The €17 million SWARMs project is developing autonomous subsea vehicles (AUVs) based on artificial intelligence, that will be able to perform complex review and repair operations on underwater structures.
French company Sabella has completed the reinstallation of its D10 tidal turbine in Fromveur Passage, near Ushant island, where the onshore battery storage system has also been set up to increase the grid stability.
WavEC Offshore Renewables has organized a seminar that will present major projects on offshore renewable energies and aquaculture, reinforced by discussions on challenges and opportunities that lie in both sectors.
UK-based marine services company Stewart Marine has hired Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine to make a bespoke EuroCarrier 2611 vessel for offshore renewable energy services.
Spanish companies and research centers have joined forces to design a durable load prediction technology to optimize the anchoring systems of marine renewable energy devices.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from October 8 – 14, 2018.
The 150kW wave energy prototype – developed by French company GEPS Techno – is taking shape in Saint-Nazaire in western France, ahead of trials at SEM-REV marine renewables test site.
Denis Naughten, the minister who was in charge of Ireland’s energy and climate action initiatives, has resigned from the post following controversy regarding the country’s national broadband plan.
Hydrokinetic turbine arrays can efficiently generate energy with minimal impacts to the shape and behavior of river channels, opening up the possibility for more sustainable energy production in large rivers with active sediment transport, according to the new University of Minnesota study.
Colin Palmer has been appointed to lead the development of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture for the public body that manages leasing of Scotland’s seabed.
UK-based marine consultancy MarineSpace has appointed Phil Durrant to the role of Managing Director.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for proposals for cutting-edge technology projects and associated business models that support the long-term sustainability of the ocean economy in the Caribbean region.
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of a bespoke cable bend fatigue test rig designed to support and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables.
The government of Massachusetts has awarded funding for the establishment of a new oceanographic data portal designed for users working in the renewable energy sector with an emphasis on hydrokinetic project developments.
