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Bombora and ORE Catapult develop co-located floating wave and wind technology

Wave energy developer Bombora has joined forces with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) in Wales to launch a cutting-edge floating wave technology research project. The research will carry out a techno-economic appraisal of extending Bombora’s mWave™ technology into an offshore environment and will investigate the feasibility of co-location with floating wind structures. Bombora’s patented membrane mWave wave energy converter…
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Blue Energy – Free Webinar – Thursday 30th April

10:30am UK (BST) – 15:00 Bangalore, India – 19:00 Adelaide, Australia Why Marine Campaigns mitigate risk and are a key factor in the bankability of offshore renewable projects Bombora, together with strategic partner Enzen Spain, is part of a consortium responding to the decarbonisation strategy of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, the Spanish Canary Island’s governing body. They have recently completed the survey campaign for a 3.0MW mWave™…
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Survey Campaign Completion Milestone Achieved for 3.0MW Lanzarote Wave Park

Bombora has completed a metocean survey off the northern coastline of the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, an important milestone in the island’s clean energy ambitions and progression of a 3.0MW wave park project. Data collected provides the crucial physical and environmental characteristics at the site to progress to the design and development phase. Bombora, together with strategic partner Enzen Spain, is part of a consortium responding…
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2019 Capacity Increase Propels Wave Energy Market Growth

Ocean Energy Report Highlights Major Growth in Wave Energy as New Devices Prepare to Hit the Water The March publication of the ‘Ocean Energy Key Trends and Statistics 2019 Report’, by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) highlights clear evidence that the wave energy market is expanding and gaining momentum. Deployments are growing steadily with capacity up by 25% from the previous year. This reflects technological advancement and sustained…
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Bombora Appoints Former Chair of Scottish Renewables to its Board

Ocean energy company Bombora is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ronnie Bonnar to its Board of Directors. Ronnie brings over 15 years of senior management experience in the renewables sector, enhancing Bombora’s leadership team with first-hand commercial project expertise. Ronnie joins Bombora at an exciting time of its commercial development. Bombora is at the assembly phase of the full-scale 1.5MW mWave™ Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project. At…
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Response to COVID-19 and 1.5MW Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project Update

Bombora’s first response to COVID-19 has been to put the safety of its staff at the forefront. Following UK Government and World Health Organisation advice Bombora’s European Head Office in Wales is closed as is Bombora’s Testing Facility and Assembly Workshop. Staff are adapting well to working from home and have adopted new practices to stay connected and keep motivated. A dedicated COVID-19 Response Team has been…
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