tidal flow cycle.
Alaska-based Sitkana is set to deploy its new prototype tidal turbine at the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative’s (MRECo) Bourne Tidal Test Site (BTTS) in Massachusetts, U.S. At BTTS, located in the Cape Cod Canal, the turbine will operate in powerful tidal currents while engineers evaluate its p
Dutch Equinox Ocean Turbines (EQOT) has completed open-water testing of its ocean current prototype, collecting data used to de-risk and advance the technology toward commercial deployment. The open-water testing of the Mobula 5 1:10 prototype began in Friesland, the Netherlands, earlier this month,
Israel’s government is planning to invest NIS 6 million (approximately $2 million) in advancing marine energy solutions, including wave energy generation, offshore energy systems, artificial intelligence-powered marine energy management, and related technologies. The joint initiative by Israel’s Min
Independent assurance and certification body DNV has awarded what is said to be the world’s first prototype certificate for a wave energy converter (WEC). CorPower Ocean’s C4 WEC has been certified under DNV-SE-0120, Certification of Wave Energy Converters and Arrays, following independent verificat
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its third innovation call. The Innovation C
Dutch Equinox Ocean Turbines (EQOT) is about to start open-water testing of its ocean current platform to gather data required for de-risking and advancing the technology toward commercial deployment. The open-water testing of the Mobula 5 1:10 prototype will begin in Friesland, the Netherlands, on
Swedish wave energy developer NoviOcean is carrying out sea trials of its hybrid offshore renewable energy platform, which combines wave, wind, and solar energy technologies, as part of the journey toward commercial deployment. The 10×6-meter N03 prototype has been operating in open water east of St
