Ocean Energy

Second Phase of Holyhead Deep Installation Now Complete

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 Dan McCue Marine energy developer Minesto has completed the second offshore installation phase of its DG500 project in Wales. Having installed the tether, micro grid system buoy and umbilical, all supporting components ...

Evidence-based assessment shows marine energy can pass the UK Government’s ‘Triple Test’

Thursday, 03 May 2018 Robin Whitlock Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s new evidence-based assessment shows the UK’s marine energy industries can meet the requirements of the UK Government’s ‘Triple Test’ relating to carbon ...

Marine Hub Cornwall to Collaborate with Marine Energy Wales

Monday, 30 April 2018 REM Marine Hub Cornwall and Marine Energy Wales have formally agreed on a new collaboration. Funded by the Welsh Government, Marine Energy Wales aims to promote Wales as a global leader in marine renewable ...

Wave Energy Scotland Funds New Controls Projects

Thursday, 29 March 2018 Dan McCue Three of the most promising Control Systems concepts from the WES technology program will be awarded a total of £632,500 ($887,300) to further develop their ideas. The best projects were selected from ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Turbines and Tetrapods Could Combine to Produce Electricity and Protect Shorelines

Monday, 25 September 2017 Dan McCue A project titled “Sea Horse”, begun in 2012 by Professor Tsumoru Shintake at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OSIT), was an effort to harness the power of the sea ...

Met-Certified Project connects with Lloyd’s Register to progress global standards for marine energy

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 Robin Whitlock The Met-Certified project is aiming to increase the adoption of insurable and bankable marine energy projects using expertise from Lloyd’s Register (LR) in testing and development of standards and certification. ...

Scotrenewables Tidal Power SR2000 floating tidal turbine generates 116 MWh in less than a week of continuous generation

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Robin Whitlock

Scotrenewables Tidal Power has achieved further impressive outputs from the ongoing testing of its 2MW floating tidal generator, the SR2000 at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).