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Published : 10/05/2023
OceanEnergy sign up to EMEC wave energy test berth
Irish wave energy developer, OceanEnergy, has signed up to demonstrate its OE35 floating wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. OceanEnergy intends to demonstrate the OE35 over two winter per…More -
Published : 04/05/2023
ORPC and Shell Marine Renewable Program partner for demo project
ORPC, an internationally recognized marine renewable energy developer whose power systems harness the energy of free-flowing rivers and tides, has signed a contract with Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program to initiate a Modular RivGen® …More -
Published : 22/03/2023
Orbital Marine Power unveils new 30MW tidal energy project in Orkney waters
Orbital Marine Power (Orbital), the renewable energy company focused on the commercial deployment of its innovative floating tidal turbine technology, announced it has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal ene…More -
Published : 21/03/2023
Nova Deploys in France
Nova has successfully installed its world-leading tidal energy technology at the Étel Estuary, bringing its turbines to France for the first time. This tidal energy trial proves that Nova's world-leading tidal technology can be deployed i…More -
Published : 14/03/2023
Minesto generated first electricity from second foundation, with improved tether design
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 pe…More -
Published : 14/03/2023
Wavepiston and YS~EMD sign an agreement to develop a wave energy project in Martinique
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 Cari…More -
Published : 07/03/2023
The installation of ISWEC (Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter) off the coast of Pantelleria has been completed
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 fir…More -
Published : 31/01/2023
Nova doubles the size of Shetland tidal array
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 a…More -
Published : 19/01/2023
EMEC streamline wave energy consenting at Billia Croo
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,…More -
Published : 19/01/2023
MAXBlade project to develop world’s largest tidal turbine blades
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 fa…More