Swedish wave energy developer, CorPower Ocean, has signed up to test its resonant wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The announcement follows CorPower’s success in Wave Energy Scotland’s (WES) power-take-off (PTO) call that, combined with funding from KIC InnoEnergy a
Subsidiary of the US-based tidal energy developer Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), ORPC Ireland, has organized public meetings to present the feasibility assessment results of tidal energy opportunities in the coastal waters of County Donegal, Ireland. The project, funded by the Sustainable Ene
As a part of five new initiatives to accelerate cutting-edge technology development, GE Oil & Gas has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop a new and simplified subsea boosting system. According to the company, the system has the potential to reduce lifecycle costs by up to 30% and impr
Suzlon Group has opened a new Blade Science Center in Vejle, Denmark, focused on developing turbine blades and control systems, and integrating the aerodynamic, loads and new structures research across the company. The blade technologies to be developed at the company’s new center will be applicable
Suzlon Group has opened a new Blade Science Center in Vejle, Denmark, focused on developing turbine blades and control systems, and integrating the aerodynamic, loads and new structures research across the company. The blade technologies to be developed at the company’s new center will be applicable
Open Ocean’s current analysis system Metocean Analytics has included high resolution current data of Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy to its catalogue. For the Bay of Fundy, Open Ocean worked directly with Richard Karsten and Thomas Roc from Acadia Tidal Energy Institute who are renowned experts of the oc
German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the developm
New set of standards for the design and operation of tidal turbines has been published based on the outputs of a project in the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) marine technology programme. The new certification standards will apply to all underwater tidal turbines and will benefit developers,
Geosciences and engineering service provider Next Geosolutions has been awarded a geophysical, UXO & geotechnical contract from Prysmian for the Monita Project in the Adriatic Sea. Through the collaborative effort of the survey team, Atlas Professionals secured exclusive supplier status to Next Geos
ROVOP, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, and WFS Technologies, developer of wireless instrumentation and control solutions, have teamed up in effort to, reportedly, reduce certain operating costs by up to 80% and extend asset life by years. To launch the collaboration, the two comp
Microsoft has recently deployed an underwater datacenter that could be powered by harnessing the energy of waves or tides as part of Project Natick. Datacenters are the backbone of cloud computing, and contain groups of networked computers that require a lot of power for all kinds of tasks: storing,
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surf
WaveEL wave energy buoy has left the Swedish town Falkenburg following the completion of the assembly operation. The buoy has been moved on the barge heading to Eriksberg quayside, Gothenburg, where it will be outfitted with the remaining parts. Waves4Power, the company behind WaveEL buoy, will have
In partnership with the companies Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Net, Norway’s AKVA group has established the company Atlantis Subsea Farming AS with the purpose of developing submersible fish-farming facilities for salmon on an industrial scale. Atlantis Subsea Farming AS has applied for six develop
