Wave and tidal energy News for June 2010

Wave and tidal energy News Archive

Fugro measures underwater noise Fugro measures underwater noise

Fugro, a provider metocean services, has teamed up with underwater acoustics company JASCO Applied Sciences to provide measurement of underwater noise and allied consultancy.

Inner Sound tidal project going to tender

The Crown Estate has invited four companies to tender for a tidal energy project at the Inner Sound, Scotland, the UK.

APEC wants continued development of renewable energy

Renewable energy technologies are declining in cost but continued efforts are required to further reduce this, according to energy ministers from the 21-country Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Aquamarine Power gets further £6m for wave power Aquamarine Power gets further £6m for wave power

Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has raised an additional £6 million of funding for developing its Oyster wave power device.

Voith and RWE to test tidal current turbine in Orkney Voith and RWE to test tidal current turbine in Orkney

Voith Hydro and RWE Innogy will jointly install a 1 MW marine tidal current turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney through the joint venture (JV) company Voith Hydro Ocean Current Technologies.

Wave Hub ‘beach pit’ construction starts Wave Hub ‘beach pit’ construction starts

The ‘beach pit’ for the Wave Hub project has started with excavation work on Hayle Beach in Cornwall, UK.

Draka provides subsea power cable for wave and tidal at EMEC

Draka Offshore will provide subsea power cables for wave and tidal power testing the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK.