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Published : 14/05/2021
Mocean Energy Blue X wave machine arrives in Orkney prior to sea trials at EMEC
Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy prototype was today unloaded at Hatston Pier, Kirkwall, Orkney in advance of sea trials which will take place this summer. The 20-metre long, 38-tonne wave machine has been fabricated wholly in Scotland…More -
Published : 12/05/2021
3D modeling helps optimize the power output from Seabased’s generators
The beauty of 3D modeling is that you can see what’s happening on the inside of a complex system, as well as on the outside. 3D, hydrodynamic CFD modeling offers a good way to understand in precise detail how a linear generator responds to a buo…More -
Published : 12/05/2021
Marine Power Systems to deploy commercial megawatt scale device at BiMEP
Marine Power Systems have confirmed that Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), in the Basque Country (Northern Spain), has been chosen for the deployment of a grid-connected commercial megawatt scale device. The site offers ideal deep water testi…More -
Published : 11/05/2021
EMEC delivers world first international PPA to Verdant Power
During the 39-day test period, over tides, Verdant Power’s turbines performed with over 99% availability and generated 187 kW at 2.5 m/s peak flood tide velocity. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has completed an independent po…More -
Published : 05/05/2021
Ground-breaking €3.7m marine energy mooring, anchoring and quick-connect system project set for Atlantic trials
A new, ground-breaking mooring, anchoring and quick connect solution optimized for marine energy systems is set for Atlantic sea trials, following a range of laboratory and on-land test campaigns currently underway. The €3.7m UMACK (Univ…More -
Published : 05/05/2021
Minesto raises €15.85m through fully subscribed warrants program
The warrants program TO3 in Minesto AB has been successfully completed. The program was fully subscribed, which means that Minesto adds €15.85 million in proceeds before issue costs to secure the company’s commercial expansion. A total of 10,2…More -
Published : 30/04/2021
Floating Power Plant secure tax credits for €17.65m cost in offshore floating wind and wave project
Floating Power Plant (FPP) has just secured €17,65m in R&D tax credits for an offshore floating wind and wave project at PLOCAN off the coast of the Canary Islands. This will help finance the demonstrator project currently in development. …More -
Published : 29/04/2021
Ocean Harvesting Technologies is collaborating with Lundin Energy Norway
Lundin Energy Norway is collaborating with Ocean Harvesting Technologies through a study on how installation of wave energy converters could provide clean, stable and cost-effective electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform. The one-…More -
Published : 23/04/2021
Magallanes reinstall ATIR tidal turbine at EMEC
EMEC has welcomed Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables back to its tidal test site at the Fall of Warness in Orkney, Scotland. The successful reinstallation of Magallanes’ second generation 2 MW tidal platform ‘ATIR’ …More -
Published : 23/04/2021
Enel Green Power installs the first full-scale wave energy converter in Chile
Enel Green Power Chile, Enel Chile's renewable energy subsidiary, installed the PB3 PowerBuoy, the first full-scale wave energy converter off the coast of Las Cruces, in the Valparaíso Region. The marine energy generator installed by Enel Green P…More