OEE’s ‘Target 2025’ event on 22 June was extremely successful. It brought important political attention to the ocean energy sector and in particular to the Offshore Strategy’s target of 100MW of wave and tidal by 2025. European Commission Director for…
There are more than enough ocean energy projects in the works to meet the European Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’s target of 100 MW by 2025, according to Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). 17 major projects are already in progress, representing over…
Marine Power Systems have just launched a crowdfunding campaign with equity investment experts Crowdcube. The campaign has already reached exceeded its target with over 300 investors investing over £2.1 million between following pre-registration for early access to the campaign. Investors…
The prospect of generating clean energy from waves moved a step closer as Mocean Energy commenced testing of their Blue X wave energy prototype at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. In the last few days the 20-metre…
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project 4th call opens on 4 June 2021. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This new call…
In the race to commercialize wave energy, the Brittany region in France may plant a flag as home to Europe’s first utility scale commercial wave energy park. With the support of the region, Seabased, a wave energy company led by…
SAE is pleased to announce that its tidal power generation facility in Naru Island, Japan, has passed the Japanese government’s pre-use inspection tests. The site, which features the AR500 tidal turbine, is now recognised as an official power generation facility…
We call for an EU-wide renewable risk mitigation schemes to de-risk private sector investment in capital-intensive renewable energy solutions in the Renewable Energy Directive. Member States are obliged to reduce the capital cost of renewable energy technologies under Article 3.5(1)…
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has signed a pivotal agreement with Orbital Marine Power, Ltd. (Orbital), developers of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, the Orbital O2, to bring the Isle of Wight a step closer to producing tidal energy…
Marine Power Systems have signed a berth option agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The option agreement gives Marine Power Systems first refusal to a berth at EMEC’s grid-connected revenue generating Billia Croo wave test…
