North Carolinians overwhelmingly oppose fracking, want more clean energy and think state environmental standards should be strengthened or left alone, according to a poll by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). “From the mountains to the beaches, it’s clear that North Carolinians take speci
As marine hydrokinetic technologies continue moving from concept to commercial viability, an international panel of experts is convening in Denver, Colo., to discuss this emerging sector of the hydropower industry. With a number of research groups believing hundreds of gigawatts-worth of electricity
As marine hydrokinetic technologies continue moving from concept to commercial viability, an international panel of experts is convening in Denver, Colo., to discuss this emerging sector of the hydropower industry. With a number of research groups believing hundreds of gigawatts-worth of electricity
The first Mexican Hydrography Convention recently took place in Veracruz, Mexico. The event was organized by the Dirección Adjunta de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología of the Mexican Navy and was held at the Senior Naval Club. During the convention, CARIS hosted a workshop that covered the ne
Teledyne Webb Research (TWR), a leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles including the Slocum glider and Slocum hybrid glider, announced the phased opening of a Slocum glider service support and repair facility within its sister Teledyne Marine Group company, Teledyne TSS Ltd. which is
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect Edward Markey, and U.S. Representatives James McGovern and William Keating announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.97 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
A comparative “Round Robin” testing programme is being conducted by MARINET to test an identical tidal energy model at four different tidal test facilities to characterise and verify the performance behaviour of the test facilities. The facilities involved are CNR-INSEAN (Rome), Strathclyde Universi
The Government proposes to allow the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited to carry out offshore ground investigation works involving borehole drilling and soil sampling at the seabed of 35 locations situated about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Lamma Island. The works are part of the feasibility study on
Pelamis Wave Power is undertaking a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project in collaboration with the Concrete Technology Unit (CTU) at the University of Dundee. The KTP project will investigate the design, construction and manufacturing processes associated with the use of concrete as a primar
The Hong Kong Government proposes to allow the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited to carry out offshore ground investigation works involving borehole drilling and soil sampling at the sea-bed of 35 locations situated about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Lamma Island. The works are part of the feasibili
AGR Seabed Intervention and Marin have, over many years, established themselves as world leaders in their respective fields with proven capabilities to execute high level engineering and technical operations globally. The two ultra deep-water specialist recovery and excavation companies have decided
The New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) released a comprehensive study on the physical, biological, wildlife and geographic characteristics of the Atlantic Ocean impacting New Yorkers. The results of the New York Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study will lay the groundwork for selecting offshore ar
On Tuesday, 2 July 2013, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) successfully deployed a real-time automated system that immediately displays the continuous spectrogram of a live audio stream to an interactive website. In addition to the acoustic data stream, various sound monitoring analyses are readily avai
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for offshore wind projects on Tuesday, thus reopening the bidding process, the Associated Press informs. Following the approval of a bill earlier this month, which is aimed at giving a chance to the University of Maine
