Mocean Energy’s Blue X Wave Device and Verlume’s Halo Battery Come Ashore
Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy converter, with project partner Verlume’s Halo storage system, have been retrieved to shore after more than 12 months of testing at sea as part of Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project.Orkney-based marine services provider Leask Marine was employed to help bring RSP technology back onshore.The next steps for the RSP project include removing all equipment from the marine site, ahead of inspection and clean down onshore in Orkney, and moving to Verlume’s operations facility in Dyce, Aberdeen.The project has given RSP's participants invaluable
CalWave to Provide Wave Energy Tech for British Columbia Project
CalWave, a California-based wave energy technology developer, has been selected as the technology provider for a wave energy project at Yuquot in British Columbia, with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN).As a ‘first-of-a-kind’ (FOAK) wave energy project for coastal community microgrids, the MMFN project may serve as a blueprint for coastal communities along the North American Pacific Coast and around the world.The project is currently in a feasibility and design phase to gather all the necessary information for the MMFN to make an informed decision on full project buildout.Located
Wave-Powered Subsea Project Completes 12-Month Offshore Test Campaign
A groundbreaking ocean energy project, which has combined wave power with subsea energy storage to power subsea equipment, has now completed a 12-month test program at sea and will end this spring.The $2.5 million (£2 million) Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project connected the Blue X wave energy converter – built by Edinburgh company Mocean Energy – with a Halo underwater battery storage system developed by Aberdeen intelligent energy management specialists, Verlume.The industry-backed project, located 5 km east of Orkney mainland, has demonstrated how green technologies can
OPT to Deploy PowerBuoy in Monterey Bay
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has received funding from California's Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the year-long deployment of a PowerBuoy in Monterey Bay.The PowerBuoy, integrating OPT's Maritime Domain Awareness System (MDAS) along with cutting-edge satellite communication and AT&T 5G technology, will demonstrate its persistent surveillance and communications capacities in a maritime environment.The deployment stands to showcase the potential of standalone at-sea infrastructure nodes to support the Joint Force's diverse operational needs.The project will be an integral part of
Shell Joins Wave-Powered Subsea Project
(RSP) collaborative project which is currently powering subsea equipment off the coast of Orkney through a combination of wave power and subsea energy storage. The $2.5 million (£2million) demonstrator initiative, which is currently nearing 12 months in the water, has connected the Blue X wave energy converter – built by Edinburgh company Mocean Energy – with a Halo underwater battery storage system developed by Aberdeen intelligent energy management specialists Verlume.The fully operational project, located 5km east of Orkney Mainland, aims to show how green technologies can be
European Wave Energy Project Gets $4.4M Funding Boost
European Union’s Horizon program has approved a $4.4 million grant for SHY project, which will develop a new power take-off (PTO) system with advanced control strategy, aimed at reducing the cost of wave energy.SHY project, short for Seawater Hydraulic PTO using dynamic passive controller for wave energy converters, is a collaborative project whose aim is to develop key components of a seawater hydraulic PTO system, coupled with an advanced control strategy.The dual focus aims to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) while minimizing the environmental impact at the same time.The SHY project
EU Grants $2.7M for Research Into Novel Concrete Materials for Offshore Renewables
improve circularity and reliability in the offshore renewable energy sector.The three-year project, starting in December 2023, is implemented by a consortium of research organizations and companies, including RISE, Delft University of Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Pekabex, PLOCAN, with wave energy developers Carnegie Clean Energy, and Ocean Harvesting Technologies, as well as floating solar company Solar Duck.Concrete structures are said to be low cost, resistant to the marine environment, and are easy and fast to manufacture on-site, in comparison to manufacturing of traditional steel
TotalEnergies Joins Wave Powered Subsea Project
Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project which is currently powering subsea equipment off the east coast of Orkney, Scotland, with wave power from Mocean Energy and intelligent subsea energy storage from Verlume. The £2million demonstrator initiative has connected the Blue X wave energy converter – built by Edinburgh company Mocean Energy – with a Halo underwater battery storage system developed by Aberdeen intelligent energy management specialists Verlume.The fully operational project, which is in situ off the coast of Orkney, aims to show how green technologies
Mocean Energy Raises Funds for Blue Star Wave Energy Technology
Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has raised £2.2 million in new equity alongside a £500,000 grant to drive the commercialization of its wave energy technologies.The equity funds come from existing investors, including Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise and Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund, alongside new shareholders Norwegian impact investors Katapult Ocean and MOL PLUS, the corporate venture capital arm of listed Japanese shipping conglomerate MOL.In addition, Mocean has secured a £499,500 Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund grant
February 2024
