Inverness firm 4C Engineering wins £260k from two wave energy competitions
Inverness firm 4C Engineering has received close to £260,000 from two separate wave energy funding competitions organised by the Scottish and US governments.
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Apollo completes sea trials of renewable energy quick connection system in Orkney
Apollo has completed sea trials of an innovative system which allows marine vessels to quickly connect to offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
‘Waveswing’: Huge AWS wave energy converter bound for Orkney later this year
A huge renewable energy device called “Waveswing”, from AWS, has completed a construction milestone ahead of deployment off Orkney later this year
Mocean wave energy device to undergo final checks ahead of voyage to Orkney
Scottish firm Mocean Energy is preparing to send its Blue X wave energy prototype to Orkney for sea trials next month.
Apollo to share in £1.4m wave power efficiency funding
An Aberdeen engineering firm is set to share in a £1.4 million pot to drive efficiency and bring down the cost of wave power.
New Chrysaor wave energy partnership could power North Sea assets
A new clean energy power system could soon be used to provide backup power to North Sea assets.
Apollo six-figure wave power deal makes ‘big difference’
Apollo, of Aberdeen, said last night the award of a six-figure contract from Wave Energy Scotland will make a "big difference" to the firm.
Scottish Energy Minister hails ‘important step forward’ in wave energy sector
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has described the call for collaboration to accelerate wave energy in the country an "important step forward" for the sector.
Updated: Oceaneering buys Aberdeen’s Ecosse Subsea for £50million
Aberdeen-headquartered Ecosse Subsea has been sold for around £50million.
Ecosse Subsea bags £2.5m Wave Energy Scotland funding
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has announced a £2.5million funding award from Wave Energy Scotland (WES).
Subsea 2018: Oil downturn has brought ‘huge opportunity for wave energy’
Jonathan Hodges, senior innovation engineer for Wave Energy Scotland (WES), has essentially turned up to Subsea Expo 2018 on a charm offensive.
CorPower Wave Converter comes online in Orkney
The C3 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) has been test installed by CorPower Ocean within the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Scapa Flow site near Orkney, Scotland.
More than £650k made available for Scottish tidal technology
A technology quango is looking to push the boundaries of what kind of Scottish weather that wave energy devices can survive by funding 13 innovative projects.
Scottish wave-power chief says industry is ‘learning lessons’ of past failings
Scotland’s wave and tidal-energy industry is in a battle for cash from the EU.
Two Scottish firms secure £2.5million to trial wave power prototypes
Two Scottish firms have secured £2.5million to trial prototype technology which could provide a cost-effective, reliable way of turning wave power into electricity.
Balmoral wins funding for polymer wave energy project
The polymer division of Balmoral Group has won funding to develop new materials for use in wave energy converters (WECs).