Ocean Energy

The Selkie Project Announces Ocean Energy Will Collaborate on Demonstration Project

Monday, 15 June 2020 REM The SELKIE cross-border project aiming to boost the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland has announced that Ocean Energy is the successful wave energy company following a tender call for participation ...

Minesto Completes First Installation Phase of Vestmannasund Project

Monday, 08 June 2020 REM

Minesto has completed the first offshore installation phase of the Vestmannasund project, as the gravity-based foundation for the power plant has been installed at the site.

Nova Innovation successfully completes manufacture of new tidal turbine

Friday, 05 June 2020 Robin Whitlock tidal energy company Nova Innovation has successfully completed its project to manufacture its market-ready, state of the art direct drive tidal turbine that eliminates the need for a gearbox and reduces ...

Hydrokinetic Clean Energy Harnessed From Florida’s Gulf Stream

Thursday, 04 June 2020 REM An off-shore demonstration with game-changing implications for the future of perpetual clean energy, conducted from May 25 through 28 by OceanBased Perpetual Energy, LLC in collaboration with the Southeast ...

EMEC and META strengthen UK test site collaboration

Friday, 08 May 2020 Robin Whitlock The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, Scotland, has signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide further support to the Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Pembrokeshire, ...

Study: tidal Energy Can Have Significant Importance to the Faroese Grid

Wednesday, 29 April 2020 REM When commercialized, renewable energy from tidal streams will become a significant energy resource to balance other, unpredictable renewable energy sources. This is the preliminary result of studies made ...

International tidal technology developers sign agreement with Morlais project

Friday, 17 April 2020 Robin Whitlock

North Wales tidal stream energy project, Morlais, has had a significant boost with the announcement that three new turbine developers have signed-up to the project.

Minesto Secures All Permits For Faroe Islands’ Installations

Wednesday, 01 April 2020 REM Marine energy developer Minesto and its collaboration partner, the Faroese electric utility company SEV, has been granted all necessary permits and consents for the installation of two grid-connected tidal ...

Orbital Marine Power to install first floating tidal farm at EMEC

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 Robin Whitlock Scottish based tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) have signed up to a second berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, in preparation for delivery of the ...

SEA Wave and WESE launch ocean energy data platform

Monday, 09 March 2020 Robin Whitlock An online platform, MARENDATA, has been launched in collaboration by the SEA Wave and WESE projects to disseminate environmental monitoring data collected within the marine energy industry. Co-funded ...