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Today, January 15th, 2018, the MaRINET2 test project opens its second call for applications. MaRINET2 is the second iteration of the successful EU-funded MaRINET Infrastructures Network, which facilitates transnational access to test centres and knowledge institutes around Europe for technology d…

MaRINET2 has opened the registrations for the first set of a total of ten courses on offshore renewable energy to be delivered over the next three years. The short, two to five days long courses for industry and academic researchers in the offshore renewable energy sector are organised and lectur…

The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) is a service provider to the marine energy sector. We deliver technical and commercial support to companies in order to fast-track their technological development plans and growth strategies. Our services include design and engineering support, demonstration …

Nederland moet nu inzetten op energie uit water FD | opinie | dd 3 juli 2019

De maatregelen die het kabinet eind vorige week presenteerde om in 2050 een CO2-vrij elektriciteitssysteem te realiseren, zetten terecht volop in op de hernieuwbare bronnen energie uit wind (windmolens op zee …

Bluerise is a specialist developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology. Allseas will contribute engineering resources and know-how to bring OTEC concepts to market.

Allseas has acquired Bluerise, a specialist developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology t…

DMEC and Navingo established a strategic partnership for the upcoming Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference event, which will take place on the 10th and 11th of October in the Rai Convention Centre, Amsterdam. This event draws over 600 exhibitors from around the world, and has 12,000 visitors…

The Dutch Marine Energy Centre is looking for an Office Manager & Project Assistent to join their current team. The Office Manager & Project Assistent will support the team on an organisational, administrative and financial level. More specifically, the function includes the following act…

Last Thursday the 7th of September, 17 high-potential Dutch organisations pitched their tech-based innovations at the Making Waves pitch event. Four innovations received invitations for the semi-final of Ideas from Europe in Estonia in 2018, amongst which two marine energy developers: Slow Mill a…

The FORESEA project will launch a call for proposals from developers of offshore energy supply technologies at the Offshore Energy 2017 event which takes place in Amsterdam on 10-11 October. The call aims to help developers of offshore and sub-sea technologies adapt their products for use in the …

Dutch OTEC developer Bluerise will start a crowdfunding campaign on the 19th of October to raise money for the next stage of their technology development. Over the past few years, Bluerise has been developing their OTEC technology by building demonstration and pilot systems at Delft University of…

Ecole Centrale de Nantes, member of the FORESEA consortium, invites you to participate in an industry consultation conducted by Cruz Atcheson. The aim is to help FORESEA test sites meet the industry's requirements, both in terms of infrastructure and services. The FORESEA project is an Interreg N…

DMEC intends to establish a three-year agreement for the management of our test sites and related support activities in the area of administration, licensing and technology development.

This tender will be conducted via the multiple-party procedure and will not be sub-divided between parti…

On October 11, Teamwork Technology - supported by DMEC - WavEC Offshore Renewables, Sines Tecnopolo and APS (Ports of Sines and the Algarve Authority) signed a Letter of Intent for the set up of a basic sea testing facility for wave energy. The signing took place on the occasion of the State Vis…

We are reinforcing our team with a medior/senior passionate marketing & communications professional who will be responsible for a suite of activities spread across three main domains. You will work closely with our operational office manager to realise successful implementation of the activit…

October 31, 2018

Edinburgh, UK – The relevance of certification in accessing commercial finance for marine energy technologies was subject of a workshop organized by the MET-CERTIFIED project as part of the Ocean Energy Europe 2018 Conference.

To stimulate Dutch maritime innovation, MARIN invites SMEs to test their new ideas and concepts for free. MARIN offers the same opportunity again for 2018. The initiative aims at stimulating innovation in the Dutch maritime sector and lowering the threshold for SMEs to test their new ideas and co…

We are reinforcing our team with a Business Case & Strategy Advisor who will be responsible for multiple clients in our commercial service portfolio.

Your responsibilities: Our clients are for the largest part small- and midsize companies who are developing innovative marine energy so…

The 3rd International Workshop on Wave & Tidal Energy will be held on the 20th - 23rd of November this year in Valvidia, Chile. The Workshop provides a wide and interdisciplinary perspective on the current development of marine energy. Attendees of the event - including researchers, scientist…

With two key hires Tocardo Tidal Power has strengthened its Managing Board. Mr. Henk Kasteleijn has joined Tocardo as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Henk brings over 20 years of general and financial management experience with two leading multinationals in the innovative technology sector…

After a run-up of several months, the finale of the Making Waves pitch event is here. On the 7th of September, the selected innovations from a variety of the Netherlands' most innovative sectors - including gathered at the Breezanddijk on the Afsluitdijk to pitch their ideas to a large audience o…

On 21 June, the Marine Tech Expo takes place in Plymouth, UK. The day before, 20 June, the MET-CERTIFIED project organises a visit to 3 test sites in Falmouth and Plymouth:

In October, DMEC hosted the Dutch Marine Energy Pavilion at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference event in Amsterdam. Together with 14 startups, technology developers, knowledge institutes and test centres, we presented the potential of marine energy to over 12,000 visitors and exhibito…

The EU-funded MaRINET2 project launched its Virtual Access Service today. The service provides researchers and technology developers with remote access to datasets gathered by offshore renewable energy research centres. It will help improve the standard of research across Europe in the offshore r…

DMEC is happy to announce the approval of the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) project. In this four-year project eight partners will combine their marine energy expertise to deliver integrated technical and commercial support services to forty technology developers in north-west Europe. The partners…

European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), a leading test facility for wave and tidal energy converters, is looking for a performance test engineer to deliver its services into collaborative R&D...

Marine energy developer Minesto has recently launched a tender call for the provision of legal services to Minesto UK. The company has divided the services it intends to procure into two lots: Lot 1...

Marine Power Systems is searching for a financial controller to join its team and help achieve the company’s vision of clean, affordable, reliable renewable marine energy. The successful...

German company NEMOS has announced the delivery of the main components of the 2019 wave energy converter (WEC) prototype. The NEMOS team is commissioning the device in the Port of Ostend. The 2019...

SIMEC Atlantis said that its flagship MeyGen project has now exported 17.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity to the national grid, exceeding the previous record of approximately 11GWh. According to...

Mainstay Marine Solutions has launched the hull of AMOG Consulting’s wave energy converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. The hull and keel were launched on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from...

Eco Wave Power (EWP) said it has been selected by the Port of Sines and Port of Leixões in Portugal for a pilot project. The EWP technology was selected during the Bluetech Accelerator organized by...

CorPower Ocean and Simply Blue Energy have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop a number of wave energy projects off the coasts of the UK and Ireland. Following a memorandum of...

Developers behind the in-river tidal energy pilot on the river Rhône in the eastern France have decided not to move forward with the project. Team involved in the project comprised the French...

DNV GL has been contracted by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore. Once completed,...

Swiss marine contractor Allseas has acquired Bluerise, a specialist developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology that delivers renewable energy solutions. Based in Delft, the...

Orkney-based Leask Marine will be carrying out diving operations at the EMEC Tidal Test Site Fall of Warness. During the ops, between July 8 – 14, 2019, vessels C-Spartan, Explorer, Kirkwall...

Eco Wave Power said it has secured investment of SEK 25 million (approximately $2.6 million) in the company’s ongoing IPO from the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) and Skandia, Swedish...

The Marine Institute (The Institute), Ireland’s State agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation, is looking for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Reporting to...

Marine Renewables Canada, an association for wave, tidal, river current, and offshore wind energy, has welcomed PanGeo Subsea as its new member. PanGeo Subsea has expertise in marine geotechnical...

Marine Power Systems is seeking a design & development engineer to join its team and help achieve the company’s vision of clean, affordable, reliable renewable marine energy. As a design &...

DTOceanPlus partners recently met for a General Assembly in Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation and validated the integration of 3 new partners into the project. The meeting was organised by Wave...

Heriot Watt University and Energy Technology Partnership are jointly hosting an event on decarbonising the blue economy. The event will take place on July 22, 2019, at Edinburgh Centre for Carbon...

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is applying for site-wide Section 36 consent at its grid connected Billia Croo wave test site off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland. The Section 36 consent...

SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a global developer of renewable and sustainable energy projects, is looking to recruit a Group Head of Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSE&Q). The company is...

Eco Wave Power has signed a letter of intent with with the Port of Taranto, in Italy for the development of the first wave energy power station in Italy. Representatives from Eco Wave Power will...

The UAE Ministry of Education and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recently signed an agreement to cooperate on the integration of renewable energy and sustainable development into...

The OceanSET project was recently launched to provide support to ocean energy implementation in line with the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan). It is a 3‐year EU H2020 project...

Eco Wave Power has decided to broaden the ownership of the shares in the company by way of a new issue of shares followed by a listing of the company’s shares on Nasdaq First North in Sweden....

SIMEC Atlantis Energy has reported losses for the year of 2018 of £24.0 million. Based on the company’s preliminary report, this result compares to £10.6 million loss in 2017. According to...

The Irish Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, has confirmed his participation in the Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition (OEE2019). This year’s...

A team of students from Cranfield University, calling themselves the Wave Whisperers, has won the inaugural Bombora Wave Power Challenge Cup, sponsored by Welsh Government. The inaugural ‘Bombora...

The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2019 is now live! The event, to be held on (7), 8 & 9 October in Amsterdam will attract over 10,000 offshore professionals and...

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions announced 2019 selections in the latest round of the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) The TCF is a program that...

The National Hydropower Association (NHA) has released the date, location and topic areas for the upcoming 2020 International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). The event is scheduled to take place...

Diversified Technologies has introduced a new electrical power conversion technology for subsea power distribution requirements which is being developed as a Phase II SBIR for the US Navy. The...

Orbital Marine Power has started the build of its new O2 floating tidal turbine platform. Orbital’s O2 2MW turbine will be deployed at Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) during...

DMEC (Dutch Marine Energy Centre) organizes together with IRO (Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry and Offshore Renewable Industry) a workshop to identify...

Seven small businesses were selected by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) within the latest round of the Energy Department’s Small...

Dutch clean energy technology developer Bluerise was declared bankrupt by the court in Den-Haag. The company which last year partnered with Ecopower Lanka to build an ocean thermal energy conversion...

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has been awarded the FH Presentation Award 2018 in the category Micro Cap Presenter of the Year for presenting the Minesto business and investment case to capital...

The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) Project has launched its Innovation Support programme. Under the programme three different types of Innovation Support is made available to SMEs (Small or...

ORPC has started the RivGen device set up on the ground in Igiugig Village, Alaska. The RivGen device will generate clean, predictable, renewable power from the Kvichak River, and send it to the...

Ocean Power Technologies, has received a new US patent for its Power Take-Off (PTO) System which is the mechanical heart of the PB3 PowerBuoy. Ocean waves that pass-by the PowerBuoy create a relative...

European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for an environment & consents officer to support the acquisition, maintenance and streamlining of all statutory consents required at EMEC or other...

Xodus Group has added a new principal consultant to strengthen its renewables team as the company sets its sights on a range of new offshore developments. Dr Adrian de Andres joins Xodus from Black...

Bhagwan Marine have recently been awarded a contract in support of the Australian Tidal Energy (AUSTEn) Project from their regional base in Darwin, NT. Bhagwan will provide vessels and crew to...

Swedish marine energy developer has invited tenders to apply for the delivery of servo drives for the development of a 100kW marine energy converter in form of a subsea kite tethered to the sea...

Xodus has joined industry representative body Scottish Renewables as a new member. The Aberdeen-based engineering and advisory services provider has recently expanded its renewables capabilities with...

The 5th annual Marine Energy Event is organized in cooperation with the Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA) and Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC). This session will delve into how Europe is...

Marine consultancy ABPmer has been commissioned by The Crown Estate for data handling tasks critical to the effective management of Marine Data Exchange (MDE). Supporting seabed management around...

The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Minesto a SEK 12.5 million ($1.3 million) grant to the development of the company’s marine power plant DG100. “Climate change and the transition to renewable...

Scottish Renewables, in association with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Wave Energy Scotland, is setting up a Marine Conference, Exhibition & Dinner in Inverness on September 9 & 10....

In an effort to help Ocean State scientists, researchers, and engineers develop new, ocean-based technology, US Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with several colleagues on legislation to...

energy3, Canada’s energy conference, has invited researchers to submit abstracts for both oral presentations and poster presentations outlining their research & development associated with energy...

Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in...

The European Commission will organise the annual European Research and Innovation Days to engage stakeholders and shape the strategic priorities for the investment in research and innovation. The...

Aberdeen-based subsea energy storage and energy generation specialist EC-OG has launched a crowdfunding campaign to kick-start the energy transition and support growth plans. EC-OG, the creators of...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) officially opened the first stage of the Waves to Water Prize, which seeks to accelerate the development of wave energy powered desalination systems and launch novel...

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected 21 leaders to participate in its 2019 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs). Energy Execs provides...

Registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2019 will be open in a few days. Offshore Energy is unique in bringing together the various offshore industries: oil and gas, offshore...

Sustainable Marine Energy, the tidal energy technology specialist, the University of Dundee, marine equipment supplier, Gael Force Group and the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) are...

A national consortium has been awarded additional funding to strengthen UK’s position in offshore renewable energy (ORE) innovation and research. The Supergen ORE Hub was created in July 2018 to...

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a supplementary agreement to the Headquarters Agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new agreement outlines the specific...

AW-Energy (AWE) has completed the installation of a new substation for its SURGE2 project in Peniche, Portugal. “The previous substation used for project SURGE (2012 – 2014) is replaced by an...