Press Release: Ocean energy engineers discuss reliability in a sea of risk
37 marine energy engineers and academics have taken part in an educational workshop reviewing new reliability methodologies for ocean energy. The reliability methodologies have been developed as part of the OCEANERA-NET funded RiaSoR project. Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) has established guidelines detailing industry best practice in reliability testing for wave and tidal Read More »
Press Release: Prime Ministers’ support leads to joint UK & Canada marine energy project
The UK’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, and Canada’s Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) have kicked off a joint project looking at the difference in corrosion and underwater behaviour of marine coatings either side of the Atlantic. Working with Whitford, a global leading high-performance coatings manufacturer, the two marine energy Read More »
Press Release: EMEC shortlisted for Business Green Technology Awards
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been shortlisted for the ‘Marine Energy Technology of the Year’ award at the Business Green Technology Awards 2016. Bringing together leading executives and technologists from some of the UK’s most exciting clean technology companies, the Business Green Technology Awards aims to celebrate start-ups and established technology and engineering Read More »
Press release: Ocean Energy Strategic Roadmap launched
Building an ocean energy industry in Europe will require innovative financing tools to channel public and private investment in the most efficient way, according to a report launched at the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Brussels. Produced by the Ocean Energy Forum, the Ocean Energy Strategic Roadmap identifies the challenges facing the sector on its Read More »
Press release: FORESEA opens second call for ocean energy applications
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme’s second call for support package applications is now open. Support packages will help technologies to commercialise by providing free access to FORESEA’s network of world leading test sites. FORESEA is an €11m project which helps to bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market by Read More »
