Tidal nabs 20MW in UK auctionFebruary 10, 2026 Four tidal stream projects totalling 20MW nabbed CfDs in AR7a.
Pelamis wave kit sold for £1By EBSJuly 6, 2017 Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has bought the Pelamis P2-002 wave device from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for the nominal sum of £1. The 750kW wave energy converter was developed by the now defunct developer Pelamis Wave Power and tested at EMEC's Billia Croo wave test site by ScottishPower Renewables between 2012 and 2014. The P2-002 is currently moored...
Swedish wave goes NorwegianBy EBSJuly 6, 2017 Swedish marine developer Wave4Power has signed up Norwegian fabricator Stryvo Group to make its full-scale wave device. The production site of the so-called Next Generation wave machine will be the former shipyard at Fiskåholmen in the municipality of Vanylven on the Norwegian west coast. "We are very pleased with Stryvo's offer of a suitable production site and resources for our...
Minesto hunts foundation supplierBy EBSJuly 4, 2017 Minesto is seeking a new gravity-based foundation supplier for its 500kW tidal kite to be installed off Anglesey after terminating the contract of Ocean Resource. The Swedish developer said it had no option after the Stourbridge outfit was unable to meet its financial commitments to subcontractors, in turn leaving them unable to fulfil their contractual obligations to Minesto. The foundation is...
Commissioners visit Scots marineBy EBSJune 30, 2017 A delegation from the European Commission has visited Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to learn more about the wave and tidal technology developments across the archipelago. Representatives from DG Research and Innovation, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and DG Energy visited EMEC's onshore facilities at the Billia Croo wave site plus tidal turbines deployed by OpenHydro and Tocardo at the...
DCNS reborn as Naval EnergiesBy EBSJune 28, 2017 DCNS Energies, the offshore renewables arm of French outfit DCNS, has changed its name to Naval Energies as part of a wider rebranding of the parent organisation as Naval Group. The company said the changes are a "natural step in the group's history" aimed at supporting its ambitions to guarantee "exposure and credibility in international markets". It added: "Naval Group...
Foresea opens third callBy EBSJune 28, 2017 The EU-backed Foresea programme has launched a third call for marine energy support package applications. The Foresea (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) packages will help commercialise offshore renewable energy technologies by giving free access to a network of test sites. The call is open to technologies ready to deploy and complete testing before 2019. It is open...
