By julian on Nov 19, 2014

Elizabeth Demestiha
Tidal Today
elizabeth@tidaltoday.com
+44 (0) 207 375 7537

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2014 INTERNATIONAL TIDAL ENERGY AWARDS

London, UK– Now in its 5th year, the International Tidal Energy Awards will bring together the marine energy industry to celebrate excellence and outstanding achievements in the tidal sector over the past year.

With a number of companies, projects and technologies demonstrating headway in the marine energy space, the awards come at a very prominent time with much to celebrate.

The 2014 Tidal Energy Awards Shortlist is as follows:

Outstanding Industry Achievement

· Atlantis Resources

· Mojo Maritime

· Alstom Ocean Energy

Best Project

· GDF Suez tidal project in Raz Blanchard, France

· Scottish Power Renewables, Sound of Islay, Scotland

· MeyGen, Pentland Firth

Best Small Company

· Tidal Energy Limited

· Aquatera

· Sustainable Marine Energy

· Flowave

· Engineering Technology Applications Ltd

Best Technological Innovation

· Mojo Martime – High Flow Installer HF4

· Sustainable Marine Energy– PLAT-O Tidal Energy Platform

· ScotRenewables - Next Generation SRTT- 2MW 'Commercial Scale' Demonstrator

· The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility

· The ORE Catapult – 3MW Nacelle Test Facility

· Green Marine

Most Supportive Supply Chain Company

· Mojo Maritime

· James Fisher Marine Services

· Pembroke Port

Best Example of Industry Collaboration

· Energy Technologies Institute Tidal Energy Converter Project

· Marine Energy Pembrokeshire – Member Collaboration and Developer Working Group

· Mojo Maritime (Bauer Renewables, Voith Hydro, DNV, University of Exeter, GE, Royal Haskoning) – HF4 Project

Amongst the 400+ decision makers attending ITES next week will be: Alstom, Atlantis Resources, Carbon Trust, DECC, EDF Energy, EMEC, ETI, GDF Suez, Innovate UK, Mojo Maritime, Ocean Energy Europe, OpenHydro, Siemens, The Crown Estate and West Normandy Marine Energy.

For more information on the awards, agenda, speakers or on how to join the event please visit the website: http://www.tidaltoday.com/tidal-conference/for any other enquiries please contact project director Elizabeth Demestiha at Tidal Today: elizabeth@tidaltoday.com