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25 May 2012

Langlee Wave Power E1 wave converter

Langlee Wave Power has launched its upgraded E1 Wave Energy Converter, reducing costs by 25 per cent.

18 May 2012

US releases funding to test wave energy device in Hawaiip

hawaii_170 The US Department of Energy has made $500,000 available to test the technical readiness of technologies that can harness energy from waves at a US Navy test site in Hawaii.

15 May 2012

Finnish wave energy developer initiates Series B fundraisingp

penguin_170_170 A Finnish wave energy specialist has begun fundraising towards its Series B round with two prominent venture firms already committing capital.

1 May 2012

Wave energy developer Carnegie receives A$10m government grant

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received a A$9.9m grant from the Australian government’s Emerging Renewables Programme, in support of its grid-connected wave energy project.

9 March 2012

Scotland’s EMEC to help establish Japanese marine energy centre

japan_170Sq Scotland’s European Marine Energy Centre has become part of an international collaboration to establish Japan’s first marine energy test facility.

27 February 2012

OPT appoints Tim Stiven as European MD

US marine energy developer Ocean Power Technologies has appointed Timothy Stiven as managing director of the company’s UK subsidiary, set to replace Angus Norman on 1 March.

20 February 2012

UK needs ‘visionary approach’ to capitalise on marine renewablesp

wave-stock_170 The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report.

14 February 2012

Scotland gives go-ahead to Aquamarine’s near shore wave power array

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has approved the country’s first near shore commercial wave power array off the island of Orkney.

23 January 2012

Ecotricity moves into marine sector with Searaser launch

waves_rock_170SQ UK green energy company Ecotricity has diversified into the marine power sector and revealed it is developing a device that it believes can address the issues of intermittency and cost.

17 January 2012

Tidal array results in ‘no environmental harm’, says seminal studyp

A comprehensive environmental assessment of a tidal energy device has concluded that the underwater turbine does not have a negative impact on its surroundings.

17 January 2012

Alstom, SSE sign deal for world’s largest wave farmp

AWS3_170_170 A joint venture formed between Alstom and SSE Renewables will develop the world's largest wave farm off the coast of Scotland, and NewNet has learnt that 2020 has been scheduled as the completion date of the 200MW installation.

12 December 2011

OPT reveals Q2 loss, increases order backlog

US marine energy developer Ocean Power Technologies made a second quarter operating loss of $3.9m, an improvement on the same three months last year when the figure was $5.5m.

2 December 2011

Australian ocean energy company BioPower gets A$5m

Australian wave energy company BioPower Systems has been awarded A$5m ($5.14m) under the government's Sustainable Energy Pilot Demonstration Programme.

1 December 2011

Marine energy company outlines share purchase planp

tidal_wave_170SQ A listed wave energy developer is to carry out a capital raising via a share purchase plan of up to $4m.

29 November 2011

Fugro completes foundations for Aquamarine Power’s wave energy array

aquamarineoyster2_170SQ UK marine services company Fugro Seacore has competed installation of three sets of foundations for wave energy developer Aquamarine Power at the European Marine Energy Centre test site in Orkney, Scotland.

15 November 2011

Marine energy set to reach commercialisation by 2015, experts predictp

The marine energy sector in Europe should reach commericalisation by 2015, according to a number of industry experts.

10 October 2011

Tidal energy developer may need investment if project progressesp

A company that is looking to develop a tidal energy project in the UK may look for financiers if environmental studies prove successful.

16 September 2011

Norwegian technology developer Langlee Wave Power gets investment boost

Norwegian cleantech firm Langlee Wave Power has secured an investment of NOK6m (£700,000) from Färna Invest in order for it to progress its technology development.

22 August 2011

Ocean Power Technologies begins trials for new PowerBuoy equipment

O US marine power developer Ocean Power Technologies has begun trials on the latest design in the company’s PowerBuoy range off the coast of New Jersey.

16 August 2011

RusHydro invests in marine energy research as it looks to develop 8GW project

The board of directors for Russia’s largest electricity producer RusHydro have approved plans to set up a new research company called the Innovation Centre of Tidal and Wave Energy.

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