Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has appointed Atkins to carry out the detailed design of the jacket substructure and foundations for the 588MW Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) development in the outer Moray Firth, UK. 84 jacket substructures and associated foundations for the Siemens 7MW turbine
An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944, was recently located by Project RECOVER in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau. Project RECOVER is a public-private partnership to enlist 21st century science and technology combined with in-depth archival and his
A delegation of eight Basque companies, led by the Basque Energy Cluster, travelled to Ireland from 16 to 18 May to identify possible opportunities for technological and commercial cooperation with Irish institutions and companies of the marine energy sector. The delegation of Basque companies which
The best way to tap into the renewable energy potential of the North Sea and the Irish Sea is for EU countries bordering these seas to work together, a study finds.
Members of the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association are planning to seek court injunction to suspend the installation of tidal energy devices in the Bay of Fundy, Canadian media report.
REETEC GmbH, part of EDF EN Group, has tested a new internal blade inspection system and method on an over 60m long offshore wind turbine blade. The required equipment for REETEC’s new internal blade inspection method, consisting of a high resolution rotary swivel head camera, measurement laser and
New research by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) states that the UK’s 2050 climate targets can be achieved using high levels of renewable energy, with low risk for wildlife and protected areas.
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has sent two members of its executive management team to New Orleans to share the lessons learnt from over two decades of experience in erecting offshore wind farms in Europe with their American colleagues during the WINDPOWER 2016 conference organised by the American Wind E
Seals avoid offshore wind farms during periods when the turbines are installed using pile driving, but return to the area within a matter of hours after pile driving has finished, according to new research by scientists at the University of St Andrews. The findings have important implications for th
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has started a new project with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to capture the wealth of knowledge and experience amassed in Orkney through testing wave energy devices in real sea conditions.
Tidal Lagoon Power plans to retender the marine works package for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project after parting ways with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) which was last year selected as the preferred bidder for the delivery of marine works.
Under a program organized by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Doris Inc., the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at Texas A&M University and Sevan Marine have carried out further research and model scale testing of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull for application
SEWEC, one of the finalist teams of Wave Energy Prize challenge, has started the assembly process of its 1:20 scale wave energy device.
EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella has visited WaveRoller test facility in Järvenpää, Finland.
