Minesto has successfully installed the tidal power plant Dragon 4 at the newly added second foundation in Vestmannasund. The upgraded tether design is developed in a targeted R&D project that aims to further improve the production performance by reducing resistance in the…
The two companies have formed a partnership to co-develop a wave energy project. The project aims to provide clean energy for the local communities. “This agreement could lead to a new frontier of clean energy and clean water in the…
Read on Euractiv.com Industrial planning is back. The urgency of climate change, covid-era supply disruptions and rising geopolitical tensions have triggered a renewed governmental push to shape future economies and keep clean energy industries within national borders. Brussels is at…
The device developed by Eni, the Politecnico di Torino and Wave for Energy, will convert energy from sea waves to directly supply the island with renewable electricity Eni announces that it has completed the installation of the world's first ISWEC…
Europe’s industrial leadership in ocean energy is increasingly at risk, according to statistics released today by Ocean Energy Europe. Despite ambitious EU deployment targets, fewer projects hit European waters in 2022 than in any year since 2010. Meanwhile, global competitors…
Edinburgh-based tidal energy company Nova Innovation has achieved another world-first by doubling the size of their Shetland Tidal Array. In 2016, the array of three underwater tidal turbines was the first of its kind and has been powering homes and…
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. Subjected to the powerful forces of the North Atlantic Ocean, Billia…
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. The Princess Royal, who is also Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh,…
11 January 2023, Brussels. Orbital Marine Power (Orbital), one of the world’s leading tidal energy developers, is increasing their support of the vital work that Ocean Energy Europe is doing to promote the sector, by becoming a Lead Partner. Hailing…
Leading ocean energy developer Minesto has successfully completed additional offshore infrastructure installation in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, to double electricity production from two Dragon 4 (100kW) tidal energy power plants in an array set-up. A second foundation, subsea cable and onshore…
