Ocean gliders are currently profiling waters off South Africa to collect data that supports a UK-Africa partnership aimed at improving understanding of how regional fisheries are sustained. Working in partnership with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and a broad ra
Magma Products has launched a Shutdown Division to provide systemized approach to decommissioning, and appointed Stephen Potts as shutdown director. The company plans to use its commissioning expertise to deliver a phased resumption of production, while still allowing for essential maintenance work
THEMA Consulting Group, in cooperation with COWI and EA Energy Analyses, has conducted a study on offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea and the barriers to its development. Carried out for the European Commission, the study identifies potential offshore wind sites and examines the impacts of dif
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said it has signed a master service contract with an undisclosed offshore oil and gas operator. The contract will govern all work with this customer within the U.S. and the U.S. outer continental shelf, including the provision of goods and services, OPT said. George H.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to Portland State University engineering professor to study a new method of generating electricity from ocean waves. Jonathan Bird, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, will study the feasibility of usin
The State Government of Western Australia has elected to terminate Carnegie’s Financial Assistance Agreement for the Albany Wave Energy Project , the company said on Tuesday. The company said it is disappointed with this decision as the State Government were provided with a revised project funding p
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the Five Deeps Expedition have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the groundwork for previously unexplored areas of the seafloor to be mapped and the resulting data made available for public use. Signed at the headquarters of the Int
Statkraft Albania has entered into an agreement with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW at the Banja reservoir in Albania. The solar park will consist of 4 floating units of 0.5 MW each, with a total inve
Magma Global has recently added Shawcor’s Thermotite ULTRA insulation to its m-pipe offering. It will be primarily used to improve flow by maintaining the temperature of production fluids. Additionally, the insulation material can be adjusted to add weight or buoyancy to manage stability of the pipe
Autonomous underwater swarm robots and micro-polymers designed to reinstate well integrity, are just some of the new technologies that have secured funding through the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX Pioneer Accelerator Programme. Nearly 200 applications from over 35 countries were received this
Wave energy developer Mocean Energy has been selected for the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX Pioneer Programme. The Edinburgh-based company joins nine other start-ups that will get up to £100,000 to develop their business and technology as part of an intensive 16-week accelerator programme that
GCE Ocean Technology will offer financial support to cover travel expenses to member companies that wish to join its study tour to Orkney in May 2019. Participants will meet a variety of renewable players including businesses, R&D, university and public sector. Focus will be on wave and tidal power,
The Highlands and Islands is said to have an enormous potential in developing the marine economy according to a new study. The ‘Maximising the Marine Economy in the Highlands and Islands’ (MAXiMAR) study focuses on supporting the growth of aquaculture, wave and tidal energy and marine biotechnology
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are leading new research using acoustic tracking technology to explore the importance of offshore aquaculture and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to commercially important species. The research will focus on Lyme Bay, off the south coast of England, which is
