Ocean Energy

Aquantis signs up to EMEC tidal demo

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 Robin Whitlock California-based tidal energy developer Aquantis, Inc has signed up to test its Tidal Power Tug at the european Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, with an agreement for a six-month testing ...

Ocean Harvesting develops a new buoy made of high-strength concrete for its wave energy converter

Friday, 06 May 2022 Robin Whitlock Ocean Harvesting is developing a novel concrete hull for the prime mover (buoy) of the InfinityWEC wave energy converter, using high strength concrete with low environmental footprint and excellent durability. ...

Spain

Eco Wave Power signs agreement to construct 2 MW wave energy power station in Spain

Monday, 11 April 2022 Robin Whitlock Producer of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves Eco Wave Power Global AB announced that it has entered an official agreement with Port Adriano, Spain, for the potential construction of a wave energy ...

Initial testing on AWS Waveswing completed

Friday, 08 April 2022 Robin Whitlock Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has commenced sea trials at the european Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) as part of its scientific testing programme for its Waveswing wave energy converter. The initial shakedown ...

Minesto to Concentrate Dragon Class Operations in the Faroe Islands in 2022

Monday, 14 March 2022 REM Minesto has decided to concentrate this year’s operations with its Dragon Class marine energy converters at the established and grid-connected site in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. This plan will mitigate ...

Eco Wave Power Global to Relocate the Gibraltar Wave Energy Array to the Port of LA

Thursday, 03 March 2022 Robin Whitlock Eco Wave Power plans to relocate the energy conversion unit from Gibraltar, after full overhaul, to AltaSea’s premises in the Port of Los Angeles (“AltaSea”), in accordance with the agreement entered ...

AWS wave energy converter arrives in Orkney for EMEC demo

Friday, 28 January 2022 Robin Whitlock

A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the european Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

EMEC named Champion of Renewables

Friday, 03 December 2021 Robin Whitlock

The european Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has scooped the Champion of Renewables award at the 2021 Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh.

EMEC named H&I Blue Economy Enterprise of the Year

Monday, 22 November 2021

The european Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been named Blue Economy Enterprise of the Year having won the Rural Blue Award at The SHIREs (Scottish Highlands and Islands Rural Economy) Awards.

UNH-led Atlantic Marine Energy Center Receives Nearly $10 Million From DOE

Tuesday, 09 November 2021 REM The new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC), led by the University of New Hampshire in partnership with several East Coast universities, has been awarded $9.7 million over four years from the U.S. Department ...