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FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The wave energy sector has made significant progress across Europe in recent years – and strong currents continue to buoy its surge towards technological and commercial maturity, reports Abigail Williams.

16th July 2026

On the crest of a wave: Tide rises for Europe’s ocean energy sector

16th July 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Green Marine UK is looking ahead to a new generation of fully zero-emission vessels, including hydrogen-powered CTVs and SOVs. Serena Shores spoke to managing director Jason Schofield about what the project has achieved so far – and what comes next.

29th April 2026

Project Verdant: The hydrogen CTV option

29th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A UK consortium is leading a funded study into floating charging hubs designed to accelerate vessel electrification by overcoming infrastructure constraints in remote coastal locations.

6th January 2026

Floating e-hubs as a means for vessel electrification

6th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has finished a three-in-one demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage and hydrogen production off the coast of Orkney, Scotland.

3rd December 2025

Three-in-one battery/hydrogen/tidal demo unveiled

3rd December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) has signed an MoU with France Energies Marines (FEM) to develop technologies in floating wind.

30th October 2025

Japan signs 3rd MoU with Europeans to target floating wind

30th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Japanese floating wind association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop offshore floating wind technology.

17th September 2025

Japan signs MoU with EMEC for floating wind

17th September 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

15th May 2025

Agreement signed for UK’s largest wave energy array

15th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With a Spanish government target that 81 per cent of the country’s electricity must come from renewables by 2030, the fact that the country does not have a single megawatt of offshore…

24th March 2025

Tidal, wave or floating wind? 4 emerging Spanish technologies

24th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Thirteen companies have joined the movement to bring the UK to the forefront of tidal stream and wave energy.

1st August 2024

13 new Lead Partners join Marine Energy Council

1st August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Green Marine-led consortium has won approval from the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) for a project that could lead to the fuelling of CTVs with hydrogen.

29th July 2024

Hydrogen CTV retrofit wins RINA approval

29th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have formed a Joint Venture Partnership to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands.

26th June 2024

Decommissioning Scotland’s landmark tidal turbine

26th June 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Renewable Risk Advisors (RRA) have published a white paper setting out the needs case for a National Floating Wind Test Centre in the UK.

13th December 2023

The business case for a UK Floating Wind Test Centre

13th December 2023