Delivery of the ATLAS scope of supply will be completed in this year. The new multidisciplinary oceanographic research vessel is expected to join NIO by 2012 and will have capabilities to undertake basin-scale observations then. Moreover, it will enable Indian oceanographers to take up studies not o
After winning a five year contract with Shell in Brunei, Singapore based Kreuz Subsea has added a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT to its ROV fleet. ”We needed a trusted brand,” says operations manager, Robert Black, ”and the Cougar XT has an outstanding power to weight ratio that nothing can touch.” He also r
Coastal research cruises will get a little greener next year, after a former Canadian Coast Guard vessel is transformed into North America’s first hybrid fuel cell and plug-in “green” ship. The University of Victoria’s new ship will be used for coastal ocean research and service cruises for both VEN
For the next three years, researchers at the University of New Orleans will be working to develop an eel-like device that can slither through shallow water, gathering information where humans might be at risk of being spotted. The work at the Office of Naval Research is being underwritten by a $937,
A 3D image of the seabed off the north of Scotland is to be created to help identify marine habitats of high conservation value… (lennoxherald) [mappress] Source: lennoxherald, August 9, 2011;
The U.S. military wants an underwater robot that’s strong enough to stay at sea for months, and smart enough to avoid any obstacles it might… (wired) [mappress] Source: wired, August 9, 2011;
As Germany forges ahead with its energy revolution, offshore wind parks are becoming increasingly important. But construction clatter can t… (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, August 09, 2011;
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it has completed extensive tests of its full-scale O-DriveTM power conversion module, successfully delivering stable power to the grid over extended periods with a high level of efficiency. The O-DriveTM 250kW module is designed to plug in
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it has completed extensive tests of its full-scale O-DriveTM power conversion module, successfully delivering stable power to the grid over extended periods with a high level of efficiency. The O-DriveTM 250kW module is designed to plug in
Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug b
GEO has finished the geotechnical site investigations for the projected German offshore wind farm, Gode Wind I. The investigations consisted of 77 deep CPTs, carried out from the vessel Blue Alfa. The offshore wind farm is located 40 km off the German coast, west of Cuxhaven. It will generate 231 MW
Joshua Myers has been busy putting electrodes on the heads of juvenile salmon, trying to determine how the fish will react to the simulated sound of giant steel and fiberglass turbines, which soon could be submerged in Puget Sound. Myers, a research engineer, is conducting his acoustical experiments
A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds litt… (treehugger) [mappress] Source: treehugger, August 08, 2011;
Taxpayers could be asked to bear the risk of offshore wind farm developers building unused transmission assets such as substations, as part… (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, August 08, 2011;
