The Carbon Trust has launched Stage 2 of the Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for offshore wind. The programme aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms. Over the next four years, ORJIP Offsh
Mainstay Marine Solutions has completed the fabrication and assembly of the 48te wave energy device for Australian company AMOG Consulting. The device was deployed from Pembroke Dock and couple of days later arrived into Falmouth Harbour following a 168nm tow. Stewart Graves, managing director, said
GCE Ocean Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Subsea Monitoring Network that allows for the development of new ocean technologies and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources. The Subsea Monitoring Network is a corporate network for innovation in underwater technolo
As a part of its coop deal with the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has demonstrated its autonomous systems in action on board a Kvichak Marco skimmer boat during events held along the Portland harbor. Sea Machines’ technology dem
Scottish engineering company Orbital Marine Power has been awarded Government funding of £3.4 million as the first recipient of the £10-million Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund. The funding will be used to deliver Orbital’s next generation O2 2MW Floating Tidal Energy Turbine, capable of powering
MaRINET2 has opened registrations for its seventh course on offshore renewable energy. In collaboration with MaRINET2, the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College Cork (UCC MaREI), the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), and Tecnalia Research & Innovat
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GEPS Techno’s hybrid WAVEGEM platform, combining solar and wave energy, has left the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire for sea trials at SEM-REV site in France. The SEM-REV open ocean test site off western France, is operated by Centrale Nantes and co-financed by Pays de la Loire region. Officially inaugura
Schlumberger announced that it will open source its data ecosystem and contribute to The Open Group Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Forum to accelerate the delivery of the OSDU Data Platform. Oil and gas companies will be able to accelerate their digital progress by moving data to the cloud usi
International research projects RiaSoR2 and MONITOR, which are designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters, have joined forces to organise an ocean energy reliability workshop to be held alongside the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), in Italy. The OCEANE
A Saab Seaeye Falcon electric underwater robotic vehicle is to help support a network of oceanographic and atmospheric sensors that are part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) transforming ocean research. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the overall OOI program is managed by Massa
Ocean Power Technologies said it has deployed its PB3 PowerBuoy in the North Sea for Premier Oil. This latest deployment of a PB3 PowerBuoy will serve Premier as an autonomous intelligent platform to provide communications and remote monitoring services at Premier’s Huntington field in the central N
Ocean Power Technologies said it has deployed its PB3 PowerBuoy in the North Sea for Premier Oil. This latest deployment of a PB3 PowerBuoy will serve Premier as an autonomous intelligent platform to provide communications and remote monitoring services at Premier’s Huntington field in the central N
Energy consultancy Xodus has appointed a new field development director for Asia-Pacific (APAC) as the company targets strategic growth and new projects in the region. David Kennare joins Xodus from Peritus where he was managing director for the company’s operations in Houston, London, Kuala Lumpur
