The 150kW wave energy prototype – developed by French company GEPS Techno – is taking shape in Saint-Nazaire in western France, ahead of trials at SEM-REV marine renewables test site.
Dr. Taiyo Kobayashi of the Research and Development Center for Global Change at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has examined recent changes in the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) off the Adélie/George V Land coast. His study of the data, obtained by new deep-ocean pr
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has hired two local marine service providers for its long-term tidal energy technology trials in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.
Denis Naughten, the minister who was in charge of Ireland’s energy and climate action initiatives, has resigned from the post following controversy regarding the country’s national broadband plan.
Gicon and the Endowed Chair of Wind Energy Technology at the University of Rostock (LWET) have conducted tank tests of the third generation Gicon SOF floating offshore foundation with focus on the transport and installation process.
Hydrokinetic turbine arrays can efficiently generate energy with minimal impacts to the shape and behavior of river channels, opening up the possibility for more sustainable energy production in large rivers with active sediment transport, according to the new University of Minnesota study.
The Crown Estate Scotland has appointed Colin Palmer to lead the development of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture for the public body that manages leasing of Scotland’s seabed. As Head of Marine, Palmer’s role will also include carbon capture & storage and cables & pipelines. Crown Estate Sc
Colin Palmer has been appointed to lead the development of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture for the public body that manages leasing of Scotland’s seabed.
UK-based marine consultancy MarineSpace has appointed Phil Durrant to the role of Managing Director.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for proposals for cutting-edge technology projects and associated business models that support the long-term sustainability of the ocean economy in the Caribbean region.
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), have joined forces to explore how some of the latest manufacturing tools and processes can drive more efficient, smarter ways to reduce cost and increase productivity across BHGE’s operatio
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of a bespoke cable bend fatigue test rig designed to support and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables.
The government of Massachusetts has awarded funding for the establishment of a new oceanographic data portal designed for users working in the renewable energy sector with an emphasis on hydrokinetic project developments.
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of cable bend fatigue test rig that should support the development and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables. Northumberland-based Osbit designed and built the 15-tonne cable fatigue test rig to ORE Catapult’s specifi
