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Published : 21/03/2018
Ghana to be early adopter of wave power with pioneer company Seabased
Seabased has been contracted by TC’s Energy, a Ghanaian renewable energy production company, to deliver a wave energy plant near Ada, Ghana. The 100 MW park is one of the first, and one the largest, commercial contracts in the fledgling wave ene…More -
Published : 02/02/2018
New research highlights up to €82 billion of opportunities in the wave, tidal and offshore wind energy supply chain
Tackling corrosion issues and developing new materials in the wave, tidal and offshore wind sectors across Europe could save up to €84,000 million for developers and create up to € 82,000 million of supply chain opportunities by 2050, accordin…More -
Published : 31/01/2018
FORESEA supports 6 technology developers to deploy at SmartBay Test Site
The EU-funded FORESEA programme has approved funding for six developers of offshore renewable energy technologies to deploy technologies at the SmartBay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The announcement marks a new pha…More -
Published : 29/01/2018
Final LAMWEC tank tests complete prior to EMEC deployment
Laminaria’s wave energy converter (WEC) has completed tank testing at the Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory at Plymouth University. Building on initial tank tests in 2016, the latest testing programm…More -
Published : 24/01/2018
Nova Innovation expands in Wales
Tidal energy leader Nova Innovation has announced an expansion of its activity in Wales, heralding an exciting period of growth for the company. Nova has opened a new office at the Galeri community enterprise centre in Caernarfon, and appointed Gw…More -
Published : 24/01/2018
Marine Power Systems launches prototype wave device
UK marine technology development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has successfully launched its wave energy device the WaveSub onto open water, marking the start of a new phase of sea-based testing for the device. The 1:4 scale prototype of the …More -
Published : 17/01/2018
CorPower deploy C3 Wave Energy Converter at EMEC
CorPower Ocean has successfully installed the half-scale C3 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The C3 point absorber was installed at EMEC’s Scapa Flow scale test s…More -
Published : 16/01/2018
Scotrenewables powers through winter storms
Performance statistics released by Orkney based Scotrenewables Tidal Power confirm its SR2000 tidal current turbine delivered impressive generation throughout heavy North Atlantic storms which battered the Orkney Islands in late autumn and early w…More -
Published : 15/01/2018
MaRINET2 launches it’s 2nd call for applications
The EU-funded MaRINET2 project has launched its second call for applications today. Successful applicants will receive free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures. The call is open to offshore energy technology d…More -
Published : 03/01/2018
Galway Bay Marine & Renewable Energy Test Site foreshore lease awarded
Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, announced today that the Marine Institute has been awarded a foreshore lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The test site l…More