The DTOceanPlus project partners recently met for 2 days of technical and PSC meeting at Aalborg University. Working sessions and discussions focused on the progress made in the development of tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. DTOceanPlus, through the H2020
Bibby Marine, a Bibby Line Group company, has appointed Helen Samuels as its new chief executive officer. Samuels will join the Group in January 2020 from Network Rail, where she currently holds the position of engineering director. Prior to this Samuels worked as engineering director for United Uti
The Scottish Green Energy Awards has shortlisted potential winners including those involved in the marine energy sector. In the category for ‘Outstanding Project Award’, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been nominated for its (Hydrogen Diesel Injection in a Marine Environment) HyDIME project
Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the biggest ever Interreg project that will prove to be game-changing for the European tidal stream energy sector. The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project, known as TIGER, is an ambitious €45.4 million project, of which €29.9 million (66%)
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), on behalf of the OPIN project, will present the potential of marine energy during Europort 2019. Taking place in the world port city of Rotterdam from 5 – 8 November, Europort is setting up a series of high-profile masterclasses targeting a specific maritime sector
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced Matthew Dickson, technical project manager at Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean, as the winner of EIT Venture Award. This award recognises successful entrepreneurial start-ups and scale-ups and the winner is awarded E
Innovative companies can now apply for up to EUR 17,5 million in combined grant and equity to scale-up quickly and effectively through the EIC Accelerator. The European Innovation Council pilot is increasing their support for ground-breaking concepts that could shape new markets or disrupt existing
The launch of the Marinus platform by Leask Marine marks the end of the InTER Project and the completion of the first ever tidal device to be built on Orkney. The two-year project, part-funded by Innovate UK and led by ITPEnergised, culminated with the deployment of the floating platform designed an
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has received the Green Economy classification newly introduced by the London Stock Exchange. The classification is for the listed companies that derive 50%+ of their activity from the Green Economy. Atlantis, a diversified energy company focusing on marine energy, waste-to-ener
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Tocardo Tidal Power has been declared bankrupt by the court. M.A. Le Belle of Rensen Lawyers has been appointed as liquidator and in the coming weeks, he will talk to potential buyers. In recent months, Tocardo has sought to acquire new projects in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom. Zeeland
A joint initiative between Japan and Scotland will see almost £21 million ($25.7 million) invested into underwater technology projects to promote economic growth opportunities in the Blue Economy. Through a close working relationship between Scottish Enterprise and the Nippon Foundation, £20.9 milli
Is the energy transition moving fast enough? Not yet. We can gain pace and we need to. Creating the opportunity to discuss collaboration, showcasing the necessary innovations, and learning from each other is what Offshore Energy set out to do this year. Combining oil, gas, marine energy, and offshor
Australian wave power firm Carnegie is looking for new talent in areas of advanced electrical machines, hydrodynamics and machine learning. Electrical Machine Expert will join the technical team and work closely with other engineers across a broad range of disciplines in executing the technology dev
