A €10M international project launches this week to unlock the potential of tidal and river energy systems in North West Europe, with South West technology at the heart of it.
The SHINES project (Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty) brings together 14 partners from France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany....
Inyanga Marine Energy Group have been awarded a further 10MW for their tidal energy project at Morlais in Anglesey, Wales, through Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
This expands the scale of their project, which uses their innovative HydroWing technology, to 20MW, building on their successful 10MW award in the previous allocation...
The Great South West of England is set to become one of the leading providers of low carbon energy in the UK by 2035, according to a major new report.
With Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station, floating offshore renewables in the Celtic Sea, and an array of geothermal, hydrogen and other green fuels already deployed or in development, the Great South West - covering Cornwall and the...
Marine-i has welcomed the news that floating offshore wind projects will receive more than £60m in public and private investment, to develop new technologies that will accelerate development of the fast growing renewable energy industry.
Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly...
A start-up founded at the University of Bristol has raised £1.6m to fund its growth in the fast-growing renewable energy market.
Perceptual Robotics , which uses drones, advanced robotics and machine learning to provide fully autonomous inspections of infrastructure, starting with wind turbines, has received the funding from the venture capital fund TSP Ventures, impact investment...
The sale of a £42m wave energy facility to an offshore wind farm company has been described as "excellent news" for Cornwall.
Marine-i, which supports the marine tech sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has welcomed the acquisition of the Wave Hub test site by Hexicon, a move which it believes will help accelerate the growth of floating offshore wind power in the South West...
The large-scale seawater tanks and data analysis expertise at Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Smart Sound workshop are being used to conduct stability tests on model floating offshore wind platforms as part of the ‘Marlin Star’ project, led by Plymouth-based technology developer Frontier Technical Ltd.
Funded by Innovate UK, the £1.4million consortium-backed project is aimed at...