Checkmate Flexible Engineering has secured a £750k grant from Innovate UK to accelerate development of its pioneering Lobe-Tendon Anaconda wave energy converter. The 18-month project, known as Môr Neidr (‘sea snake’ in Welsh), will build on two years of in-house...
We recently supported the Innovate UK project Milford Haven: Hydrogen Kingdom to explore hydrogen offtake as a driver for wave energy deployment off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Wave energy remains an under-utilised part of the UK’s renewable portfolio, it...
Wales’ leading marine energy conference, hosted by Marine Energy Wales, will take place in Cardiff next year following two hugely successful years at Swansea Arena. The two-day event will be held on the 7th and 8th May at the capital’s All Nations Centre. Now in its...
Bristol-based firm Blackfish Engineering have announced a strategic partnership with Aberdeen-based manufacturer AJT Engineering to fast track the commercialisation of their C-Dart Technology. Designed for renewable energy applications, the system offers a new...
Renewable energy certification body Lloyd’s Register (LR), has signed an agreement with Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power to start the certification process for what is described as the “world’s largest” tidal energy converter (TEC). Once in operation, Orbital’s...
The Marine Energy Council (MEC) has announced that 13 new companies have joined their industry group as Lead Partners. The Partners will support their ambition to make the UK the world leader in tidal stream and wave energy. Established in 2018, the MEC has been...
