European Commission (EC) has appointed Ecofys and RPS to prepare a Baseline Environmental Assessment for meshed grid in the Irish and North Seas.
German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is funding a new research project launched by Ramboll, Fraunhofer IWES and Leibnitz University Hannover to reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCoE) by improving the design of large monopiles. The TANDEM project (Towards an Advanced Desi
Water Wall Turbine (WWT) has deployed its floating tidal turbine plant to Dent Island Lodge in British Columbia, Canada.
Chinese deep-sea manned sub “Jiaolong” has returned to its home port in Qingdao after almost a 100-days-long scientific expedition to the Yap Trench and Mariana Trench in the west Pacific Ocean. During the expedition, the submersible descended to depths of up to 6,796 meters where it collected geolo
In just a few weeks from now, Royal IHC will be launching a dual-track study program for engineers from universities of applied sciences. The company’s Technical Training Centre (TTC) will begin with this dual training program in September 2016. The program is aimed for students of mechanical engine
GlobalNexus has announced its entry into the telecommunications market with the launch of submarine network to improve business efficiency in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The company is currently operating in The Bahamas and offers internet, voice and cloud-enabled networking and it exp
Unique Group’s diving & life support equipment manufacturing division, Unique Hydra, has developed its new LRE50-A2 extended reach diver launch and recovery system. The LRE50-A2 is designed to resolve an operational requirement to deploy divers a distance off of the side of a vessel. Namely, DP divi
Marine works related to the deployment of Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-O tidal energy converter at EMEC are scheduled to begin at the end of this month.
Wales is positioned to become a major player in the global marine energy sector with a growing number of world leading developers stating their interest in developing projects in Welsh waters.
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a preliminary permit for the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project to Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Maine.
Dutch-based Tocardo Tidal Turbines has teamed up with two Canadian companies, Minas Energy, and International Marine Energy, to test its tidal energy technology in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for the second UK Government funded £20 million seismic campaign to promote under-explored areas of UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) PGS and WesternGeco have been awarded the contracts to acquire seismic data from the East Shetland Platform and South
Lloyd’s Register has awarded its first Technology Qualification certificate to a developer of ocean energy technology, AW-Energy from Finland, after more than two years of cooperation.
Responding to the increasing uncertainty regarding the government’s commitment to wave and tidal power, Regen SW has joined forces with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Marine Energy Pembrokeshire to publish a new assessment of the UK’s marine energy potential.
