Spain-based consulting, engineering, and architecture services firm IDOM has deployed its prototype wave energy converter (WEC) at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as part of the system’s technological validation and to obtain key information for its future scalability. The MARMOK A 5 float
Dutch non-destructive testing specialist Ned Marine Services has expanded its inspection capabilities with the launch of subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and flying drone inspection services for non-destructive testing (NDT). The new service is aimed at Dutch and wider European customers and i
Danish wave energy firm Wavepiston and its Spain-headquartered partner Bluenewables have submitted all permitting documentation for a site in Gran Canaria where a pilot wave energy farm is planned to be developed. Wavepiston describes the submission of permitting documentation for the selected site
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, has extended the application deadline for its second innovation call targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing products, technologies, or services in the offshore energy sector. The
OneSubsea, a joint venture (JV) established in 2023 by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has completed the acquisition of the subsea business of Norwegian Envirex Group. SLB reported on March 12 that the OneSubsea JV had entered into an agreement for the acquisition, as a result of which Envirex Gro
Seatrium Technology & Innovation, a technology subsidiary of Singapore’s offshore, marine, and energy engineering solutions specialist Seatrium, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore to advance next-generation offshore power and digital infrastructure c
A one-year wave data campaign has commenced in the Caribbean island of Martinique to gather information that will chart the path for the development of a pilot wave energy project. Danish wave energy company Wavepiston entered into an agreement in 2023 with French firm YS Energies Marines Developpem
The CMHI shipyard in Shenzhen, China, has begun the construction of two methanol-ready dual-fuel multipurpose subsea vessels for Norway’s Olympic Subsea. Olympic Subsea reported that earlier in April the keel laying for the first vessel and the first steel cutting for the second vessel took place at
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has approved a record 34 marine energy projects through its 17th Request for Technical Support (RFTS), reflecting a total of over $4.8 million. Backed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by the Pacific Oc
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its second innovation call. This 2nd Innova
As part of its development of remote subsea capabilities, ocean services provider DeepOcean has performed its first subsea intervention project with offshore management based onshore. The operation was performed at Aker BP’s Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea and included a work-class remotely ope
Energy technology company Baker Hughes and Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm are developing a hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for ultradeepwater risers and flowline applications that will be half as heavy as a conventional flexible pipe. Under an inked memorandum of understandi
Menter Môn Morlais has secured regulatory approval to deploy different types of tidal technology within the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of Anglesey in Wales. Natural Resources Wales has approved the company’s application to vary its existing marine license, allowing different types of
UK-based pioneer in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) development, Global OTEC, has installed a floating prototype offshore Spain designed to produce electricity by using the temperature difference between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water. It is said to be the first purpose-built of
