Tidal nabs 20MW in UK auctionFebruary 10, 2026 Four tidal stream projects totalling 20MW nabbed CfDs in AR7a.
Western Australia issues wave callBy EBSJuly 31, 2017 The state government of Western Australia (WA) has issued an up to A$16m funding call for a grid-connected wave demonstration project off Albany. The Albany Wave Energy Technology Development Project will fund the design, fabrication and installation of a wave device linked to the South West Interconnected System. Deployment of the device is expected in 2019 and will last at...
Historic England studies lagoonsBy EBSJuly 25, 2017 Historic England has commissioned Cooper Marine Advisors to undertake research into how tidal lagoons would affect heritage assets in and adjacent to English waters. The ‘Tidal Range Developments: Considerations for the historic environment' report will inform Historic England of issues arising from an anticipated strategic programme of tidal lagoon development outlined by the Hendry Review released earlier this year. The...
Atlantis hits £5m bond targetBy EBSJuly 25, 2017 Atlantis Resources has hit its £5m bond target almost a month after it launched the offer with peer-to-peer investment platform Abundance. The five-year bond has a coupon of 8% payable semi-annually and matures in 2022. The funds are expected to be used for the growth of the Atlantis, to repay some more expensive debt and to provide general working capital...
Canada tidal confirms 2018 slipBy EBSJuly 24, 2017 Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) has confirmed deployment of its 2.5MW Triton device at Canada's Bay of Fundy will be delayed until next year due to an ongoing design review. The Nova Scotia company aims to complete the review by the autumn and proceed immediately to fabrication of the device's superstructure by autumn. The project was originally slated for installation...
EU commits €9m to marine R&DBy EBSJuly 24, 2017 The EU Interreg programme has committed €9.3m funding for a so called marine virtual centre of competence based at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland. The Bryden Centre for Advanced Marine and Bio-Energy Research will recruit 34 PhD students and six post-doctoral research associates. Participating institutions include Queen's University Belfast, University of the Highlands and Islands, Letterkenny Institute of Technology,...
Scots launch wave libraryBy EBSJuly 20, 2017 Wave Energy Scotland has today launched an online knowledge library providing free access to more than 100 documents gathered from its R&D programmes. The library will be updated with additional reports and details of the projects coming under the WES umbrella including international collaborations and early research on wave energy undertaken in Scotland. It is the first time that outputs generated through...
