Express Engineering has started construction work on a new engineering assembly and test centre in Gateshead. The £3.5m investment in a 48,000 sq. ft purpose-built centre will enable Express Engineering, a provider of manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry,
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has issued a tender seeking an operator of the FINO 2 research platform. The operator will provide scheduled maintenance and repair, organization of research operations in coordination with the measuring institutes, as well as update
Australian company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has said it is still on schedule to install a pilot-scale wave energy converter off the coast of King Island, Tasmania by the middle of 2020. According to the company, the main oscillating water column and the turbine for the King Island wave energy project
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has launched the second round of Flexible Funding to advance research into the opportunities and challenges of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. This second round will award up to GBP 1.2 million to researchers at UK Higher Education Institutions
Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, according to a report issued by Ocean Energy Systems (OES). Ocean Energy Systems (OES) annual report shows cumulative energy produced from wave and tidal stream sources surged from less than 5GWh in 2009 to 45GWh
Marine energy developer Eco Wave Power has finalized the wave simulation testing of the fully integrated EWP conversion unit for its Jaffa Port expansion project. The testing will be followed by automation system installation and calibration, breakwater reinforcement, floaters production and full sy
Plymouth-based MSubs has been awarded an initial £1-million contract to build a test submarine that will be used to explore the potential capabilities of larger uncrewed underwater vehicles in the future. Measuring about 30 feet in length, this autonomous submarine is significantly larger than auton
The U.S. NOAA Fisheries has started a study of Atlantic cod and other commercial fish in Southern New England to gather data on the potential impact of offshore wind development on the species. As part of the three-year study, an autonomous underwater glider is surveying areas in and around Cox’s Le
Jotun and Kongsberg Maritime have joined forces to develop a proactive hull cleaning solution called Jotun HullSkater. Jotun HullSkater, a green cleaning machine, is part of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions. This is the first solution developed for proactive bio-fouling control on ships and offers the p
Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs have launched the application process for the Offshore Wind Challenge focused on accelerating technologies that protect marine life. The parties are inviting submissions from startups that are innovating in marine mammal monitoring, either surrounding data collection
Engineering technologies company Renishaw has collaborated with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) in Canada, to produce two ocean turbine parts using additive manufacturing for industrial design firm Biome Renewables. Renishaw helped manufacture a PowerCone retrofit that co-rotates with the t
Subsea technology specialists SMD has come one step closer to rolling out its electric work-class Quantum EV ROV. The Newcastle-based firm has completed the first phase in a series of stress-tests on the full range of components that make up the innovative modular EV ROV design. The electric ROV was
R&E Ocean Community Conservation Foundation (R&E) has partnered with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) to help promote ocean education on sustainable marine mammal watching programmes. The partnership aims to improve understanding of issues relating to marine mamm
Ocean Power Technologies, Modus Seabed Intervention and Saab Seaeye are working on a new solution for carbon-free subsea autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) residency – long-term, persistent deployment without support from manned vessels. This novel system is designed for carbon-free autonomous offs
