The commissioning phase of the Nemo Link interconnector, between UK and Belgium, is set to start early-mid December 2018. The commissioning phase will last until the end of January 2019, the Nemo Link consortium, consisting of ELIA and National Grid, informed. Nemo Link will consist of two subsea an
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has engaged the services of external assessors to provide technical expertise for the evaluation of applications proceeding to the next stage of wave power innovation program.
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a contract with Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucelare (INFN) for the construction of a subsea cable infrastructure for the IDMAR project. The IDMAR project involves the construction of a multidisciplinary underwater laboratory distributed for scien
The Igiugig Village Council has submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a final pilot license application for the hydrokinetic project that features ORPC’s RivGen power system.
Australian-based Vertiv has been awarded a contract to design and construct the cable landing station for the high-speed Sunshine Coast International Broadband Submarine Cable. The cable landing station, located in Maroochydore, should help deliver Australia’s fastest data and telecommunications con
LIGHTHOUSE, together with RECON Engineering, has recently completed the geophysical and geotechnical survey for the Pearls Project, in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. Lead by Caspi Meruerty Operating Company (CMOC), the consortium between Shell EP Offshore Ventures (55%), KazMunayTeniz OOC JSC
Olympic Subsea has reported net loss of NOK 40 million ($4.7 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, versus net loss of NOK 36 million ($4.2 million) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company generated consolidated revenues of NOK 171 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed air transportability trials for the first of two third generation submarine rescue systems being delivered to the Indian Navy. As part of the ongoing delivery of the third generation submarine rescue system to the Indian Navy, JFD conducted the com
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has started collaborating with Zero Waste Scotland on a project to identify local applications for oxygen, a by-product of the green hydrogen production process.
The Blue Hole Belize Expedition 2018 fleet has started its historic and scientifically important 3-week mission to map the world’s largest marine sinkhole. Led by Aquatica Submarines, the team of scientists, explorers and film makers includes Ocean Unite co-founder and Virgin Group founder, Sir Rich
Focus Consultants has won a contract to deliver sustainability services for Ørsted’s East Coast Hub which is currently under construction on the Royal Docks at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
The government-backed Wadden Fund has approved the funding for a pilot wave energy project that will see the Slow Mill wave energy device installed off the coast of Texel island in the Netherlands.
The latest version of the United States Energy Department’s open-source marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) composite materials database has been released by Sandia National Laboratories.
An innovative marine robot, called ecoSUB, has been trialed off the Orkney Isles in northern Scotland during a marine robot demonstrator mission coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The ecoSUBs are a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Planet Ocean in partn
