Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), on behalf of the OPIN project, will present the potential of marine energy during Europort 2019. Taking place in the world port city of Rotterdam from 5 – 8 November, Europort is setting up a series of high-profile masterclasses targeting a specific maritime sector
The ORCA Hub, a consortium of five UK universities, has unveiled fully autonomous drones that can inspect offshore energy infrastructure. The ORCA Hub is led by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The consortium also includ
The ORCA Hub, a consortium of five UK universities, has unveiled fully autonomous drones that can inspect offshore energy infrastructure. The ORCA Hub is led by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The consortium also includ
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced Matthew Dickson, technical project manager at Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean, as the winner of EIT Venture Award. This award recognises successful entrepreneurial start-ups and scale-ups and the winner is awarded E
Prysmian in collaboration with its innovation hub Corporate Hangar, is poised to launch Alesea, an IoT solution that provides virtual assistance for cable drum management. Alesea is the first start-up to enter the runway phase at Corporate Hangar, the innovation hub co-founded by Prysmian Group in 2
Innovative companies can now apply for up to EUR 17,5 million in combined grant and equity to scale-up quickly and effectively through the EIC Accelerator. The European Innovation Council pilot is increasing their support for ground-breaking concepts that could shape new markets or disrupt existing
Edinburgh scientists have demonstrated their latest robotics technology developed for the renewable energy sector as part of a multi-million-pound collaboration. A consortium of five universities, including Edinburgh, has unveiled the latest results from the ORCA Hub – an academic centre for researc
Hunting Energy Services’ UK centre of excellence said it is on the hunt for innovative individuals and companies to form partnerships across Norway and bring oil and gas technologies to market. Based in Aberdeen, Hunting’s TEK-HUB is opening the initiative up in a bid to support innovators in Europe
Dana Petroleum has recently submitted a draft field development plan and environmental statement for the Platypus gas project to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), respectively. Dana Petroleum’s co-venturers in the Platyp
Fugro is set to carry out surveys at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland, according to the project’s Notice to Mariners. Survey vessel Fugro Frontier will conduct surveys of 10 turbines, both offshore transmission modules, 12 inter-array cables and sections of export cables 1 and 2. Works ar
The launch of the Marinus platform by Leask Marine marks the end of the InTER Project and the completion of the first ever tidal device to be built on Orkney. The two-year project, part-funded by Innovate UK and led by ITPEnergised, culminated with the deployment of the floating platform designed an
The 10th Okinawa Hawaii Ocean Energy and Economic Development Symposium will take place on November 8-9, 2019 in Kona on the Island of Hawaii. Under the Memorandum of Cooperation signed by the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, the United States Department of Energy, Okinawa Prefecture
The 7th International OTEC Symposium recently took place in Busan, South Korea. Participants from at least 10 countries gathered to share the latest in technology, research, and projects. The two-day event included keynotes from Luis Vega, Yasuyuki Ikegami, and Michael Petterson, more than 20 presen
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of Vietnam have initiated a partnership with the purpose of mapping the potential for offshore wind off the coast of Vietnam. The next step in the cooperation between DEA and EREA will be to develop a roadmap to
