Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based developer of wave energy technology, welcomed Carl Sargeant AM, the Minister for Natural Resources in Wales, to its offices on Thursday, June 26. The Minister enjoyed a presentation and guided tour of the business, which showcased the potential of the WaveSub, a wave energy converter being developed and tested by the[…]
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The work of a masters student now working at Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company developing wave technology, has been recognised by MINES-ParisTech University, France. MINES-ParisTech University has requested that Jean-Baptiste Le Dreff, a specialist in computer modelling and design, presents his work and achievements in the institution’s quarterly newsletter. Only one or two[…]
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been invited to present at the annual conference of the Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE). John Chapman, Chief Engineer at MPS, will update attendees on the development of its wave energy converter the WaveSub. The prototype was designed and developed in collaboration with Swansea University’s SEACAMs project[…]
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has been selected to provide a complex monitoring package to support the prototype testing of WaveSub, a wave power harnessing device from Marine Power Systems (MPS). Phase one of the monitoring solution will apply Strainstall’s complex data acquisition system and expertise in data processing and analytics. The[…]
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing wave energy technology, presented an update of its developments at the 6th Annual Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) Industry Seminar held on Thursday, March 19. MPS provided the audience an update of its plans to manufacture and deploy its quarter-scale WaveSub Wave Energy Converter this year[…]
Two Swansea-based companies have triumphed at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce’s Welsh Business Awards 2014, an event run in association with the University of South Wales. Marine Power Systems, a wave energy technology development firm based in Swansea, scooped the award for Renewable Energy and Sustainability, sponsored by the Port of Milford Haven. Vale[…]
OIL, gas, wind, solar – and now wave. Milford Haven looks set to expand its energy production credentials again when it becomes the testing site for a groundbreaking wave power device. Swansea-based firm Marine Power Systems (MPS) has picked the waterway to trail a quarter-scale prototype of its WaveSub device, which it hopes could significantly[…]
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing technology designed to capture the energy from ocean waves, held an investor presentation last month at which it updated the audience with the development of its technology and importantly remains on schedule and within budget. MPS was co-founded by Swansea University graduates Dr Gareth Stockman[…]