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91 Members of Parliament from all the main parties have signed a letter to the Energy Minister Claire Perry, urging her to put measures in place to ensure that the UK capitalises on its role in wave and tidal power. The world’s first tidal arrays are operating in UK waters, built using local supply
Bombora Wave Power Europe has contracted MJR Power & Automation for the design and delivery of a control system for its mWave Wave Energy Converter Demonstrator project. The control system will include: SCADA for submerged equipment installed on the seabed; Structural Health Monitoring of all major
Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has announced the next phase of a project to harness the tidal power of the river Mersey and Liverpool Bay. The Mersey Tidal Power project is expected to provide thousands of jobs for local people during the construction phase as well as into
Minesto has developed a 500kW tidal power plant in form of a flying kite tethered to the sea bottom. The 100kW subsea kite (Power generator) will be connected to the Faro Island Grid at 0,4kV (Point of connection). The Swedish marine energy developer has invited tenders to apply for the delivery of
Ocean Energy Europe, in coordination with EMEC and the French Région Occitanie, will host a session during European Maritime Day 2019 in Lisbon. Participants will learn about the latest offshore renewable energy developments along Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a particular focus o
FMGC, the casting subsidiary of Farinia Group, has supplied three sets of gravity base ballast and one gravity anchor for the Guinard Energies tidal turbine project. Guinard Energies recently submerged its latest tidal turbine, the 20kW P154, in the waters of Ria d’Etel around Brest in Brittany. The
ORPC is now offering tailored leasing solutions to its customers for RivGen Power System through an exclusive relationship with a private investment firm Warbird Capital. Nicholas Pastushan, founder and CEO of Warbird Capital said, “We look forward to working closely with ORPC and its customers to m
Menter Môn, a social enterprise behind Morlais Marine Energy, has commissioned Aberdeen-based Anatec for a radar survey of winter shipping in the west Anglesey Demonstration Zone and its approaches. The survey will collect data which will be used to update the data set used to inform a Navigation Ri
Swedish innovation platform OffshoreVäst is inviting European stakeholders to a seminar dedicated to Blue Energy as part of the ELBE (Europe Leading Blue Energy) project. The seminar will be arranged on May 21 at the Hotel Waterfront in Gothenburg, southern Sweden. Attendees will get the chance to m
UK energy department BEIS has recently published the final package of documents required to launch the upcoming third allocation round of its Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewables auctions. The application window will open on 29 May 2019 and close on 18 June 2019. BEIS plans to award the budget
A timelapse video shows a 38-meter long OE Buoy, with a potential rated capacity of up to 1.25MW in electrical power production, taking shape in an Oregon shipyard, where shipbuilder Vigor is doing the construction works. Fabricated for Irish company Ocean Energy, this project was funded by the US D
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Partners involved in the development of OPIN project are calling on businesses with expertise that can be used in the ocean sector, explore collaboration opportunities with other organisations, and avail of the supports available. The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), which aims to accelerate t
