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Published : 28/02/2019
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I generates first power
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform has generated first power from the tidal currents of Grand Passage in Digby County. Following a period of commissioning and testing environmental monitoring equipment, Sustainable …More -
Published : 28/02/2019
EMEC guides marine energy centre in China
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, Scotland, will support Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) to develop the first wave and tidal test centre for marine energy converters (MECs) in Chi…More -
Published : 26/02/2019
Minesto signs MoU for feasibility study in Eastern Caribbean
Marine energy developer Minesto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Through a feasibility study, facilitated by the United Nations Office for Project Services, the parties will explore the p…More -
Published : 25/02/2019
FORESEA backs 5 techs under 5th call
The EU-funded FORESEA programme has awarded recommendations for support to five offshore renewable energy projects under its final call. The successful projects have been selected due to their high readiness level for real sea testing with…More -
Published : 13/02/2019
Scottish Government announces £10m fund for tidal
A £10 million fund will target support to achieving commercial deployment of tidal energy generation in Scottish waters through driving innovation and reduction in the cost of electricity generated. This concentrated support for tidal e…More -
Published : 10/01/2019
Abundance closes largest investment to date for Orbital Marine Power, raising £7 million
Orbital Marine Power (Orkney) will fund construction of the UK’s first floating tidal stream turbine to go into commercial production. c2,300 individual investors invested an average of c£3,000, with over half investing via t…More -
Published : 07/01/2019
FORESEA launches 5th and final call
7 January 2019. The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme launched its 5th call for proposals today. The call aims to help developers of offshore low carbon technologies to test their products or services in re…More -
Published : 21/12/2018
Minesto enters planning phase for second stage of public funding in Wales
Marine energy developer Minesto has taken the next step towards commercialisation of its subsea kite technology and the development of the marine energy sector in Wales. The company has entered the formal planning phase with Welsh Government for t…More -
Published : 20/12/2018
CorPower Ocean adds industrial investors
Midroc New Technology and Almi Invest’s Greentech fund join InnoEnergy and a group of private investors in a €2.3m equity funding round. The equity investment is part of a larger funding package targeting €45m to take CorPower’s wa…More -
Published : 03/12/2018
Orbital Marine Power signs agreement with Menter Môn for Anglesey tidal array project
Anglesey has received a further boost to its ambition to become a centre of excellence for tidal stream energy as Orbital Marine Power, the leading Scottish based tidal technology developer, has signed an agreement to demonstrate its award-winning…More