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Published : 21/01/2021
€5m awarded for development of a Hybrid Testing Platform for Ocean Energy
VALID is a 3-year H2020 project, kicking off 1st of December 2020, specifically designed to develop a Hybrid Testing Platform for accelerated testing with methodologies by combining the virtual and physical environment, reducing cost in the produc…More -
Published : 18/01/2021
Wavepiston installs a wave energy converter at PLOCAN’s test site
The Danish company Wavepiston has installed the first full-scale modules, of its wave energy converter (WEC) at the test site of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). Their device allows the conversion of wave motion into electricit…More -
Published : 08/01/2021
Bombora and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Forge Partnership to Identify Marine Energy Project Opportunities in Japan
At a time when there is a strong push for offshore renewable power generation in Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have entered into an agreement with leading marine energy developer Bombora to identify wave energy potential across the region…More -
Published : 17/12/2020
SIMEC Atlantis Energy announces €13m investment
Atlantis, the global sustainable energy generation company and technology developer, announced that it has entered into a share placement agreement with New Technology Capital Group, LLC, a U.S.-based investor, to raise up to £12,000,000. …More -
Published : 01/12/2020
Minesto reaches historic milestone – delivers first tidal energy to the Faroese grid
As a part of the ongoing commissioning work of its DG100 tidal kite system Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, leading marine energy developer Minesto has reached the milestone of delivering electricity to the Faroese grid facilitated by the Power Purch…More -
Published : 25/11/2020
Ocean Energy: A test of the Green Deal’s transformational ambitions
The European Commission has stressed that its Green Deal has wide-ranging ambitions, beyond a pure focus on decarbonisation. The Deal aims to create entirely new industries and jobs, reframe our relationship with local environments and natural res…More -
Published : 17/11/2020
EU aims for ‘massive change of scale’ on tidal, wave energy
By Frédéric Simon | EURACTIV.com While focusing chiefly on wind power, the Eur…More -
Published : 16/11/2020
CorPower awarded ten-year marine license by Portuguese authorities
CorPower Ocean is set to unleash a world-leading wave energy project in the Atlantic Ocean after securing a 10-year license. The TUPEM license – awarded by the national Directorate-General for Natural Resources (DGRM) – provides a ‘Permit fo…More -
Published : 12/11/2020
Welsh Government invest €1.3m in Nova Innovation Ynys Enlli Tidal Energy Project
Nova Innovation has secured an investment of €1.3 million from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales. The Enlli project creates the opportunity to generate electricity from the natural ebb and flow of the…More -
Published : 10/11/2020
C-Power announces upcoming U.S. sea trials
C-Power is proud to announce it will commence six-month sea trials in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Navy to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (A…More