Despite of the fast development of EU wave and tidal power technology due to the shortage of governmental financial support and that of big investors, considerable time will have to pass before this sector becomes a reliable source of energy, Euractiv informs. According to renewables manager at UK c
Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device and founder of Pelamis Wave Power was honoured last night for his outstanding contribution to the development of the marine renewables sector. First Minister Alex Salmond presented Richard Yemm with the second annual Saltire Prize Medal at
Barrie Horsburgh has joined engineering firm Jee as Principal Subsea Controls Engineer. Barrie brings with him considerable subsea controls and Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) experience gained across different continents and through a range of high-profile subsea projects. He is a ski
On Tuesday, March 20, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Program notified potential future applicants of an upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement tentatively titled, “In-Water Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Device Testing Support.” DOE intends to fund one industry-led project that wil
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2012, the latest version of its reservoir modelling software. The launch sees the continued expansion of Roxar RMS into the geophysics domain through a completely integrated reservoir modelling workflow which includes seismic interpretation, reservoi
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully executed the final contractual tests of its System for Hydrographic Information Processes – Part 2 (SHIP2) project. The SHIP2 project was implemented to produce a new production system for the Netherlands Hydrographic Office. The project will deliver a sol
Technip announces that it has been certified as a Top Employer Europe 2012. This independent certification, delivered by the CRF Institute, underlines the quality of Technip’s human resources (HR) policies and the excellent and consistent working conditions offered to its people. The CRF Institute,
Six scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have contributed to a new report finding “compelling evidence” that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico. The study, published the week of March 26 in the journal Proceedings of t
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, and InterAct, a member of the Acteon Group of companies, the leading well engineering and well abandonment specialists, have announced a collaboration to provide UK oil an
Liquiline has opened a new international branch office, this time in Gothenburg, Sweden. The branch office is opened in order to better service for Liquiline’s customers in Southern Sweden. This is Liquiline’s fifth branch office, and the third one abroad. The office is located at Fabriksgatan 7 in
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has won the Pipeline Industries Guild’s (PIG) 2012 Subsea Pipeline Technology Award. The award was made at the PIG National Dinner on 13 March 2012 in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, is the DEEPSEA CHALLENGE Project’s primary science collaborator and Scripps scientists were part of the expedition team with Cameron. For nearly a decade, Scripps has been involved with James Cameron in developing new ways to explore and study the d
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Hawaii, Whitman College and international colleagues will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth—ocean trenches. Due to the extreme pressures of these deep-sea environments and t
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced subsea telecoms network CeltixConnect, announce their sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Global Submarine Cable Forum. This exclusive forum will bring together experts in the telecommunication field to share their cutting edge experiences a
