This year Greenland is experiencing one of the warmest summers in its recent history. This heat wave has meant that an international research team is in the unique position of being able to collect important climate data from the changing Arctic. Until today German and US scientists on board the res
A team of federal and university scientists on a 10-day expedition in the Gulf of Mexico has discovered Lophelia coral growing deeper… [mappress] Source: NOAA, August 13, 2012; Image: NOAA
As the BBC reports, a new research by Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) shows that the pink-footed geese are avoiding new offshore wind turbines. Namely, Pawel Plonczkier and Ian Simms from Fera monitored pink-footed geese’s migration patterns using radar. The monitoring started in 2007, a
Within the next few years, Taiwan’s National Science Council is planning to harness the power of Kuroshio Current, writes DigiTimes news site. The Council has conducted a research in 2011, after which they have decided to invest around USD 100 million in a 30MW tidal wave project. After its completi
In an effort to provide greater clarity and consistency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a Notice to Lessees (NTL) to the offshore oil and natural gas industry regarding the development of Oil Spill Response Plans (OSRP). The NTL provides clarification of the bureau’
By some estimates, a third of Earth’s organisms live in our planet’s rocks and sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery. This week, the work of microbiologist James Holden of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and colleagues shines a light into this dark world. In the journal Pr
DNV’s summer students presented the results of seven weeks of intense and targeted work to develop a realistic and suitable concept for a year-round Arctic oil spill response system, including requirements for people, vessels and equipment. DNV’s summer project is an annual programme organised durin
It is believed that the wreck of the Port-au-Prince, a 200-year-old English pirate ship, has been discovered in Tonga. The ship wreck was discovered by a local diver off the coast of Foa Island, in the Ha’apai Island group, according to nzherald.co.nz. The vessel last sailed into the Pacific waters
CWE Ireland has applied with the Department of the Environment for the licence to develop a five megawatt wave energy project off the west Clare coast, writes the Irish Times. The company, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, chose this site after a two year research. Ki
This week, Bio Power Systems held information meetings regarding its 250 kW wave energy project. The meetings took place at Port Fairy and Yambuk, with about 50 attendees. The ABC news site quotes Dr Timothy Finnegan, the company’s chief executive, as saying: “Just wanting to be well informed and we
A joint industry project, entitled SURF IM, that aims to enable an integrated approach to integrity management of subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) systems, and develop new best practice guidelines for subsea integrity management is underway. Wood Group Kenny are leading the project, whic
Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable will today welcome substantial new investment in the UK as international delegates from the world’s oil and gas companies meet at the British Business Embassy in London. Up to 4,000 UK jobs will be supported by the GDF SUEZ- operated Cygnu
An international study to understand and predict the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine organisms living in seas from the tropics to the poles is published this week in the journal Global Change Biology. Ocean acidification is occurring because some of the increased c
According to the Guardian, The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is attempting to develop unmanned maritime drones that would be used for anti-submarine warfare and possible missile attacks on enemy ships. A senior defence official stated: “The possibilities of these new drone technologies is endless”. Some
