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On September 22nd, during the Seanergy 2021 conference, which is dedicated to renewable marine energies, the French Renewable Energies Trade Association (SER) and the UK Marine Energy Council (UK MEC) signed a memorandum of understanding, making it possible to affirm and to organise their next collaboration for the development of the tidal energy sector.

Immersed at the EDF test site in Paimpol Bréhat (Brittany) since April 2019, the 1MW tidal turbine designed by HydroQuest and built by the Cherbourg shipyard CMN, was disconnected from the electrical grid during various operations carried out between April and early September. The operations to remove the machine and its foundation from the

During the summer of 2021, SEENEOH in partnership with Universiťe Bretagne Sud and Morbihan Hydro Energies carried out a Bathymetry campaign of the sea bed in the Gulf of Morbihan. As a result they have acquired bathymetric and imaging data for the study of the Gulf of Morbihan. This study concerns the preparation of

Interreg’s biggest ever project Tidal stream industry energiser project (TIGER), has been on a mission to drive growth for the sector since its launch in late 2019. The €46 million project is a cross-border partnership between 18 UK and French organisations from research, business and regional agencies. Despite the challenges faced during Covid-19 pandemic, the

Hear more about the TIGER project on the latest SUT Underwater Technology podcast, as Teo van der Kammen from ORE Catapult explains how the project is driving collaboration and cost reduction through #tidalturbine installations in the UK and France. To access the Podcast click here