Ocean Energy

Successful Launch of First Dragon Class tidal Powerplant

Thursday, 26 May 2022 Minesto, leading marine energy developer, has now successfully completed the first week of commissioning including satisfactory electricity production and verification of all core functionality with the ...

tidal blade facility to be at leading edge of green energy testing

Monday, 16 May 2022 Robin Whitlock The world’s first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades, which researchers say can speed up development of marine energy technologies while helping to reduce costs, has opened for business ...

Sustainable Marine Delivers Floating tidal Power to Nova Scotia Grid

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 REM

Ocean energy pioneer Sustainable Marine has successfully harnessed the enormous tidal currents in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, delivering the first floating in-stream tidal power to Nova Scotia’s grid.

Aquantis signs up to EMEC tidal demo

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 Robin Whitlock California-based tidal energy developer Aquantis, Inc has signed up to test its tidal Power Tug at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, with an agreement for a six-month testing ...

Minesto Launches tidal Array Plan For Empowering Faroe Islands To 100% Renewable Energy

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 REM Leading marine energy developer Minesto has launched a detailed plan for large-scale build-out of tidal energy arrays in the Faroe Islands. The plan includes four new verified sites that would supply 40% ...

Sustainable Marine Ready to Launch tidal Energy onto Nova Scotia’s Grid

Tuesday, 12 April 2022 REM Just days after the UN IPCC issued its call for action on the climate emergency, saying ‘it’s now or never”, Sustainable Marine is poised to push the button and feed zero emissionelectricity generated ...

CGG Partners with Selkie Project to Support Marine Renewable Energy Industry

Monday, 21 March 2022 REM CGG has partnered with the Selkie Project, a new €5.2m cross-border initiative aiming to boost the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland. Selkie is bringing together leading researchers and businesses ...

Minesto to Concentrate Dragon Class Operations in the Faroe Islands in 2022

Monday, 14 March 2022 REM Minesto has decided to concentrate this year’s operations with its Dragon Class marine energy converters at the established and grid-connected site in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. This plan will mitigate ...

tidal Energy Has the Potential to Become Viable and Reliable Renewable Energy Source

Monday, 27 December 2021 REM Leading renewable energy specialist, Bureau Veritas, has welcomed the Government’s plans to invest in the UK’s tidal energy industry, suggesting that tidal stream electricity has the potential to become ...

Minesto Announces Power Production for its Dragon Class tidal Energy Kites

Thursday, 23 December 2021 REM Leading marine energy developer Minesto announced that, based on analyzed production data and verified simulations, its utility-scale Dragon Class tidal energy power plants are each projected to produce ...