Ocean Energy

European Commission support Orbital’s bid to lead 26.7 million euro tidal energy project

Monday, 13 September 2021 Robin Whitlock Scottish technology developer, Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) will lead a pan-European consortium to deliver the 26.7 million euro FORWARD-2030 project, set up to accelerate the commercial deployment of ...

Minesto and SEV Extend PPA and Plan for Scale-Up in Vestmannasund

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 REM Leading marine energy developer Minesto has signed a two-year extension of its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the electric utility company SEV for Minesto’s tidal energy site in Vestmannasund, Faroe ...

Eco Wave Power Secures 1MW Installation and Grid Connection Permit

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 REM In a significant regulatory milestone, Eco Wave Power's Portuguese subsidiary, EW Portugal- Wave Energy Solutions has received an installation and grid connection permit of 1MW in the form of a Small-Production ...

ORPC Secures $25 Million In Growth Capital Led By Canadian Shield Capital And Hatch

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 REM Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, announced today that it has secured a $20 million investment ...

Agreement Signed Between Eco Wave Power and The Israeli Ministry of Defense

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 REM Today, Eco Wave Power has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Procurement Administration in the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the Israeli Navy, to examine the feasibility of installing the ...

CorPower Completes World’s Largest Wave Energy Test-Rig

Tuesday, 10 August 2021 REM CorPower has constructed the world’s largest wave energy test-rig following an intense two-year project. The 45-ton moving mass system, installed at CorPower’s Stockholm base, is capable of ...

Nova Innovation Awarded £2 Million to Advance Tidal Turbine Manufacturing

Thursday, 05 August 2021 REM TIDAL energy leader Nova Innovation has been awarded a £2 million cash injection from the Scottish Government to advance tidal turbine manufacturing to a global level. The funding, delivered through ...

World’s most powerful tidal turbine, the O2, starts exporting clean power

Friday, 30 July 2021 Robin Whitlock Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine has commenced grid connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney where it is anchored in the Fall of Warness. A subsea cable connects ...

WavEC and OceanPixel sign MOU on Marine Renewable Energies

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 REM WavEC and OceanPixel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage knowledge sharing on marine renewable energy—technology, projects, and more. This MoU is expected to help to strengthen ...

EMEC prepare for summer acoustic monitoring programme

Monday, 12 July 2021 Robin Whitlock

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has designed a programme of acoustic surveys to determine the potential impact that marine renewable developments may have on local species and habitats.