Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise have launched a research and development funding call to support project ideas with the potential to reduce the cost of producing energy from offshore wind. R&D funding is available to support the development of the offshore wind industr
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook explore the deepest hydrothermal vents yet discovered on the planet, in the Cayman Trough beneath the Caribbean Sea. Back in 2010, researchers from NOC and the University of Southampton discovere
Norway’s role as one of Germany’s most important energy supplier is to be further reinforced, as advocated by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel during a state visit to Oslo on Wednesday. “It is my firm conviction that Norway will also play a role in future as an important pillar of the German gas sup
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported a net loss of $171.6 million, or $(1.64) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with net income of $16.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the same period in 2011, and net income of $14.9 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in t
Four countries, three continents, eight cities and towns and two islands; this hectic schedule is that of the newly formed USACE Forward Response Dive and Survey Team during its 2012 inaugural season. The team and its members, including Philadelphia District Hydraulic Engineer Steve England, combine
Modus Seabed Intervention, one of North East England’s leading subsea specialist contractors has joined an alliance of organisations, led by environmental group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), calling on MPs to support a drive towards a near-carbon-free-power sector by 2030. The Darlington-based comp
Petrobras announces that oil has been discovered in the Santos Basin pre-salt area known informally as Florim, following the drilling of a sixth well since the Rights Transfer Agreement was signed. The well, 1-BRSA-1116-RJS (1-RJS-704), is located at a water depth of 2,009 meters, 206 km off the coa
Based on several years of scientific assessment and public involvement, NOAA released the final management plan and environmental assessment for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The plan outlines how the sanctuary will operate over the next five to 10 years. Specifically, it provides a framework f
Japan is set to collect power generation information from two offshore wind turbines, installed in different locations, in order to overcome technological barriers in this energy sector and use its offshore wind resources as an alternative to nuclear power, Bloomberg cites Masaharu Itoh, director of
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks of Indian Government has recently published, in The Patent Office Journal (page 469), that a patent application has been filed for an invention in tidal power generation. Lee Han Seok and Moon Je Kyung, South Korean inventors,
Leading renewable engineering consultancy, SgurrEnergy, in partnership with AREVA Wind, has announced the launch of the most comprehensive offshore wind energy measurement campaign ever conducted in the industry. The offshore measurement campaign involves the deployment of three of SgurrEnergy’s G40
This year, 11 companies and their partners will receive an awards at JEC Europe – Composites Show and Conferences (March 12-14, 2013) for their composites innovations. The jury has selected the best composite breakthroughs, based on their technical interest, market potential, partnerships, financial
The National Oceanography Centre’s expertise in developing robotics and autonomous systems – identified as one of the “eight great technologies” that will underpin future growth in the United Kingdom – is highlighted in a paper written by the Science Minister, David Willetts. The paper, which was la
BMT Cordah (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has recently supported several major companies including Endeavour Energy UK Ltd, in their applications for the latest UK Oil and Gas Licensing Round. The 27th Offshore
