![Ireland Leads the Way in Ocean Energy as SEAI Funded Wave Energy Device Arrives in Hawaii For Testing](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OceanEnergyDecember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![€31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/EuropeanMarineEnergyMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned that a full-scale floating wind turbine be deployed for testing
![Ireland’s Ocean Energy Test Facility Opens](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LIRJanuary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Lir, Ireland’s ocean energy test facility, has been officially opened in Ringaskiddy, County Cork by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, TD. Located in the €20 million UCC Environmental Research
![EU Ban on Throwaway Plastics By 2021](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EUPlasticsResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU. These products, which make up over 70% of marine litter, will
![Enterprise Ireland Launches €500,000 Competitive Start Fund For Entrepreneurs in Marine Technology and Agritech Sectors](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EnterpriseIrelandMarineJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Enterprise Ireland has announced a new Competitive Start Fund (CSF) totalling up to €500,000 to support start-ups in the marine technology and agritech sectors. The fund was launched by Minister