Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) and Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) crew deployed the FAST-3 monitoring platform at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology (FAST) deployment is part of the Pathway 2020 Project which aims at providing a solution of e
In 2020, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) will invest EUR 500 million in its Knowledge and Innovation Communities across Europe – the EIT Governing Board decided. This investment will drive European innovation in the areas of climate (EIT Climate-KIC), digitisation (EIT Digita
Neptune Energy said it has begun seismic surveys in the Petrel field, located in the Bonaparte Basin of Australia. The study will expand the area of seismic data Neptune holds and increase the quality and breadth of data to allow Neptune and its partners to plan for the future. Neptune, on behalf of
Aquarius Marine Coatings (AMC) has launched its anti-foul coating, Coppercoat-Commercial, in the offshore energy sector. The coating, which is said to contain exceptionally high levels of copper, a natural anti-microbial agent, protects subsea infrastructure from hosting layers of plant, animal and
Two Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grants were signed to support the construction of the Celtic Interconnector between Ireland and France, and studies for the development of the Harmony Link Interconnector between Lithuania and Poland. For the Celtic Interconnection, €530 million were awarded, to
The development of wind energy in the high seas could unlock offshore potential, but the lack of a legal framework might become a major obstacle, according to a report by Chatham Partners. The Offshore Wind in High Seas: Unlimited potential beyond national control? report writes that if technology a
The development of wind energy in the high seas could unlock offshore potential, but the lack of a legal framework might become a major obstacle, according to a report by Chatham Partners. The Offshore Wind in High Seas: Unlimited potential beyond national control? report writes that if technology a
Fiellberg, supplier of hydraulic cylinders, and Wavepiston, developer of the Wavepiston wave energy converter, have worked together in the Eurostars LOCWEC project on improving the control of the loads on the Wavepiston energy collectors. Michael Henriksen, CEO of Wavepiston, explains: “One of the l
Hydroid has integrated an in-mission processor on a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) with the Kongsberg High-Resolution Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (HISAS) 2040. By integrating the in-mission processing, the high-resolution images from the HISAS module can be quickly download
The first call for applications of the €2.5-million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project ended in September with a successful outcome for nine companies. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme, e
Woodside, has submitted development and exploitation plan for the Sangomar (formerly SNE) field offshore Senegal. The final investment decisions, subject to the plan approval, is targeted to occur later this month. Woodside CEO, Peter Coleman, said: “The submission of the Exploitation Plan and autho
Subsea technology company Rovco has launched ‘SubSLAM Live’ a 3D Streaming technology which allows clients to video and live stream 3D underwater pointclouds to any device in the world. The stereo camera technology system sends images and 3D models of assets from the seabed to a computer browser in
Kraken Robotics’ subsidiary Kraken Power has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) of Norway. Under the agreement, MPI will purchase RIM-driven thrusters and control systems for use in MPI’s new JetMaster automated cage cleaners used for fish farming. While JetMaster
GEOMAR has acquired a moving vessel profiler (MVP) from AML Oceanographic as part of the Helmholtz Association funded observing infrastructure “Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems” (MOSES). MOSES is comprised of flexible and mobile observation modules which are designed to investigate th
