New official statistics from UK’s National Grid show that 2015 was a record year for wind energy generation, with onshore and offshore wind farms supplying their largest ever amounts of clean electricity to Britain’s homes, factories and offices, according to RenewableUK. Overall, 11% of the UK’s el
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the galleries that you viewed most in 2015. PolyGen’s Volta wave energy device PolyGen, a UK-based wave energy developer, deployed a full-scale Volta wave energy device at the wave energy test site FaBTest, off Falmouth, Cornwall, in August, 2015. After 100 days at se
CSSC Shanghai Shipyard-built Opus Tiger-1 drillship has completed the 12-day second sea trial in East China Sea. The trial, in water depth of some 82 meters, was focused on the mooring system and drilling system integrated acceptance test. The drilling package, designed and manufactured by Honghua G
SeaPlanner, a UK-based provider of marine monitoring and management solutions and part of the SeaRoc Group, has led a second training session for EMS Maritime Offshore Maritime Coordinators (EMO), utilising their new e-learning platform. SeaPlanner delivered training for EMO back in April 2015 at th
SeaPlanner, a UK-based provider of marine monitoring and management solutions and part of the SeaRoc Group, has led a second training session for EMS Maritime Offshore Maritime Coordinators (EMO), utilising their new e-learning platform. SeaPlanner delivered training for EMO back in April 2015 at th
Woodside informed that the Shwe Yee Htun-1 exploration well in Block A-6 in the Rakhine Basin, located in the western offshore area of Myanmar, has intersected a gross gas column of approximately 129 m. The well reached the planned original total depth (TD) of 4810 m, referenced from the rig rotary
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened the accident docket and released underwater images and video of the sunken El Faro vessel as part of its continuing investigation into the sinking of the cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean in October. The US-flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line, LLC,
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, through this extension, Polarcus will contin
Tidal Energy Today staff is bringing you the list of the articles you read the most in 2015. Estimate of global potential tidal resources The estimates of global potential of tidal energy generation vary, but it is widely agreed that tidal stream energy capacity could exceed 120 GW globally. Overvie
The Offshore WIND staff thought that the New Year’s Day would be the perfect time to let you – our readers – be editors and compile a list of news you found the most interesting and worth a read in 2015. DONG Energy Seeks Technical and Consultancy Staff for Danish Projects DONG Energy has invited te
The Offshore WIND staff would like to wish all our readers a happy, prosperous, and offshore wind-powered 2016! Happy New Year! Image source: Marc Pearce
O&M services provider Ingeteam Service has been chosen to lead the Nidaros R&D project awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and directed at increasing the competitiveness of offshore wind power. In collaboration with the Tecnalia technology centre, the Nidaros project is expect
O&M services provider Ingeteam Service has been chosen to lead the Nidaros R&D project awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and directed at increasing the competitiveness of offshore wind power. In collaboration with the Tecnalia technology centre, the Nidaros project is expect
Tidal Energy Today has made a list of videos released in 2015 showcasing some of the interesting project developments in tidal and wave energy sectors. Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine installation The French tidal energy developer Sabella deployed its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine in June this year in Fromveur
