Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has completed the testing of the prototype pump for its WaveSub wave energy converter. The project has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, with MPS receiving a £2 million grant in October 2015. The pump was deployed in the pickling[…]
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Swansea-based wave energy developer, Marine Power Systems (MPS), has been selected as finalist for the St David Award for Innovation and Technology. The St David Awards annually recognise and celebrate the exceptional achievements of people in Wales. The Innovation and Technology category is intended for an individual, group or research team in Wales which has developed[…]
WAVE ENERGY FIRM ENLISTS SEDIMENT SAMPLING COMPANY AHEAD OF DEVICE DEPLOYMENT Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing revolutionary technology designed to harness wave energy, has enlisted the services of quality testing and material consultancy, ACS Testing Ltd, to provide the testing of sediment samples from the deployment site, to inform the[…]
Finance and Government Business Minister, Jane Hutt, will today (Thursday 22 October) announce £2 million of EU funds to test a pioneering technology that harnesses energy from ocean waves. Led by Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS), the £3 million project, which includes a £900,000 investment from MPS, will manufacture and test a 1:4 scale prototype[…]
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing revolutionary technology designed to capture the energy from ocean waves, is continuing with its progress through preparing to test its unique WaveSub device at the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Marine Power Systems was co-founded in 2009 by Dr Gareth Stockman[…]
A Welsh company which specialises in capturing the potential of wave energy and reducing the current cost associated with this process has been announced as the first company to benefit from new Welsh Government innovation funding. Last week the First Minister announced a £115million package of support to boost innovation in Wales, leading to the[…]
Marine Power Systems, a Swansea-based wave energy technology company, has expanded its team by hiring a top student from the mechanical engineering discipline. Daniel Torres, who has a background in marine renewable energy, recently started work at the company as a full time design engineer. Torres has completed a mechanical engineering degree at Queen Mary University,[…]
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing revolutionary technology designed to harness wave energy, has become a member of Ocean Energy Europe, the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe. Marine Power Systems joins a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common strategy for industrialising the ocean energy sector.[…]