Houston-based Nauticus Robotics has secured a contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the deployment and testing of its Aquanaut autonomous subsea robot offshore Brazil. The contract is said to come as Petrobras had recently ramped up efforts in robotics and artificial in
Danish company Wavepiston and its two university partners have secured a government grant of over €2 million for a wave energy research project.
Marine Energy Wales and Morlais have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance their collaborative efforts and accelerate growth of the marine energy sector.
The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project, known as ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion,’ has concluded with the retrofitting of five commercial vessels with wind-assist systems. As part of the project, three different wind propulsion technologies were rigorously tested, with third-party validations
Argeo Robotics, a fully owned subsidiary of marine survey contractor Argeo, has been granted a patent from the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for a subsea electromagnetic remote-sensing system for tracking of buried cables and pipelines below the seafloor.
Marine Energy Research Australia (MERA) has teamed up with CorPower Ocean and Australia Ocean Energy Group (AOEG) to perform an extensive study focused on wave energy hydrodynamics, which could result in driving performance, reducing cost and accelerating commercialization of wave energy technology.
The Marine Energy Wales annual State of the Sector Report has highlighted the progress and achievements of Wales in the marine renewable energy sector, unveiling €120.4 million investment in the sector over last year – nearly quadrupling the previous year’s figures.
The University of Oxford, along with two other universities and over twenty industry stakeholders and regulatory bodies, will work together on an ambitious €8.1 million project that will address the key challenges currently preventing the tidal energy sector from reaching its full potential.
The report on the potential of tidal stream energy to support sustainable growth in the UK, published by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, has concluded that this form of energy can serve as an effective complement to wider efforts on both net zero and energy security.
Japanese company Eco Marine Power has unveiled a new sail device that can be used as a modification for rigid sails or used as a stand-alone energy-saving device.
The government of Canada has established a task force on sustainable tidal energy to explore issues and opportunities associated with the deployment of tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy.
UK-based company Global OTEC has secured an approval in principle from Lloyd’s Register for a barge that will support its floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system.
The EDF Group has opened the Lazer floating solar power plant, the first facility of its type to be constructed in France by subsidiary EDF Renewables, and the first to combine solar and hydroelectric power generation at a single site.
There are some components in the energy industry, which are being largely overlooked during the transition to low-carbon and green sources.
