Apollo has been contracted by Bombora Wave Power Europe to design the main structure of the 1.5MW mWave wave energy demonstration device. Apollo will design the key structural element of the demonstration unit to be installed off the coast of Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The primary function of the 7
Cyprus-based Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL), in collaboration with the University of Cyprus, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, performed a series of experimental tests for its wave energy technology. SWEL has been focused on the design and development of its wave energy converter,
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The new Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness has appointed John McGlynn as an executive manager. McGlynn will be joining the organisation from Sustainable Marine Energy in Kirkwall where he was the company’s head of commercial development. Originally from Dublin, McGlynn has bee
Marine energy developer Minesto has filed a patent application with the aim of further extending the generic patent protection of its Deep Green energy technology. The new technical innovation expands the addressable market opportunities and reportedly at the same time reduces operating costs. “The
Are you an early-stage marine energy technology company? And are you also looking for guidance and assistance in advancing your technology’s future? Then send your application in for the Marine Energy Alliance. The deadline for entry is Friday 15 February. The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking applicants for its 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program. Otherwise known as Energy Execs, the program provides non-technical business, governmental, and community leaders throughout the country an opportunity
Largest shareholders of Swedish marine energy developer Minesto, BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology, have made further investments in the company by having exercised all of their warrants. “As long-term and active owners in Minesto, BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology have been crucial to take th
UK’s technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy, ORE Catapult, is looking for a regional innovation manager based in Cornwall. Reporting to the Sector Lead Wave & Tidal Energy, this role should help maintain and grow ORE Catapult’s established support to SME innovation i
Scottish engineering consultancy QED Naval said that its Subhub tidal power platform was lifted into the water earlier this month. The lift was managed and supported by Doyle Shipping Group who conducted all stevedoring operations and provided boat support. They contracted Kavanagh Cranes to perform
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has appointed Ian Wakelin as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee with immediate effect. Wakelin was previously CEO of Biffa, one of the UK’s largest waste management businesses and led the IPO of the business in 2016. He was previously co-f
Rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could provide long-term storage locations for renewable energy production, new research by the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde suggests. An advanced technique could be used to trap compressed air in porous rock formations found in the North Sea using el
UK-based Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has updated its Learning Hub with the addition of marine renewable energy module. With sustainable energy under discussion at the World Future Energy Summit earlier this month, this programme is for engineers who want to know more extracting energy from
The new Interreg NWE project Ocean DEMO, created to provide funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments, has been officially launched on Monday. Ocean DEMO specifically targets multi-machine ocean energy installations. Ocean DEMO
