A project to create a network of excellence that will dynamize a pool of specialized research professionals and trainees in support of emerging offshore wind industry in Portugal has secured funding under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. The TWIND project is coordinated by the Portugal-based
A project to create a network of excellence that will dynamize a pool of specialized research professionals and trainees in support of emerging offshore wind industry in Portugal has secured funding under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. The TWIND project is coordinated by the Portugal-based
German company NEMOS has announced the delivery of the main components of the 2019 wave energy converter (WEC) prototype. The NEMOS team is commissioning the device in the Port of Ostend. The 2019 WEC prototype features a 8 x 2 m floater and a 16 m long substructure. The prototype is deployed in Ost
McDermott has been awarded a contract in excess of $3 billion for Package 1 of Saudi Aramco’s Marjan Increment Development Mega-Project to provide EPCI of the Gas-Oil Separation Plant (GOSP), in a consortium with China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC). McDermott will lead the consortium with
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved Lundin Norway for sample extraction from the Rolvsnes discovery at the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea. The Rolvsnes oil discovery is located on the southern side of the Edvard Grieg field and is a fractured and weathered granite baseme
European researchers have launched the New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) which is expected to support the identification of optimal sites for new wind farm projects. Thirty partners from academia and industry from eight European countries worked on developing and validating new methods for the assessme
European researchers have launched the New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) which is expected to support the identification of optimal sites for new wind farm projects. Thirty partners from academia and industry from eight European countries worked on developing and validating new methods for the assessme
Dutch and Danish national transmission system operators (TSOs) Tennet and Energinet are testing the COBRAcable, a high-voltage direct current submarine cable that will interconnect the electricity grids of the two countries. The testing is planned to take place between 03 July 2019 and 06 September
Mainstay Marine Solutions has launched the hull of AMOG Consulting’s wave energy converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. The hull and keel were launched on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from Mainstay Marine Solutions’ slipway at Pembrokeshire, Wales UK. The milestone follows the construction contrac
Eco Wave Power (EWP) said it has been selected by the Port of Sines and Port of Leixões in Portugal for a pilot project. The EWP technology was selected during the Bluetech Accelerator organized by the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea, alongside FLAD (Luso-American Development Foundation). The deal fo
The North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) is technically and economically feasible, according to the consortium proposing to develop the project. The announcement comes as the consortium gathered the results of the project assessment phase which included analyzing the possibility and conditions required
CorPower Ocean and Simply Blue Energy have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop a number of wave energy projects off the coasts of the UK and Ireland. Following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2017, the new deal will focus on the large scale commercial roll out of wave energy
Developers behind the in-river tidal energy pilot on the river Rhône in the eastern France have decided not to move forward with the project. Team involved in the project comprised the French electricity generation company, Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), hydrokinetic technology developer, Hydro
A new £1.5 million programme is offering UK innovators developing products and services for the offshore wind market the opportunity to test and demonstrate them on one of the world’s most cutting-edge fossil-free energy projects. The jointly funded, three-year agreement between Vattenfall, the Swed
