Ocean Energy

Enzen selects Bombora for Lanzarote wave energy farm

Thursday, 02 May 2019 Robin Whitlock Wave energy specialist Bombora Wave Power has announced it has been selected by Enzen to supply a grid-connected wave farm to be located in the Atlantic Ocean on the north side of Lanzarote, the fourth ...

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AW-Energy’s WaveRoller issued a manufacturing certificate by Lloyd’s Register

Wednesday, 01 May 2019 Robin Whitlock Lloyd’s Register has issued a manufacturing certificate to AW-Energy for its WaveRoller marine energy device which is currently using wave energy to generate electricity at the new SURGE 2 Project in ...

Innovative Ocean Thermal Energy Project Enters New Phase

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 REM Last September, Global OTEC Resources received a £140,000 grant from Marine-i which enabled the company to establish its operation in Cornwall. Their plan is to use ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) ...

Marine Mammal Monitoring Equipment Undergoes Testing

Thursday, 25 April 2019 REM The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland, has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland ...

Blue-GIFT opens first call for applications for ocean energy demonstration

Tuesday, 23 April 2019 Robin Whitlock

The 2.5 million euro Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has announced its first call for applications.

SEAI Leads €2.6 million European Project to Unlock Potential of Ocean Energy

Monday, 22 April 2019 Dan McCue With a three year budget of €2.6 million, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will be leading a new pan-European project, Ocean Power Innovation Network. OPIN is a cross-sectoral collaborative ...

EMEC to assess Verdant Power’s performance in New York City

Wednesday, 03 April 2019 Robin Whitlock The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal turbine system to be deployed for commercial demonstration in ...

Energy Department Announces $10 Million for Marine Energy Research and Testing Program

Monday, 25 March 2019 REM The U.S. Department of Energy will provide up to $10 million in funding to establish a new testing program for marine energy technologies. The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research ...

Magallanes Generates Electricity to UK Grid at EMEC

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 REM

Spanish tidal energy developer, Magallanes Renovables, has generated its first electricity into the UK national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre.

Portland State Receives $2 Million Grant to Study Ocean Electrical Generation

Monday, 11 March 2019 REM The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to an engineering professor from Portland State University to study a novel method of generating electricity from ocean waves. ...