
ABL France has completed a marine technical study for French tidal energy developers Normandie Hydroliennes (NH) and HydroQuest to support safe development of tidal turbine pilot projects located off Normandy, France.

US-based company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a letter contract with a $6.5 million ceiling for its wave-powered buoys to bolster maritime domain awareness for us government agencies.

TotalEnergies has joined the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project which is currently powering subsea equipment off the east coast of Orkney in Scotland, with wave power from Mocean Energy and intelligent subsea energy storage from Verlume.

The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean) has published a new guide that unveils best practices for local community engagement in ocean energy projects.

Minesto has completed the installation of a drilled and grouted seabed anchor solution for the Dragon 12, at the company’s production site offshore in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands.

Oscilla Power and its university partners have deployed a 1:6 scale prototype of 1MW Triton wave energy converter offshore the east coast of the United States.

Scottish company Orbital Marine Power has been named as Euclaire Tidal’s technology partner at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE).

French multi-energy major TotalEnergies has joined CorPower Ocean’s Pilot Access Program to evaluate wave energy technology as one of the solutions for decarbonization.

Danish renewable energy developer Floating Power Plant has just signed a €26 million grant agreement with the European Commission’s Innovation Fund for the Seaworthy project, which integrates floating wind, wave energy, and hydrogen production.

Scottish Renewables has welcomed the announcement about €20 million secured from the EU for a 4MW tidal energy project that will be deployed offshore Scotland and led by Nova Innovation.

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced commercial tenders for tidal stream as part of the French energy strategy update (PPE), saying ‘we have to be at the top of our game in tidal stream’.

Nova Innovation has won EU funding for a 4MW tidal energy farm that will be home to the largest number of tidal turbines anywhere in the world.

In an interview with Offshore Energy, the founder and head engineer of Slovenia-based wave energy company Sigma Energy, Mile Dragic talked about the development of wave energy technology, demonstration projects, future plans and the challenges of working in an emerging renewable energy industry.

International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Program on Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) has released a roadmap that outlines a comprehensive strategy that will help to drive the global development of ocean energy.