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Increasing the UK’s Environmental Ambitions: Net Zero and Renewables
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) Since MPS launched its new tech offerings, DualSub and WindSub in April, we’ve witnessed a series of unprecedented events in the world of climate, politics and green business. From climate protests led by Extinction Rebellion which have pushed climate change right up the news […]
Running the renewables race: investment integral to increasing capacity
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) Following National Grid’s announcement that 2018 was the first year UK renewable energy capacity surpassed that of fossil fuels, there’s been a something of a shift in the perceived relationship between renewables and fossil fuels. This was compounded by the release of BP’s annual […]
Leading by example and embracing big ambition
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) In this blog our CEO Gareth Stockman considers a bold climate action to emerge from the USA before charting MPSâs progress and looking ahead to the next few months. Last month, our Chief Technical Officer Graham Foster wrote on this blog about climate change […]
Heatwave highway: the environmental imperative for renewables
By Dr Graham Foster, Chief Technical Officer, Marine Power Systems The summer of 2018 has been like no other. Record-breaking highs. A stalled jet stream. Sweltering temperatures from France to Finland. Wildfires in Sweden, Greece, electricity rationing in California. A ânatural disasterâ declared in Japan. Is this simply an anomaly, or a clear example that […]
Unchartered territories: building the UK into a 21st century maritime nation
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) Following the news that the WaveSub was successfully launched in January, weâve been busy working through a suite of initial tests to confirm the device is absolutely ready to move into the next phase of testing at FaBTest. The outcome of these tests has […]
Snow storms, school visits and a serious call to curb carbon
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) As February drew to a close, the first snowflakes of the infamous âBeast from the Eastâ arrived at the Marine Power Systems HQ. The snow also hit RenewableUKâs Wave & Tidal conference in Glasgow at which we were present, making it – I assume […]
Low carbon UK: matching natural resources with renewable tech
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) Without dispute, 2017 was a landmark year for the UKâs renewable energy industry. Enjoying its first 24 hours without coal in March, history was made in September when two developers agreed to build offshore wind farms at a record-low strike price of £57.50 per […]
2017: Reflecting on a significant year for MPS
It has been quite a year. Within the last 12 months Marine Power Systems have surged forward towards its long-term ambition to unleash the energy generation potential of the oceanâs waves. Last December Welsh Minister Jane Hutt joined us to deliver the announcement that MPS had reached a significant milestone with the build stage of […]
Investing in our Energy Future
By Dr Gareth Stockman, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Power Systems (MPS) Today we unveil our quarter scale WaveSub prototype. It is a momentous day for the company and all those who were involved in the project over the last nine years of its creation. As we prepare for the unveiling, we take a moment to […]
Tackling the challenges of energy generation at sea
By Dr Graham Foster, Chief Technology Officer,  Marine Power Systems (MPS) In this monthâs blog, CTO Graham Foster takes some time to consider the challenges of energy generation at sea and explains how the unique mechanics of the WaveSub device address them. How do you successfully generate energy from moving water? This question has occupied the […]
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