Scientists are to extend a popular basking shark tracking project for another year, it was announced yesterday. For the last seven months the public have been able to follow the progress of eight of the giant sharks online, after they were tagged off the west coast of Scotland in July last year. Two
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets. ABB’s participation was made through its ventur
Electricity transporter and high-voltage grid operator TenneT has again made huge efforts in 2012 to strengthen and expand its grids in the Netherlands and Germany. Revenues and profit increased in accordance with this growth. In 2012 TenneT invested EUR 1.6 billion. By doing this TenneT is facilita
Coral reefs not only provide the world with rich, productive ecosystems and photogenic undersea settings, they also contribute an economic boost valued at hundreds of billions of dollars. But their decline in recent years due to a variety of threats-from pollution to climate warming-has lent urgency
65% of the world’s offshore pipelines are designed and installed to DNV’s pipeline standard. Now DNV sees the need to capture more knowledge on how pipelines can safely withstand the pressures of 3000 meters depth, without prohibitive cost. Through a Joint Industry Project (JIP), DNV aims to researc
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon decide whether to approve hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. To date, no alternative to expanded gas drilling has been proposed. But a new study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York’s all-purpose energy infras
Offshore handling systems company, Caley Ocean Systems Ltd and Brazilian company LIG Global Services Ltda have announced the formation of a new company to supply locally produced marine equipment to the Brazilian power, telecommunications, and oil and gas industries. Called OSS Sistemas Offshore Ltd
As part of their continued growth Coastline Surveys Ltd announces the launch of Coastline Offshore Ltd, a new division of the company specifically developed to meet the growing demands for specialist offshore geotechnical and geophysical services beyond their established coastal markets. The new div
In a research project called “Intelligent Foundation Structure for Offshore Wind Turbines”, Professor Christine Döbert from the Technical University of Mittelhessen wants to develop cost effective and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional techniques of building offshore wind foundati
Transporting oil and gas from high-pressure and high-temperature reservoirs through pipelines is a major challenge. DNV has developed a new concept – SliPIPE – to deal with pipeline expansion. A pipeline laid on or buried in the seabed responds to high pressure and high temperature by expanding, res
CARIS recently visited the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) in Ouistreham, France for a training course on CARIS BASE Editor and Engineering Analysis Module. The Ports of Normandy Authority is responsible for the maintenance, dredging preparation and dredging monitoring of the ports of Cherbourg an
The Pacific Islands need to protect their deep sea minerals, Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu told a Pacific-ACP States Regional Workshop on Deep Sea Minerals Law and Contract Negotiations that opened at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, in Nuku’alofa on March 11. Representatives of 1
ExxonMobil has started production from the Telok natural gas field, located offshore Malaysia in the South China Sea. “The Telok development will help meet increasing demand for natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia,” said Neil W. Duffin, president of ExxonMobil Development Company. “It is one of many
Two wind parks are under development in the North Sea. These two parks, named ‘Gemini’, are being developed by Typhoon Capital. The wind parks will have a maximum combined power output of 600 MW. This will generate 2% of the electricity presently consumed in the Netherlands. The project is thus cruc
