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  • MFLNRO Awards Investigative Licences to SRM Projects

    17 February 2014
    Authorities

    The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) has awarded two investigative licences to Canadian SRM Projects. Namely, SRM plans to develop several projects which will harness the tidal power. The two mentioned projects are South Discovery Passage, located between the City of Campbell River and the south end of Quadra […]

  • Western Tidal Signs Investigative Agreement with Shishalh Nation (Canada)

    4 February 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    Western Tidal Holdings Ltd., a tidal power marine energy project developer in British Columbia has announced the execution of an Investigative Use License Agreement signed with the Shishalh Nation in January. In addition to the Shishalh Nation, Western Tidal has worked with and has gained the support for investigation permits of several other First Nation […]

  • Canadian Company Eyes Tidal Energy Potential off Vancouver

    29 April 2015
    R&D

    At the beginning of March, Vancouver-based Weyl Power Ltd submitted an application to BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to investigate the tidal energy potential of two sites off Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.  Following concerns raised over safety of whales during the investigation, the company said that the applications are only for the acoustic […]

  • Edda Wind and Sri Lankan Shipyard Terminate CSOV Contracts

    28 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian offshore wind service company Edda Wind has agreed with Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka to terminate the construction and delivery contracts for two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). Edda Wind said it had not paid any pre-delivery installments to Colombo Dockyard, and only incurred minor cost in relation to the project. Under the agreement, […]

  • Canadian Tidal Company Exits Business

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Clean Current, a British Columbia company dedicated to tidal energy technology development, is closing its business. “All obligations to employees, suppliers and business partners have been met and the Company will be wound down in an orderly way,” the company said. Clean Current became the first company to manufacture and deploy a ducted bi-directional tidal turbine, […]

  • NaiKun Wind Releases Year-End Financial Results (Canada)

    20 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-Venture: NKW) today announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2010, a fiscal period during which the Company undertook a substantial restructuring effort and conducted a strategic review to determine the optimal path forward for maximizing shareholder value. The strategic review concluded with the Board of Directors […]

  • Seacat’s Next-Gen CTVs to Feature Kongsberg Propulsion

    29 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Seacat Services to provide its steel-series waterjet propulsion systems for the UK company’s new wind farm support vessels. Seacat Services placed the order for two next-generation multi-hull crew transfer vessels (CTVs) with naval architects BAR Technologies in September 2020. The vessels, Seacat Columbia and Seacat Cambria, were designed […]

  • Seacat Services Takes Delivery of Next-Gen Crew Transfer Vessel

    26 August 2022
    R&D, Vessels

    Seacat Services has taken delivery of the first of two BARTech 30 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies. The handover took place at BAR Technologies premises in Portsmouth where the vessel was officially named Seacat Columbia by Seacat Services founder Ian Baylis and BAR Technologies chair Marin Whitmarsh. With its 30m […]

  • Kokusai Cable Ship Readies for Asia’s Offshore Wind Farms with New Vessel

    15 November 2017
    Vessels

    Japan’s Kokusai Cable Ship will add a new Vard-designed cable laying vessel to its fleet in 2019. The vessel, currently being built at Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka, will be capable of carrying out cable installation for future offshore wind projects in Asia. 

  • Water Wall Turbine Selects Switch 500 kW Power Converter

    16 September 2014
    Technology

    Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) has selected The Switch to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant. This new commercially viable system extracts potential and kinetic energy from large, fast moving water currents for conversion into electric energy. The Switch will supply its first 500 kW full-power converter in […]

  • Canada: Tribute to Take Part in Dodd Narrows Tidal Energy Project

    26 December 2012

    Tribute Resources Inc. , (“Tribute”) announced that it is continuing to diversify its renewable energy portfolio and will extend its geographic reach by actively participating in the development of tidal power generation in and around the British Columbia Gulf Islands. Tribute has entered into an arrangement with Western Tidal Holdings Inc. (“Western Tidal”), a developer […]

  • Canada: Western Tidal Holdings to Investigate Possible Tidal Power Sites

    26 November 2012

    Western Tidal Holdings, based in Vancouver, has applied for permits to gather and examine information on the viability of sites in Dodd Narrows and nearby Porlier Pass, between Valdez and Galiano islands, in order to develop tidal power projects. The applications have been submitted to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, but […]

  • French Telecom Giant Takes Delivery of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel

    4 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    French telecommunications corporation Orange has taken delivery of its new cable laying and repair vessel (CLRV), said to be designed for the maintenance of cables for offshore wind projects. The vessel, named Sophie Germain after the pioneering French mathematician and philosopher, is currently on its way from Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard to France. The CLRV […]

  • USA: Scientists to Present Wave Energy Data

    11 June 2012

    Belinda Batten, the director of the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center will hold a free public presentation about wave energy development offshore West Coast, reports the Gazette Times. Namely, scientists are working with businesses, communities and policy makers to consider wave energy options. The presentation will be held today at the Old World Deli, […]

  • USA: Northwest Energy Angels Invests in Columbia Power Technology

    24 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Northwest Energy Angels, the Pacific Northwest’s only angel group focused exclusively on providing early-stage capital to cleantech entrepreneurs, continued its mission of building a vibrant cleantech community in 2011 by investing more than $880,000 in nine cleantech companies, one receiving a second round of funding.  “Despite the economic downturn, our members continued to support […]

  • Cape Wind Wins Lawsuit while Being Sued Again

    23 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    After a lawsuit, submitted on January 21 against Massachusetts regulators, NSTAR and Cape Wind, the offshore wind project’s developers won a legal battle that had commenced prior to this one. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of the Cape Wind project, rejecting arguments […]

  • Canada: Tribute Resources Appoints New Director

    19 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tribute Resources Inc. (Tribute), a developer of natural gas storage and renewable energy projects, has announced the appointment of Mr. Rob Savard to the Board of Directors. The appointment is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Rob Savard is currently the President and CEO of Western Tidal Holdings Ltd., a developer […]

  • NaiKun Wind Energy Group Announces Grant of Options and Warrants (Canada)

    8 July 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

      NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. announces that on July 5, 2011 a total of 830,000 incentive stock options and 1,660,000 warrants have been granted to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan and the Company’s Amended and Restated 2008 Warrant Plan. The options are exercisable […]

  • USA: Funding for Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Research & Development

    6 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Department of Energy announced that they will fund projects to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) renewable energy technologies. Those topics receiving support from this funding announcement include: Advanced Controls Next-Gen Power Take-Off Projects Advanced Structures Projects Marine & Hydrokinetic Environmental Projects Projects Analyzing Environmental Effects of Surrogate Technologies Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) members […]

  • NaiKun Wind Energy Project Approved by Federals (Canada)

    18 March 2011

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group (“the Company”) announced today that its offshore wind energy project has been granted a federal screening decision, confirming that Canada’s first offshore wind project can be constructed with no significant environmental, social or health effects. “This is an exciting and noteworthy milestone for NaiKun Wind and for British Columbia,” said NaiKun […]

  • Partrac and Rockland Scientific Announce Strategic Partnership for European Tidal Energy Industry

    30 April 2013

    Partrac and Rockland Scientific have announced a Strategic Partnership to provide turbulence measurement solutions for the UK and European tidal energy industry. Rockland Scientific, based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, specializes in the design and manufacture of turbulence measurement instrumentation while Glasgow-based consultants, Partrac, focus on marine data collection and processing at complex tidal energy […]

  • Seacat Services Orders Next-Generation CTVs

    21 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has ordered two next-generation multi-hull crew transfer vessels (CTVs). Seacat Services placed the order with naval architects, BAR Technologies. The vessels, Seacat Columbia and Seacat Cambria, were designed in partnership with Chartwell Marine, Seacat Services said. The first BARTech 30 CTV is expected to be completed by […]

  • Canada: SRM Receives Transport Canada NWPP’s Approval for Two Projects

    16 August 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    SRM Projects received Transport Canada Navigable Waters Protection Program’s (NWPP) approval in July 2013 for its proposed tidal energy investigative license applications at South Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. SRM Projects initiated tidal energy investigative license applications in 2012 for several sites around Vancouver Island. An investigative license gives a proponent the right to complete […]

  • Court Denies Fishing Groups’ Motion Against NY Lease

    17 February 2017
    Authorities

    The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the motion for preliminary injunction to temporarily halt the final ratification of a lease for a wind energy site off New York, provisionally won by Statoil.

  • DNV to Class Edda Wind’s Hydrogen-Ready CSOVs

    6 April 2022
    Vessels

    DNV has signed a classification contract with the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind for two new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The vessels, being constructed to serve offshore wind farms during commissioning and operation, will be built at Colombo Dockyard PLC in Sri Lanka. The CSOVs, which will be hydrogen-ready, are expected to be delivered under […]

  • PNNL to Trail Two Met Buoys

    15 September 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of winds that blow off U.S. shores. The bright yellow buoys — each worth $1.3 million — are being commissioned by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state’s […]