Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon’s coast. The grant is for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) installation. The ADCPs will measure the wave energy resource
Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon’s coast. The grant is for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) installation. The ADCPs will measure the wave energy resource
Practically infinite reliability was the defining requirement when researchers wanted to run a TorqSense transducer under the sea as part of… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct, August 03, 2011
China has obtained approval to explore a 10,000 sq km polymetallic sulphide ore deposit in an international seabed region in the Indian Ocea… (rediff) [mappress] Source: rediff, August 3, 2011;
TDK-Lambda UK has joined Regen South West (SW), the South West Renewable Energy Agency. Richard Wilson (electronicsweekly) [mappress] Source: electronicsweekly, August 03, 2011
The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group. Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs and builds heavy-duty pontoon systems, many of which are used in the offshore wind renewable sector. The company designed
The German plan to completely phase out nuclear power by 2022 announced May 30 by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic… Andrew Burger (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, August 03, 2011
Recently, Seismic vessel HYSY718 of COSL has fulfilled the 3D seismic acquisition operation in Chevron block 53/30 in the South China Sea. The contract for Chevron 53/30 seismic acquisition service is the largest-ever single-block deep sea 3D seismic acquisition project of COSL. Since the project wa
Last month, NOAA scientists used acoustic sonar to map several areas of the outer continental shelf edge off the coast of Florida. The team… (redorbit) [mappress] Source: redorbit, August 3, 2011;
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
A proposed subsea power cable between the Western Isles and mainland Scotland could affect wildlife on the seabed off Ullapool, according to… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, August 2, 2011;
Oceaneering International, Inc., Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a $47,429,395 modification to previously awarded contract (N65540-05-D-0012) to provide continuing Subsafe engineering and technical services to support submarine, Subsafe, and Level I material work onboard Seawolf (SSN 21) class, Lo
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has released a further freely available tidal layer as part of a strategy to add value to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Resources. This new layer represents the percentage of time for which a current speed of 1m/s is exceeded over the course of a typ
