Atlantis has completed the acquisition of the Green Highland Renewables project development, asset management, operation and maintenance business (GHR) from SIMEC Energy. GHR is headquartered in Perth, Scotland and has an operations base in Dingwall, Scotland with 23 members of staff. GHR has consen
Australian wave power firm Carnegie Clean Energy has appointed Anthony Shields as a non-executive director. Shields is the managing director of Asymmetric Investment Management Fund, a Perth-based investment manager specialising in private debt, venture capital and risk management. He also sits on a
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced selections for up to $24.9 million in funding to drive innovative, industry-led technology solutions to advance the marine and hydrokinetics industry and increase hydropower’s ability to serve as a flexible grid resource. Selected projects should also
The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Joint Committee has signed-off a detailed business case for the £60 million Pembroke Dock Marine project, which will now be submitted to the UK Government and Welsh Government for final approval. Led by the private sector and supported by Pembrokeshire County Council, Pem
Finnish-based wave energy technology developer AW-Energy has deployed its WaveRoller device offshore Peniche, a seaside municipality and a city in Portugal. “I am delighted to confirm we have successfully installed WaveRoller 820 metres offshore from Peniche. At this phase of the installation, we ar
SIMEC Atlantis has signed a contract to supply tidal generation equipment and offshore construction services to Japan’s Kyuden Mirai Energy (KME) for a demonstration project in Japan. The project, located in the straits of Naru Island within the southern Japanese Goto island chain, has a total budge
Bombora has received the green light for the deployment and testing of their mWave wave energy technology off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. This is the first Marine Licence to be granted for a wave energy device in Wales. Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
Green Marine (UK) has been named as a key contractor in a tidal energy project at the Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. Green Marine will be supporting lead contractor, SIMEC Atlantis Energy, in delivery and installation of an AR-Series tidal turbine, foundation and offshore cable for the project in the
Saipem and Wello have undertaken to work together for the successful execution of their first joint project. This will be in the framework of the memorandum of understanding signed last September regarding the deployment of WEC Penguin technology for the production of energy from marine waves. The p
Bombora has launched a tender call for the supply of subsea cables and connectors for its mWave wave energy converter. The Perth-born wave power company with its European base at Pembroke Dock, has set the deadline for receipt of completed tenders for November 25, 2019. Bombora also said that the co
Australian wave power firm Carnegie Clean Energy is expected to be reinstated to official quotation of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on October 31, 2019. The securities of Carnegie were suspended from ASX official quotation on Friday, March 1, 2019. Following the appointment of administrators
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has raised SEK 60 million ($6.2 million) through a directed issue and also decided to carry out a subsequent rights issue of SEK 86.5 million ($8.9 million). The direct issue of units was subscribed for by an undisclosed international institutional investor (S
Eni, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fincantieri and Terna have signed an agreement to set up a company for the development and manufacturing of wave-energy power plants. The agreement was signed in Ravenna by the chief executive officers of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fabrizio Palermo, of Fincantieri, Gi
