The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney recently became a supporting member of the Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG). UNSW’s involvement in this initiative was led by Dr François Flocard, Principal Engineer at the Water Research Laboratory of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineer
European tidal stream projects generated 50 per cent more electricity in 2019 than the year before
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab and US-based ROV developer VideoRay have partnered to further integrate and field Blueprint Lab’s Reach Alpha, said to be the world’s smallest, lightest, subsea manipulator system. A key application of this technology is rendering safe underwater mines
Fife fabricators AJS Production has kicked off work on Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype, which is scheduled to be deployed in Orkney this autumn. The 20-metre-long device will undergo a number of sea trials before generating its first power. AJS managing director Raymond Imrie, said:
Saipem and Equinor have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a floating solar panel park technological solution for near coastal applications. As reported earlier, the technology will be based on the in-house developed concept by Moss Maritime, part of Saipem’s XSIGHT division. It is a modulari
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project 2nd call for applications for ocean energy demonstration will close on the 30th of April 2020. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the test plan requires a starting date on Q1 & Q2 2020. This project is funded by Interr
Deltares, in cooperation with the World Bank, is working on a study in the Caribbean to assess the impact of sea level rise and resilience potential of 17 countries in the region. The aim of the study is to derive proxies to estimate the resilient potential of each country in the region and their po
To inspire transforming saltwater into drinking water using wave energy to power the process, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) launched the Waves to Water Prize in June 2019. This four-stage competition offers intrepid competitors up to $2.5 million in cash
After being fully assembled onshore, the scaled-down version of the BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has been lowered into water, Saitec Offshore Technologies said. The BlueSATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) prototype is now ready to be transported to the installation site off Santander, Spain
Cellula Robotics has completed the second round of tank tests and sea trials for the Solus-LR autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The trials involved the suction anchor – a unique feature to the Solus-LR which allows station holding at a surveillance location over long periods of time. Solus-LR is
Neptune Energy is partnering with a team of University of Aberdeen students, supporting their entry to a global engineering challenge to build a working remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Neptune was approached by the university’s Electrical & Electronic Engineering Society (EEESoc) and agreed to beco
Underwater technology provider Sonardyne has made new additions to its 2020 product line-up, designed to play a role in delivering data from the seabed to the shore. With a focus on compact unmanned and vessel instruments, Sonardyne has unveiled SPRINT-Nav Mini, said to be the most compact guidance
Canada’s Northland Power has elected to permanently forego the installation of the Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket Foundations Demonstrator Project. As reported earlier, the installation of the two turbines utilizing mono bucket foundations at the wind farm in the German North Sea was paused in the fourt
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is introducing a continuing professional development (CPD) scheme for diving supervisors, following a pilot which started in September 2019. The CPD scheme incorporates the latest in training techniques to support diving supervisors in keeping
