Ocean Energy

Orbital Marine Power unveils design for world’s most powerful tidal turbine

Friday, 16 November 2018 Robin Whitlock Marine energy company Orbital Marine Power has revealed the designs of its forthcoming commercial production tidal turbine, the Orbital O2 2 MW, which is targeted to be deployed at the European Marine ...

Minesto Signs Agreement with SEV for Faroe Islands’ Installations

Monday, 12 November 2018 REM Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has signed a collaboration agreement with the main power generator and distributor on the Faroe Islands, SEV, for two installations of Minesto’s DG100 model. The ...

Minesto Completes Offshore Test Program of tidal Energy Project

Friday, 09 November 2018 REM Marine energy developer Minesto has completed the offshore commissioning and test program of its EU-funded tidal energy project offshore Holyhead, North Wales, which aims to demonstrate the company’s ...

CorPower Ocean and Sustainable Marine Energy Partner on Foundation and Mooring Solutions

Thursday, 01 November 2018 REM The 35-month Universal Mooring, Anchor & Connectivity Kit Demonstration project will address ocean energy affordability, survivability, reliability and installation through the demonstration of a generic ...

Tesla Battery Storage Successfully Integrated with tidal Energy Array

Wednesday, 31 October 2018 REM Scottish cleantech company, Nova Innovation, has integrated its tidal energy array with Tesla battery storage. The Tesla Powerpack was successfully integrated with Nova’s existing tidal array, delivering ...

Scotrenewables Rebrands as Orbital Marine Power and Prepares for New Turbine Build

Thursday, 25 October 2018 Dan McCue Scotrenewables tidal Power has undergone a company-wide rebranding to Orbital Marine Power. The new name is inspired by the orbital cycle of the moon around the earth, the reliable provider of tidal energy. ...

Magallanes Renovables' ATIR Arrives in Orkney

Wednesday, 19 September 2018 Dan McCue

Magallanes Renovables’ full scale ATIR tidal turbine, which has been validated and optimized, has successfully been towed north from Vigo, in Spain, and has arrived at its destination in Orkney.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy Unveils World’s Largest Single Rotor tidal Turbine, the AR2000

Tuesday, 18 September 2018 Robin Whitlock The Turbine and Engineering Services Division of SIMEC Atlantis Energy (SAE), a diversified sustainable energy generation company, has unveiled the design for its new 2.0 MW tidal power turbine system ...

Minesto Successfully “Flies” Marine Energy Kite

Thursday, 30 August 2018 REM Following a thorough commissioning program of the company’s first device of the Deep Green technology at utility scale, which generates clean electricity from tidal streams and ocean currents, Swedish ...

Innovate UK funded project tests integrated subsea cable monitoring system at EMEC

Wednesday, 29 August 2018 Robin Whitlock An Innovate UK funded project focused on developing a smart integrated monitoring system for offshore energy subsea cables has drawn to a close following successful tests at the European Marine Energy ...