A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030. The GROW (Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind) con
Transparency Market Research has released a new market report which forecasts that the value of the global tidal and wave energy market will reach $11.3 billion in 2024.
Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey and metocean monitoring at the same site. The work will be performed using geotechnical DP2 vessels
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has produced a report focusing on the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry that is undergoing significant changes as the worldwide transition to low carbon sector gains pace.
Seatricity has repaired the damage on the moorings on the Oceanus 2 system, and is continuing with the device trials at Wave Hub.
Canada-based hydrokinetic developer New Energy has deployed its hydrokinetic turbine at the Tanana River test site, Alaska.
The video shows the construction of the power substation for the SEENEOH tidal testing site on the Garonne river, Bordeaux, France.
Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in
A two-year cross-industry project led by DNV GL has delivered a publicly available Recommended Practice which can reduce the amount of subsea documentation and enable documentation reuse in a typical subsea field development project. DNVGL-RP-O101 ‘Technical documentation for subsea projects’ detail
DeepFlight has entered into a working relationship with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to certify DeepFlight personal submarines in accordance with LR’s rules for the construction and classification of submersibles and diving systems. DeepFlight has re-designed the concept of a personal submarine through its
Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are developing a WEC design response toolbox (WDRT) for design analysis of ocean structures such as wave energy converters (WECs).
Representatives Mark Sanford R-S.C and Gerry Connolly D-Va joined together in sending a letter signed by 53 other members of the House to president Obama. It requests a halt to the permitting process for potential seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean. “If one is not going to do something, it doesn’
Seatricity, a Falmouth-based wave energy developer, has released a video showing the recent installation of its wave energy device Oceanus 2 at Wave Hub.
Saipem has signed an agreement to lead the industrialization and commercialization of SPRINGS, a subsea water treatment technology designed for deep water application, developed in collaboration with oil & gas company Total and water treatment specialist company Veolia. SPRINGS (Subsea PRocess and I
