Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has generated its first electricity into the UK national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The ATIR tidal energy converter (TEC) was installed at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotlan
Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines (NSDEM) has released a ‘Request for Proposals’ (RFP) for the assessment of tidal energy benefits to Nova Scotia. After 10 years of sector development, NSDEM is seeking to revisit initial economic development assumptions in order to identify existing and eme
Black & Veatch has been awarded the Morlais design services contract off the northwest tip of Anglesey, Wales. Under the contract, the company will design the surface infrastructure connecting power generated by tidal arrays to the National Grid, as well as other support to bring the project to cons
French tidal energy developer, EEL Energy has presented and tested the fluvial version of its tidal membrane device to a group of government representatives at Boulogne sur Mer. The presentation was attended by Gerald Darmanin, minister of Public Action and Accounts, Xavier Bertrand, president of th
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), a turnkey supplier of integrated tidal energy generation systems, is searching for a lead technologist in Canada. The lead technologist will report directly to the VP of Project Delivery & Commercial, coordinating with the UK based engineering team and various suppli
Third MaRINET2 call will see 36 offshore renewable energy developers benefit from €1.2 million worth of free lab, tank and open-sea testing. The third call has granted over 650 days of testing time, bringing the total time allocated by MaRINET2 test centres to more than 1700 days, or nearly 250 week
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has been selected to participate in the PortXL Port & Maritime Accelerator program, with a goal of setting the first wave energy power station in the Netherlands. The PortXL acceptance to accelerator is through a competition, which took place in the Science Tower in Rotterdam. E
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Swedish wave developer CorPower Ocean is looking for a chief financial officer (CFO) who will oversee its financial strategy, operations and compliance during a time of ambitious growth and development. The CFO should ensure the highest standards of financial management and guide how the company man
Carnegie recently hosted Enel Green Power for a week of knowledge sharing and collaboration in Western Australia. As previously announced, EGP is collaborating with Carnegie on the development of the CETO wave energy technology through a collaboration agreement signed last year. Under the agreement,
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform has generated first power from the tidal currents of Grand Passage in Digby County, Nova Scotia on Saturday. Following a period of commissioning and testing environmental monitoring equipment, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has satisfied the
The Expressions of Interest for the Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) second Joint Call for collaborative research and development projects in the field of ocean energy is nearing its deadline. The deadline for the Expressions of Interest is tomorrow – Friday, March 01, 2019. The OCE
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will support Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) to develop the first wave and tidal test centre for marine energy converters (MECs) in China. For the past seven years EMEC have worked alongside QNLM and Ocean University
Rotech Subsea has signed a frame agreement to become excavation provider for DeepOcean RECONNECT. DeepOcean has established RECONNECT to provide cable repair service – as well as providing periodic inspection and monitoring of cable integrity – to reduce the likelihood, time and cost associated with
