Scottish Enterprise, in association with Forth Ports Limited and City of Edinburgh Council, is considering investment options for the Port of Leith. The aim will be to provide flexible facilities at Leith for a range of possible industry uses including dry bulk cargo, cruise shipping, offshore wind
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) summoned shipowners, drilling contractors and drilling service contractors to a joint meeting on Wednesday last week. The topic was the responsibilities and roles of the contractors in connection with risk of well control incidents on the Norwegian shelf.
Sierra Club released a new report highlighting the significant risks of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), and calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to take a careful look at the dangerous effects of increased fracking on Americans’ water, air, land and health. The report, titled “Look
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 229, which offered over 20 millions acres and attracted $133,
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gamesa signed a 260 million euro loan to fund the wind turbine manufacturer’s research, development and innovation (R&D+I) activities. EIB Vice President Magdalena Álvarez and Gamesa Chairman and CEO Ignacio Martín signed the loan contract this morning in Madri
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and FloWave TT Ltd have agreed to collaborate by sharing data collected at EMEC’s wave and tidal test sites in the Orkney Isles, which will allow FloWave to replicate at scale the actual sea conditions at Orkney in its GBP 9.5 million onshore test facility, r
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and FloWave TT Ltd have agreed to collaborate by sharing data collected at EMEC’s wave and tidal test sites in the Orkney Isles, which will allow FloWave to replicate at scale the actual sea conditions at Orkney in its GBP 9.5 million onshore test facility, r
Energy consulting and testing & certification company DNV KEMA will invest approximately EUR 70 million in the expansion of its High-Power Laboratory in Arnhem, the Netherlands. With the expansion, DNV KEMA creates the first laboratory in the world in the extreme testing segment for the upcoming mar
The European Parliament’s Energy and Research Committee (ITRE) has voted today to allocate three-quarters of the next energy research budget to renewables, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage. This would make a total of 6 billion Euros, including the Intelligent Energy Europe programme (1), o
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Wind Power in France, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” to their offering. This report provides in depth analys
DNV has now published its new standard for Underwater Deployment & Recovery Systems, DNV-OS-E407. This standard provides a framework for the verification and certification of underwater deployment and recovery systems using Technology Qualification methodology. The development of the new standard is
On 30 October, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Centrica Resources (Norge) AS (Centrica). The audit activity was conducted as part of the processing of Centrica’s application for consent relating to lifetime extension of the well, subsea facilities, production pipeli
Public Consultation on the European Commission Green Paper entitled “Marine Knowledge 2020: from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting” is open until 15 December 2012. The idea behind this paper is the need to unlock the economic potential of Europe’s wealth of marine observations. With the ‘Marine Kn
A recent trials partnership between Sonardyne International Ltd. and Oceaneering International, Inc. has resulted in the development of a Fly-By-Wire (FBW) system for ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) control in any water depth, allowing the vehicle to hold station indefinitely and navigate to real-wo
