Ocean Energy

EVOLVE Project Uncovers 70GW of Viable Ocean Energy in GB, Ireland and Portugal

Thursday, 26 January 2023 REM Official results from the pan-European EVOLVE project involving world-leading academics, research institutions and technology developers have been released providing a firm evidence base supporting the ...

EMEC floating wind demo site offers £690 million opportunity to UK

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 Robin Whitlock

The economic potential of EMEC’s proposed 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site has been estimated at £690 million to UK economy.

EMEC awarded site-wide section 36 consent at grid-connected Billia Croo

Monday, 23 January 2023 Robin Whitlock The European marine energy Centre (EMEC) has been awarded a site-wide section 36 consent at its grid-connected Billia Croo wave test site off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland, which has some of the highest ...

Royal visit to University of Edinburgh marks bid to develop world's largest tidal turbine blades

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 Robin Whitlock

A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched in the presence of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, at the University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility.

Plainsight and MarineSitu Collaborate to Propel a Sustainable Blue Economy

Thursday, 05 January 2023 REM Plainsight is partnering with MarineSitu to create innovative vision AI monitoring solutions for the Blue Economy, enabling marine energy devices to coexist harmoniously with aquatic life. Plainsight's ...

Parliamentary Committee calls for UK to generate a significant proportion of its power from tidal and marine energy

Thursday, 05 January 2023 Robin Whitlock The British Hydropower Association (BHA), home to the Tidal Range Alliance, has welcomed the report released today by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) highlighting that tidal technologies get ‘scant ...

Minesto’s Dragon Class Project Reaches New Record Levels of Electricity Production

Tuesday, 22 November 2022 REM Minesto’s microgrid power plant Dragon 4 (100 kW) has produced record-levels of electricity in October and November. A second foundation will now be installed, to run a mini-array with two Dragon 4 ...

AWS Waveswing Trials Exceed Expectations

Thursday, 17 November 2022 REM AWS Ocean Energy has reporrted encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device at the European marine energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. In a key highlight of the scientific ...

Ambitious Project Will Create Step Change for Wave Energy Industry

Monday, 17 October 2022 A €19.6 million partnership project aiming to be the stepping stone towards large scale wave energy commercialization, will be launched this week at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in San ...

Minesto’s Tidal Array Buildout Progressing on Schedule

Wednesday, 05 October 2022 REM Minesto, leading marine energy developer, has revealed that the site development of the world’s first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands, is efficiently progressing according to plan. ...