Press Release: Wello launch Penguin WEC2 for H2020 CEFOW array
Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Oy, have launched the next iteration of their Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of the CEFOW (Clean Energy From Ocean Waves) project. The Penguin WEC2 is due to be towed to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, where it Read More »
Press Release: SEA Wave to explore environmental impacts of wave energy
A European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) project has been launched to address long-term environmental concerns around the development of emerging wave energy technologies. The 36-month SEA Wave (Strategic Environmental Assessment of Wave energy technologies) project will provide a deeper understanding about the response of host environments to the presence of wave energy converters (WECs). Read More »
Press release: EMEC to investigate use of hydrogen by-products
EMEC is working with Zero Waste Scotland on a project to identify local applications for oxygen, a by-product of the hydrogen production process. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a new project to explore how circular economy approaches can be applied to optimise the efficiency of hydrogen production and stimulate the development of Read More »
Press release: Orbital Marine Power unveil design for Orbital O2 tidal turbine
The design of the new Orbital Marine Power tidal turbine has been unveiled in a new animation as part of the FloTEC project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Orbital Marine Power has revealed the designs of its upcoming commercial production tidal turbine, the Orbital O2 2MW, which is targeted Read More »
Press Release: Certification & finance for the marine energy sector
MET-CERTIFIED brings marine energy technology developers and investors together. The relevance of certification in accessing commercial finance for marine energy technologies was subject of a workshop organised by the MET-CERTIFIED project as part of the Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) 2018 conference, in Edinburgh on 31 October. The goal of this workshop, led by Andrew Smith of Deja Read More »
