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Grid-connected wave energy test facility opens in US
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Grid-connected wave energy test facility opens in US

The first fully operational, pre-permitted and grid-connected wave energy test facility in the continental U.S. has opened for business. Officially opened on August 27, PacWave South is located off the coast of Newport, Oregon, and has been developed through the collaboration of the U.S. Department

15 days ago
Flex2future S1 unit in the Ocean Basin Laboratory at SINTEF Ocean, being tested under extreme conditions; Credit: Pål Leraand/SINTEF
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Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo

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Flex2Future, a Norwegian technology company developing floating offshore energy systems that combine wind, wave and solar power on a single platform, has wrapped up an extensive model testing campaign in Norway, putting its floating wave, wind and solar energy platform concept through simulated offs

27 days ago
UK to get extreme environment center for subsea technology testing
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UK to get extreme environment center for subsea technology testing

A £150 million (around €175.6 million) extreme environment center capable of simulating currents, waves and wind is planned to be built in the UK, enabling the testing of technologies in realistic simulated conditions for the subsea and offshore wind markets, among other things. Being developed by N

about 1 month ago
TetraSpar Demonstrator decommissioning starts
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TetraSpar Demonstrator decommissioning starts

Decommissioning work has started on the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind project at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) site off Karmøy, Norway, with the dynamic export cable disconnected and placed in wet storage, clearing the site for the next demonstrator project. The decommissioning ca

about 1 month ago
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Why monopile lowering is becoming a critical load case for jack-ups
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Why monopile lowering is becoming a critical load case for jack-ups

As offshore wind monopiles continue to increase in size, the installation phase is emerging as a key structural design consideration for jack-up vessels. According to a recent GustoMSC study, loads generated during monopile lowering can approach — and in some cases exceed — those associated with ext

about 2 months ago
Visual SeaKite for FPSO GranMorgu; Source: SBM Offshore
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Wind-assisted towing on the cards for SBM Offshore’s Suriname-bound FPSO

Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a

about 2 months ago
Dutch floating power hub for remote subsea assets secures €3.2M gov’t push
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Dutch floating power hub for remote subsea assets secures €3.2M gov’t push

Dutch offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have secured a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop an offshore floating power hub for remote subsea assets. The Steady Seas research program will advance t

about 2 months ago
AUV can operate at depths of up to 6,000 meters collecting high-resolution data; Credit: Jørgen Ramse Vadla
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Advanced underwater vehicle goes on first mission to chart Norwegian Sea’s subseascape

An advanced underwater vehicle (AUV), obtained by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), a government agency responsible for managing and overseeing Norway’s offshore energy and subsurface resources, has embarked on its first assignment to map subsea areas in the northern Norwegian Sea.

about 3 months ago
ACUA's Pioneer USV in Plymouth Sound; Source: ACUA Ocean
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UK’s testbed on the lookout for partners after spotlighting subsea range with multi-robot demo

The UK’s newest subsea trials site has made waves with a multi-robot demonstration, highlighting its potential to accelerate marine autonomy and ocean sensing. The Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) project — part of Plymouth’s growing marine innovation hub — showcased cutting-edge underwater tes

about 3 months ago
Offshore wind could help create ‘electric shipping highway’ across Europe, study says
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Offshore wind could help create ‘electric shipping highway’ across Europe, study says

Offshore wind farms, energy islands, ports and proposed “Offshore Power Zones” could together form the foundation of an integrated maritime energy system capable of supporting large-scale vessel electrification across Northern Europe, according to a study by Maersk’s Stillstrom, Baltic Energy Island

about 3 months ago
Seaturns has deployed its demonstrator in the Atlantic and announced a collaboration with ESB; Source: Seaturns
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New first for France as full‑scale wave energy demonstrator kicks off sea trials

French wave energy technology developer Seaturns has embarked on a full‑scale offshore trial of its wave energy demonstrator off the Gironde estuary on the French Atlantic coast, which will be supervised through a collaboration with ESB, an Irish energy company. This project is expected to boost Eur

about 3 months ago
H2DO launches offshore wind-to-hydrogen study in Dutch North Sea
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H2DO launches offshore wind-to-hydrogen study in Dutch North Sea

Hydrogen of Dutch Origin (H2DO) and its partners have launched a feasibility and concept study for a 30–50 MW offshore green hydrogen project linked to offshore wind generation in the Dutch North Sea. The project will examine the development of an offshore hydrogen production installation designed t

about 3 months ago
China puts ‘world’s first’ offshore wind-powered underwater data center into operation
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China puts ‘world’s first’ offshore wind-powered underwater data center into operation

An underwater data center (UDC) connected directly to an offshore wind farm has been put into operation off the coast of China’s Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Chinese media reports. The project, said to be the world’s first of this kind, was officially launched in J

about 4 months ago
Minke whale
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ScotWind developers fund study to find out more about minke whale activity

Underwater acoustic monitoring equipment has been deployed off Scotland’s east coast as part of a two-year study aimed at improving the understanding of minke whale activity in areas being considered for offshore wind farms’ export cable routes. The work, led by the Scottish Association for Marine S

about 4 months ago