A WindSentinel buoy that has been gathering offshore wind data off Virginia Beach, Virginia, has ended its 19-month deployment and collected a wealth of information, which forms the first publicly accessible database to help improve offshore wind development. The AXYS’ WindSentinel buoy, one of the
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is organizing a webinar and a brokerage event in support of its latest funding call.
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has been launched in the Netherlands with the aim to promote marine energy and accelerate the commercialization of marine renewable energy technologies.
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has secured over £1 million from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank for the development of subsea generation system powered by ocean currents
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has secured over £1 million of external investment from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise. This long-term strategic investment follows the announcement of a £1.2-million research and development
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched its third competitive funding call focused on structural materials and manufacturing processes for wave energy technology.
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. The Contract was signed in Kiingston on Friday July 15, 2016, in Kingston, by the Secretary-Gen
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have designed and built a diver-operated underwater microscope to study millimeter-scale processes as they naturally occur on the seafloor. The Benthic Underwater Microscope, or BUM, is a two-part system–a
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has launched a tender for the provision of a tether rope to be used for its Deep Green tidal power plant.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has deployed its wave energy device designed for commercial use four miles off the coast of New Jersey.
The 157 meters long subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Aker Wayfarer has been engaged in a tidal energy project for the French developer Sabella to retrieve its D10 tidal turbine from the bottom of the Fromveur Strait, off Ushant island, France. Ocean Yeald’s vessel, on a long-term charter with
French tidal energy developer, Sabella, has retrieved its D10 tidal turbine from the bottom of the Fromveur Strait, off Ushant island, France.
The €11 million FORESEA project brings together Europe’s leading ocean energy test facilities to help demonstration of tidal, wave and offshore wind energy technologies in real-sea conditions.
A new EUR 11 million project, funded by the Interreg NWE (North-West Europe) programme, part of the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), has brought together Europe’s ocean energy test facilities to support demonstration of offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy technologies in real-sea conditi
