Ocean Energy

WaveSub Enters New Testing Phase

Wednesday, 24 January 2018 REM UK-based marine technology development company Marine Power Systems has launched its wave energy device the WaveSub onto open water, marking the start of a new phase of sea-based testing for the device. ...

CorPower deploy C3 wave energy converter at EMEC

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 Robin Whitlock

CorPower Ocean has successfully installed their half-scale C3 wave energy converter (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland

SR2000 Tidal Turbine Delivered Impressive Performance Throughout the Winter

Tuesday, 16 January 2018 Robin Whitlock

Scotrenewables Tidal Power SR2000 tidal current turbine delivered impressive generation throughout heavy North Atlantic storms which battered the Orkney Islands in late autumn and early winter.

Wello to Deliver 10 MW Wave Energy Park in Bali

Monday, 15 January 2018 Dan McCue

Finland’s Wello has received its first order for a commercial wave energy park. The electricity produced from the park will have zero emissions.

Columbia Engineers Develop Floating Solar Fuels Rig for Seawater Electrolysis

Friday, 12 January 2018 REM Daniel Esposito, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has been studying water electrolysis—the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen fuel—as a way to convert ...

EMEC to issue second call for MaRINET2 applications

Monday, 08 January 2018 Robin Whitlock

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will open the second call for MaRINET2 applications on Monday, 15^th January 2018.

Yam Pro, Shapoorji Pallonji Partner on Wave Energy Project in Ghana

Monday, 08 January 2018 Dan McCue Israeli company Yam Pro Energy is partnering with Shapoorji Pallonji Group, to build a wave energy power station in Ghana. The $180,000,000 project is expected to provide 150 MW of power when completed. ...

Ireland

Marine Institute Granted Lease for Galway Bay Test Site

Tuesday, 26 December 2017 Dan McCue The Marine Institute has been awarded a lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The test site, located 1.5km off the coast of An Spidéal, in County Galway, will allow for the deployment ...

Papua New Guinea

Mako Tidal Turbines to help generate tidal energy in the Buka Passage, Papua New Guinea

Monday, 04 December 2017 Robin Whitlock Australian companies Mako Tidal Turbines and Kleinhardt Pty Ltd have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a business case and funding plan for renewable energy generation in the Buka Passage, Papua ...

Scotrenewables Tidal Power sets new record with SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine

Wednesday, 29 November 2017 Robin Whitlock

Scotrenewables Tidal Power has set another record with its 2 MW SR2000 tidal turbine clocking up over 1GWh in a record pace for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.