Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean and the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University, Ireland, announced a new collaboration on control technology for optimising the operation of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). Together, the two organizations will bring the latest devel
Tomorrow is the last day to submit comments on Sustainable Marine Energy Canada’s (SMEC) demonstration permit application for the tidal energy project at Grand Passage, Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy and Mines informed. The project will begin with the connection of the PLAT-I 4.63 tidal energy p
The Natural Resources Wales is looking to expand its marine team to join its new Offshore Renewable Energy Programme (OREP). This is an opportunity to be part of a programme of work that is designed to support sustainable offshore renewable energy such as wind, wave and tidal power, and join NRW tea
Orbital Marine Power (formerly known as Scotrenewables Tidal Power) is looking for a full time loads & control engineer to develop design improvements to its turbine dynamic controller. The loads & control engineer will join the team at the time when the company starts the construction of the ‘Orbit
Mocean Energy has teamed up with energy major Chrysaor, subsea energy storage experts EC-OG and AUV specialist Modus in a project to look at using renewables for subsea power. The project, funded by the partners together with the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), will look to use Mocean Energy’s
ReFLEX Orkney project has progressed through the first stage of the project, following a review meeting with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Funded by UKRI through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, ReFLEX Orkney is aiming to integrate electricity, transport and heat networks in Orkney using
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Australian wave power firm Carnegie Clean Energy continues progressing its CETO technology, after business setback recovery. To remind, Carnegie recapitalised the business and emerged from administration and reinstated to trading on the ASX on 31 October 2019. Since coming out of administration in O
The EU-funded DTOceanPlus project has recently produced six new deliverables that have been openly shared with the marine energy sector. The aim of the DTOceanPlus project is to develop and demonstrate a suite of second generation advanced design tools for the selection, development and deployment o
Seabased has signed an agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to design and implement a testing programme supporting Seabased’s certification goal for its wave-to-grid wave energy park technology. Certification should pave the way for quality-controlled manufacture. A certified proc
Ocean energy solutions company Bombora has appointed Andrew Buglass to its board of directors. Buglass joins Bombora as the team prepares to deploy the full-scale 1.5MW mWave Pembrokeshire demonstration project later in 2020 and progressing wave park opportunities in Lanzarote and developing a globa
The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch a €75-million equity investment fund for the blue economy (BlueInvest Fund). The BlueInvest Fund will be managed by the European Investment Fund and will provide finan
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has opened its first office in Nagasaki, Japan. This is the second office the company has opened in Asia and will compliment Atlantis’ presence in Singapore. The primary function of the new entity, which is called Atlantis Operations Japan (AOJ), will be to manage the construct
Aberdeen’s Axis Energy Projects has won two national awards for its innovative Tension Leg Buoy technology that is being developed for deployment in the floating offshore wind sector. The Axis TLB is a substructure and mooring system that provides controlled stability, roll and pitch for wind turbin
