Boston-based subsea robotics firm Dive Technologies has completed the integration and build of its first full-scale commercial large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) platform, the “DIVE-LD.” Founded in 2018, Dive aims to re-image design, build and deployment of UUVs. With a patent-pendin
Smart Ocean has won SFI-status by the Research Council of Norway. The centre will run for eight years with a total budget of close to NOK 300 million. The Smart Ocean concept consist of 20 partners from across the entire value chain. This includes operators, service and technology providers, univers
UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has issued a call to fund research grant proposals in Marine Wave energy. According to EPSRC, the funding available for this call is approximately £4.5 million. EPSRC anticipates that proposals may vary in scale and scope depending on t
Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) will formalize and expand its longstanding partnership with NOAA’s Office of Exploration and Research. The partnership aims to explore, characterize and map the deep ocean and boost public understanding of the global ocean. The memorandum of agreement with NOAA will exp
Cutting down costs of commercial-scale marine energy projects is one of the main challenges technology developers face when competing with other renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind. Oscilla Power has recently completed an investigation into the value of energy storage when combined with
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted major sectors of economies worldwide and it is quite uncertain to bet on future prospects. The impact of coronavirus can be severely observed in the international sphere as no country has been untouched from the wave of this pandemic. This also added on more l
A Japanese consortium of Marubeni Corporation, Tryangle, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, and the City of Yokosuka has secured a place in the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demonstration of Unmanned Ships led by The Nippon Foundation.
A £60 million marine energy project in Pembrokeshire, Wales has seen the green light. The UK Government and Welsh Government have approved the business case for the Pembroke Dock Marine project. The project could generate £73.5 million a year to the Swansea Bay City Region’s economy. Pembroke Dock M
A new report published has called on industry and government to work together to develop opportunities for the use of marine renewables in the oil and gas sector. The call is backed by a coalition of organisations and individuals who attended a conference held at the University of Aberdeen last year
Marine Energy Alliance has reached another important milestone by awarding services to 23 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its Second Call for Applications. The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine ener
Ireland-Wales cooperation programme, the Selkie project, has picked Ocean Energy as part of its wave energy tender call. Ocean Energy is a wave energy technology developer based in Cobh, Ireland. The company completed the fabrication of its 500kW OE35 device for deployment at the US Navy Test Site i
Maersk vessels will be assisting global research efforts on weather patterns and climate change as the Danish container shipping major is committing its 300 owned vessels to participate in the global Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program.
The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) has recently commissioned 17 short-term scoping projects as part of its research agenda. These industry-focused projects involve collaboration between industry and research partners and will guide the CRC’s future. The new projects, spreading acro
After announcing their three-month biofuel trial earlier this year, short sea shipowner United European Car Carriers (UECC) and sustainable shipping initiative The GoodShipping Program have now partnered with car manufacturer BMW Group to continue to test marine biofuel (BFO) on UECC’s roll-on/roll
