Author Archives: MPS

We Have the Wind In Our Sails and We Really Are Making Waves

Timing is everything. You have to be in the right place at the right time. Driven by a shared passion for clean, affordable and renewable energy using the ocean, we embarked on our journey over twelve years ago and founded Marine Power Systems, with an ambition to become the world leader in the supply of[…]

MPS appoints LOC Group for design support

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed LOC Group to support the detailed design of its modular platform that will support both wave and wind power generation technologies. Marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group, part of AqualisBraemar since December 2020, will deliver a work package related to the integration of wind turbine technology on MPS’[…]

London Marine Consultants Scores Double WaveSub Work

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has selected London Marine Consultants for the delivery of two packages of work supporting the first stage of WaveSub full-scale prototype development. The platform package involves the overall design of the floating structure integrating the various subsystems, while the deployment package focuses on the connection of the platform to the mooring[…]

MPS Adds New Board Member

Welsh-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has expanded its board with the appointment of Andrew Diplock as non-executive director.  Andrew Diplock has a successful career track record working across various technical, project management, commercial and leadership roles in corporates and start-up companies. A qualified chartered electrical engineer, Diplock has over 25 years of[…]

Welsh Business Hires Scottish Wave Energy Power Take-off Unit

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has selected Quoceant as a contractor for the delivery of the first stage of WaveSub energy device’s power take-off design. Under the stage one design workload, the Scottish engineering consultancy Quoceant will work to deliver an overall power take-off (PTO) system design with all major risks addressed ahead of detailed manufacturing designs that[…]

Marine Power Systems On Track to Build a Full-scale Demonstrator Device in Wales

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign and obtaining funding from WEFO, MPS is set to build their first commercial demonstrator device in Wales. Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) reached a £1.5m crowdfunding target in just two weeks after launching and then moved into overfunding, now at over £2m. They have also successfully obtained support from WEFO[…]

PTO Search Begins as Wave Energy Developer Advances to Full-scale Device

Swansea-based company is developing a flexible ocean energy extraction technology that can harness wave energy, wind energy and combined wind and wave energy at grid scale. All the machines share a common floating platform technology said to have cost and deployment advantages over other floating platform approaches. The company behind the above-mentioned developments is Marine[…]

Successful Fundraising for Welsh Renewable Marine Energy Pioneer

Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) has hit a £1.5m crowdfunding target in just two weeks since its launch and is now overfunding. These funds raised will support an initiative to generate clean energy from offshore winds and ocean waves. Marine Power Systems was founded by Swansea University graduates Dr Gareth Stockman and Dr Graham Foster[…]