
UK-based marine energy company Sustainable Marine has harnessed the enormous tidal currents in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, delivering the first floating in-stream tidal power to Nova Scotia’s grid.

California-based tidal energy developer Aquantis has signed up to test its Tidal Power Tug at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland.

Swedish company Novige has been selected by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) to receive a multi-million euro grant to build its full-scale wave energy device.

Global energy consultancy Xodus has been commissioned to undertake a feasibility study that will look into developing a two-stage Integrated Ocean Energy Marketplace in Western Australia.

US-based marine energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has named Ethan Butler as its new vice president of engineering and operations.

Danish company Floating Power Plant (FPP) has completed basin tests of its hybrid floating wind and wave platform at IHCantabria facilities in Spain.

Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched a new tender for contractors to provide assistance with the development of megawatt-scale wind and wave energy project in Spain.

A lot of companies involved in the offshore energy sector have already introduced their plans on how to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. In this week’s In Focus, we are spotlighting the most recent projects aiming to achieve these goals.

The Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus (AGIC) has been launched in Scotland with the aim to transform large-scale manufacturing for energy transition-related sectors.

Swedish company Ocean Harvesting Technologies is developing a novel concrete hull for the InfinityWEC wave energy converter, using high-strength concrete with low environmental footprint.

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, as part of its Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fund, has awarded funding to four offshore wind and wave energy projects at UK institutions.

Swedish wave energy company Ocean Harvesting Technologies has completed the testing of a 1:10 scale InfinityWEC prototype.

The University of Plymouth and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have partnered up to establish a new research facility to accelerate the development and deployment of new offshore renewables products and services.

French company Sabella has reinstalled its 1MW tidal energy turbine off Ushant Island in France for a new long-term test campaign.