French tidal energy developer HydroQuest is joining the Ocean Energy Europe board of directors as a lead partner. Specifically, HydroQuest will be represented by Guillaume Gréau, head of business development. Building on a decade’s experience in developing river current turbines, in 2016 HydroQuest
Finnish technology developer Wello has chosen the Basque test site to trial its latest Penguin wave energy converter. This year, Wello will install its floating WEC at the BiMEP marine energy test site off the coast of Armintza. Consequently, a deal was signed this month and the device should be ins
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub is inviting applications for the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Fund. The fund is designed to be a flexible research fund for ECRs to support small activities that either supports and develops existing research activities, or develops skills further
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has recorded around 13 per cent increase in net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to the same period last year. The Q1 of FY21 net loss was $3.4 million, against $3 million in the prior-year comparable period. According to OPT, the loss was specific
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF) is looking for insurance broker to provide cover for third party liability risk and removal of wreck activities for both PCF/META and META clients. A Marine Energy Test Area (META), led by Marine Energy Wales within the Milford Haven Waterway, will enable technology
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum’s initiative Marine Energy Wales has welcomed two new members. The new members are OGSC Renewables and Safinah Group. OGCS Renewables are project management consultants with experience in the renewables sector including floating offshore and deep water structure projects.
Swedish wave energy tech developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies has secured a €300,000 investment from Lundin Foundation. The investment matches a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency for the next development phase of the company’s InfinityWEC technology. InfinityWEC is a modular and scalable wave
The US Water Power Technologies Office has opened the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) for applications. MECC enables diverse teams of students to get real-world experience exploring marine energy solutions for the blue economy. The competition is specifically open to undergraduate a
Canada is investing $9.4 million in four tidal energy projects that will bring clean energy technologies to the Atlantic region. The announcement took place following a tour of the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy’s facilities in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Nova Innovation has secured $4 million t
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch a tender on 14 September, aimed to accelerate marine energy solutions. It will assess technical as well as economic viability of using space technology and data in support of marine energy. The tender will give an
OceanBased Perpetual Energy has become a member of the National Hydropower Association and its Marine Energy Council. The US-based association dedicates exclusively to promoting the growth of clean, renewable hydropower and marine energy. “Throughout the United States and its territories, OceanBased
The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) at Swansea University is looking for biaxial-machine tenders. Namely, Fatigue loads often drive the load regime experienced by wind, wave and tidal devices. Therefore, there is significant scope for cost reduction through characterisation of
There are only two weeks left to apply for the EU-funded Ocean DEMO 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This call will focus on supporting technology developers wi
Procurement administrator Power Advisory LLC has selected BigMoon Canada Corporation (BigMoon) as the successful applicant to fill the vacant berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy. As part of the agreement, the company will also remove the Cape Sha
