The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has allocated EUR 1.1 million for research into large-scale offshore wind production, offshore storage and transport alternatives.
Seabased has signed an agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to design and implement a testing programme supporting Seabased’s certification goal for its wave-to-grid wave energy park technology. Certification should pave the way for quality-controlled manufacture. A certified proc
BIRNS has developed a new ultra-high speed cable assembly capability in answer to industry demands for true Gigabit data transfer for advanced subsea vehicles. Namely, the BIRNS team has developed exclusive deep submergence cable constructed for Cat 8.2 use, and deep submergence cable assemblies wit
The floating offshore wind industry in the Celtic Sea could support 3,200 jobs in South West England and Wales by 2030, according to a report by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
Italian subsea cables giant Prysmian said it is relaunching its P-Laser cable as the first 100% recyclable, eco-sustainable, high-performance cable technology based on a zero-emission process that reduces CO2 emissions by 40%. According to Prysmian, P-Laser is fully compatible with existing cables a
Ocean energy solutions company Bombora has appointed Andrew Buglass to its board of directors. Buglass joins Bombora as the team prepares to deploy the full-scale 1.5MW mWave Pembrokeshire demonstration project later in 2020 and progressing wave park opportunities in Lanzarote and developing a globa
2H Offshore has appointed Nitin Repalle as principal engineer for flexible riser systems at company’s Perth office Repalle will be responsible for leading the engineering and business development of flexible pipe systems in Australia. He will also provide technical solutions in the areas of floating
Northrop Grumman said it will integrate its µSAS (pronounced “micro-sas”) sonar onto L3Harris Iver4 unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) for a 12-month test period for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) next generation small-class UUV program. Integrated onto a 9-inch diameter, 99-inch long, 200-pound U
Aberdeen’s Axis Energy Projects has won two national awards for its innovative Tension Leg Buoy technology that is being developed for deployment in the floating offshore wind sector. The Axis TLB is a substructure and mooring system that provides controlled stability, roll and pitch for wind turbin
The National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2) and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) will boost the collaboration of their infrastructures and resources in the production of hydrogen from renewable energies as an energy vector in the marine field and in sea applications. The National Hydrogen
The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) seeks its next chief executive officer. As reported earlier, Jim Hanlon announced his intention to resign after five years as COVE president and CEO. Jim Hanlon has led COVE since the start of planning in 2015, through the successful public a
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Leask Marine has expanded its Wales base, moving from Marine Energy Wales’ Marine Energy Hub. Starting from 2020, Leask Marine has moved to a light industrial unit on Pier Road in Pembroke Dock, to have workshop and equipment storage space, as well as administrative offices. Leask Marine established
MacArtney said it will soon supply and test several underwater connectors for INFN – the National Institute for Nuclear Physics. INFN for the IDMAR Research Infrastructure in Sicily supports, among others, the KM3NeT (Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope) infrastructure in the Mediterranean Sea. MacAr
