Ocean Energy

Minesto Completes Test Site Infrastructure Installations

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Dan McCue Minesto has completed the test site infrastructure installations at the Holyhead Deep site off North Wales. After installing the upgraded infrastructure, the site is ready for installation and commissioning ...

Orbital Marine Power awards manufacturing contract for O2 tidal turbine to TEXO Group

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Robin Whitlock Developer of floating tidal stream turbines, Orbital Marine Power, has awarded the main manufacturing contract for the company’s first commercial O2 tidal stream turbine to Scottish based TEXO Group, ...

Orbital Marine Power Places Contract with FAUN Trackway Limited

Thursday, 01 August 2019 REM

Tidal turbine manufacturer, Orbital Marine Power, has selected FAUN Trackway^® to manufacture the anchors for its new O2 tidal turbine at FAUN Trackway^®’s facilities in Llangefni, North Wales.

Alaskan Village, Maine Company and Alaska Governor Launch Sustainable River Energy Project

Wednesday, 17 July 2019 REM The Igiugig Village Council (IVC) and Maine-based ORPC, recently celebrated the launch of ORPC’s commercial RivGen® Power System, a unique sustainable solution now available to remote river communities ...

EMEC to streamline consenting process at Billia Croo with site-wide Section 36

Friday, 12 July 2019 Robin Whitlock

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is applying for site-wide Section 36 consent at its grid connected Billia Croo wave test site off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland.

CorPower and Simply Blue Collaborate on Wave Energy

Tuesday, 09 July 2019 Dan McCue

CorPower Ocean and Simply Blue Energy have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop a number of significant wave energy projects off the coasts of the UK and Ireland.

OceanSET Receives €1 Million in Funding to Aid in Development of Wave and Tidal Energy

Monday, 01 July 2019 REM The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low‐carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating ...

Simec Atlantis and GE Power build strategic partnership to develop tidal stream application at commercial scale

Friday, 28 June 2019 Robin Whitlock GE’s Power Conversion business has been chosen by SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (Atlantis) as their preferred supplier to deliver the electrical systems that will power the world’s largest tidal stream ...

Ocean Power Technologies Receives Patent for its Power Take-Off System

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 REM

Ocean Power Technologies, based in New Jersey, has received a U.S. patent for its Power Take-Off System which is the mechanical heart of the PB3 PowerBuoy^®.

Minesto Receives Funding from Swedish Energy Agency

Tuesday, 18 June 2019 REM Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has received additional public support and funding for the development and commercialization of its marine energy technology called Deep Green. The Swedish Energy ...