The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has opened applications for its 16th request for technical support (RFTS), inviting marine energy developers to submit proposals by June 6, 2025. TEAMER provides access to testing facilities and technical expertise to
Norway-based classification society DNV has completed an independent technical review of Minesto’s Dragon-class technology, reinforcing the investment case for its planned 10 MW array in the Faroe Islands. The assessment, initiated in the autumn of 2024, evaluated the energy conversion performance,
Scotland’s tidal stream and wave energy sector could generate over £8 billion (almost $10 billion) in economic benefits and create more than 15,000 jobs by 2050 if the country retains its leadership position in the field, University of Edinburgh’s (UoE) new report reveals. Published by the UoE and c
Swedish company CorPower Ocean and Norway-based OPS Solutions have developed a pre-tension cylinder (PTC) prototype, marking a step toward reducing the cost and mass of wave energy converters (WECs). The two companies teamed up through the COMPACT project, combining expertise in wave energy and off
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has unveiled that it will sign a collaboration agreement with a Fortune 500 Indian company for the first wave energy pilot project in Maharashtra, India. Alongside the agreement, the company will showcase its wave energy generation model in New Delhi, demonstrat
Chilean researchers have completed hydrodynamic tests on a wave energy converter (WEC) as part of an academic collaboration between the University of Bío-Bío (UBB), the Austral University of Chile (UACH), the University of Edinburgh, and RWTH Aachen University. According to the representative from t
The first public engagement for the Mersey tidal power project saw that 84% of the respondents from the Liverpool City Region support the project. The project, set to harness tidal energy from the River Mersey, aims to expand the UK’s renewable energy capacity. A non-statutory consultation, conducte
U.S.-based subsea data collection and delivery provider Tiburon Subsea and Canadian Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to tackle challenges in wave and wind energy surveys and maintenance, and subsea security, among other things. In 2024, Tiburon Subsea intr
U.K. social enterprise Menter Môn’s Morlais tidal scheme is collaborating with The Crown Estate to provide access to environmental survey data for tidal energy development, collected off the coast of Ynys Môn, Anglesey, in Wales. According to Menter Môn, the data, amassed during the initial phase of
Innovation in wind energy has been one of the main pillars driving the upscale of the sector, enabling better components, larger and stronger turbines, faster and more cost-effective logistics, but what about its integration into tenders? Innovative approaches in tender designs can have a major impa
Last week, a parliamentary debate brought the future of the UK’s marine energy sector into focus, as Members of Parliament (MPs) called for enhanced government support to harness the country’s tidal and wave energy potential. The discussion underscored the need for funding and initiatives to solidif
Australian wave energy company WaveX has signed a heads of agreement with UK-based Trident Energy to collaborate on advancing wave energy systems. According to WaveX, the partnership will focus on integrating Trident’s PowerPod linear generators into WaveX’s D-Spar wave energy converter (WEC) to enh
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has held the launch meeting of the European DESALIFE project. The project, led by Ocean Oasis Canarias, aims to validate a seawater desalination technology powered by wave energy that will be demonstrated in northern Gran Canaria. Key partners in D
Energy islands are no longer being considered in the Netherlands. Instead, the focus has been shifted to offshore energy hubs and interconnectors. With rising (cyber)security concerns as a result of a number of recent incidents in European waters, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, diversification o
