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Vår Energi has entered into a partnership with the Norwegian Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre (NCCS) to enable fast track CCS technology development and deployment. The agreement has a total value of NOK 30 million over a six-year period. “This partnership complements Vår Energi’s research a
The OPEC project has found that it is technically feasible, but economic viability challenging, to combine certain marine energy devices with other activities such as aquaculture to reduce the costs of multi-use platforms at sea. OPEC (Offshore Platform for Energy Competitiveness) identified a numbe
The OPEC project has found that it is technically feasible, but economic viability challenging, to combine certain marine energy devices with other activities such as aquaculture to reduce the costs of multi-use platforms at sea. OPEC (Offshore Platform for Energy Competitiveness) identified a numbe
The 15 month OPEC (Offshore Platform for Energy Competitiveness) feasibility project has produced a number of conclusions and recommendations which may be taken forward if further funding can be sourced. Namely, OPEC project explored the technical and economic feasibility of using large offshore flo
Saab Seaeye said it has shown that underwater e-robotic vehicles can deepwater dock at remote sub-resident docking stations for data transfer, assignment instructions and battery charging. The company announced that its Sabertooth AUV/ROV vehicle can now dock in a safe and controlled manner at diffe
ECA Group has demonstrated the capability of performing a subsea inspection using its USV (unmanned surface vehicle) Inspector deploying a H300V type ROV (remotely operated vehicle) within a research and development program led by Total and TechnipFMC. During offshore operations ROVs are deployed fr
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US-based ocean energy solutions provider and developer of PowerBuoy wave device, OPT, has been awarded a contract from the United States Navy valued at $125,000, and an additional three options totaling $100,000. Under this contract, OPT will immediately begin the development of a buoy mooring syste
The Japanese ORIX Corporation has commenced a seabed geological survey off the coast of the Chiba Prefecture to investigate the feasibility of offshore wind power. ORIX is carrying out an acoustic seabed survey in the waters offshore Choshi to study the conditions, ground structure and the topograph
ORIX has begun a seabed geological survey off the coast of Choshi, Japan with the aim of the feasibility study of an offshore wind power generation business. The company said it has obtained the consent of relevant local parties. ORIX will carry out an acoustic seabed survey in the waters off the Ch
Ørsted has developed a novel digital solution for designing the cable layout of offshore wind farms said to result in cost reductions. The OptiArray tool, developed using the FICO Xpress Optimizer, is dedicated for designing the cable layout connecting the turbines to the substations. The company ad
University of Edinburgh engineers have developed a wave energy device known as a Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of homes. The device is designed to be incorporated into existing ocean energy systems and can convert wave power into ele
Trendsetter Engineering has completed the design and build of subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project, a natural gas field development in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. Trendsetter’s scope of work included multiple clamp connection systems, subsea dis
