The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have commissioned the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to form the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP). The programme has been created to reduce the consenting risks for large-scale of
A report published by independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group, and its project partners SMRU Marine, recommends how offshore wind farm operators and regulators can minimise the effects of noise during offshore turbine piling and reduce injury to marine mammals. The independent revi
Team Humber Marine Alliance’s (THMA) member, RSS Marine, undertook environmental monitoring work on Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The RSS Marine team, based at Hunmanby, North Yorkshire, has managed the sampling of herring larvae as part of the site’s marine licence. Simon Prince, general manag
As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish
As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and The Crown Estate announced that they will work together on programmes aimed at increasing the momentum of driving down costs of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. A three-year Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the two organisations specifically
The effort to drive down costs of offshore renewables has created another strong partnership with an aim to achieve acceptable prices of offshore renewable energy, especially offshore wind. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and The Crown Estate yesterday announced that they signed a three
Statoil has started production from the Visund North oil and gas field in the North Sea. Visund North is the sixth project that has started production of the 12 “fast track” projects Statoil has in its portfolio. “Completion of the first production well as well as a production shutdown at the Visund
A group of scientists from the United Kingdom and the United States have developed a method to assess the potential impacts of offshore wind farm construction on marine mammal populations, particularly the noise made while driving piles into the seabed to install wind turbine foundations. “Pile-driv
Encouraged by a steadily growing global demand for complete integrated underwater technology solutions, MacArtney is launching significant efforts to strengthen its system sales capacity. Supporting ocean science systems At the MacArtney Group it is recognised that providing system solutions is one
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) and Resolute Marine Energy (RME) announce that ORPC Solutions, ORPC’s wholly-owned services subsidiary, will be providing project management and regulatory affairs services to RME’s Yakutat Wave Energy Project in Yakutat, Alaska. Located on the Gulf of Alaska 200
Global Maritime and Kwan Engineering Services in Houston have launched an industry wide Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop design standards and operation practises for arctic and other cold regions mooring systems. According to Alberto Morandi, President of American Global Maritime Inc, the mai
SOCO announces that it has entered an agreement with PA Resources Congo SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of PA Resources AB, to farm-in to a 60% working interest in the Mer Profonde Sud permit, offshore the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The Mer Profond Sud permit comprises the exploration area of th
ITF, the global technology facilitator, together with subsea and pipeline engineering and project management company Subsea Engineering Associates (SEA) Pty Ltd in Perth, Australia, has recently launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) that will explore and demonstrate a new approach to assessing pip
