CorPower Ocean, Maersk Supply Service and Dieseko have successfully installed the first commercial-scale UMACK anchor to support the HiWave-5 demonstration project. The novel anchor has been installed 4km off the coast of Aguçadoura, in northern Portugal, where it will be…
Following the competitive Phase 1 of EuropeWave’s Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) programme, five wave energy projects have been selected to develop their concepts further in the next phase. The five successful wave energy projects are: Arrecife Energy Systems S.L.– Trimaran AMOG…
Renewables displace fossil fuels. And in doing so, they make a critical contribution to decarbonisation. We therefore welcome your efforts to rebalance the Innovation Fund to better include renewable energy. The ‘clean tech manufacturing’ and ‘mid-sized & highly innovative’ windows…
Ocean Energy Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s vote for a dedicated sub-target for innovative renewables in the new EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The next stage of the negotiations with the Council must now lock in this new target…
The IPCC warns that we are entering code red for humanity: more than 1.5 °C warming is inevitable unless we make deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions immediately. Pressure on European fossil supplies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine tells…
The second Dragon Class tidal energy power plant “Dragon 4” has now arrived at Minesto’s grid-connected site in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands. This power plant commissioning has now commenced, and it will greatly benefit from previous configuration testing executed with the…
After two and half years of intensive development, Sigma energija d.o.o. (Sigma Energy) is proud to announce the successful deployment of the full-scale Sigma WEC prototype offshore Bar in Montenegro. The 30-kW device was deployed in mid-July and shows extremely…
CalWave (“CalWave Power Technologies, Inc.”), a leader in wave energy development, has successfully concluded its open-ocean wave energy pilot after 10 months of continuous operation off the coast of San Diego. The project, which deployed in September 2021, was supported…
Our Policy Director Donagh Cagney explains why ocean energy is well-placed to be as successful as wind and solar in Europe’s renewables market on Innovation News Network. As temperatures in Europe rise even faster than expected, the effects of climate…
CorPower Ocean’s first commercial scale C4 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) has completed a rigorous one-year on-land testing program, following a final ‘Ironman’ endurance exercise. The dry test campaign was performed on a purpose-built test-rig at CorPower Ocean’s headquarters in Stockholm,…
