Ocean Energy

SIMEC Atlantis Energy chief defends tidal energy following UK government’s rejection of Swansea Bay project

Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Tim Cornelius, CEO of SIMEC Atlantis Energy, has defended the deployment of tidal energy in the UK following the UK Government’s announcement that it would not support the Swansea Bay project.

UK Government Pulls Support for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project

Monday, 25 June 2018 Dan McCue

Ocean Energy Europe is among those panning the United Kingdom's decision today to pull its support for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.

Sustainable Marine Energy Preparing to Ship Tidal Energy Platform to Nova Scotia

Monday, 25 June 2018 Dan McCue Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform, hosting four Schottel Hydro SIT 250 turbines, has successfully completed the first phase of its testing program at Connel, on the West coast ...

Australia

MTT and Gladstone Ports collaborate to investigate how tidal energy can contribute to the Australian energy mix

Monday, 25 June 2018 Robin Whitlock Australian-based tidal energy company Mako Tidal Turbines Pty Ltd (MTT) and Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) are to undertake a six-month tidal turbine demonstration at the Port of Gladstone to investigate ...

Minesto Selected by European Commission for Phase 1 Funding

Thursday, 21 June 2018 REM Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has been selected by the European Commission for Phase 1 of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument program. The awarded funding is dedicated to a customer-involved feasibility ...

Futuristic Hotel Will Harness the Tides to Produce Energy

Thursday, 14 June 2018 Dan McCue The Harmonic Turbine Tidal Hotel, envisioned for Yalong Bay, on the island of Hainan in the South China Sea, will harness tidal energy to generate electricity. The hotel’s expected completion date is ...

ITEG project launched in Orkney, Scotland

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 Robin Whitlock An 11 million euro Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project has been launched in Orkney in order to develop an all-in-one solution for the generation of clean predictable energy, grid management, and the ...

Energy Department Selects Six Awardees for $6.7 Million

Monday, 11 June 2018 Dan McCue The US Department of Energy will provide a total of $6.7 million in federal funding to six recipients for development of innovative technologies capable of generating electricity from U.S. water resources. ...

HydroQuest and CMN to Commission Tidal Turbine in 2019

Thursday, 07 June 2018 Dan McCue HydroQuest, a French turbine manufacturer, and its equity partner CMN (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie), have announced plans to set up, commission, and connect the “HydroQuest Ocean” turbine ...

Tidal Lagoon Has Potential to Boost North Wales Economy

Friday, 01 June 2018 REM A proposed North Wales tidal lagoon has the potential to create over 20,000 jobs and generate more than £11 billion ($14.6 billion) for the regional economy as well as pumping 2.5 GW of electricity into ...