Connect LNG, a Norwegian engineering company, said it has recently finalized customer studies, proving cost reductions associated with the construction of vessel berthing and LNG loading. Connect LNG’s loading solution has through recent customer projects shown cost savings of up to 80% compared to
Connect LNG, a Norwegian engineering company, said it has recently finalized customer studies, proving cost reductions associated with the construction of vessel berthing and LNG loading. Connect LNG’s loading solution has through recent customer projects shown cost savings of up to 80% compared to
Diamond Fields International (DFI ) has announced a restart of offshore marine operations on its Namibian concessions in a joint venture with International Mining and Dredging South Africa (IMD), a subsidiary of International Mining and Dredging Holdings, Limited (IMDH) and an associate company of N
By depositing a large amount of sand in a single operation, between March 2011 and November 2011, Rijkswaterstaat together with contractors and the provincial authority of Zuid-Holland created the hook-shaped peninsula, the Sand Motor. This innovative method for coastal protection is the first exper
Delmar Systems, a Broussard-based mooring and subsea specialist, has created a new R&D team dedicated to developing innovative mooring and subsea technology. According to the company, establishment of the R&D team will allow Delmar Systems to address its customer and market technology needs in the m
Strategic Marine has appointed Rob Osborn as General Manager for Fabrication and Engineering. According to Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilding and engineering company, the appointment of Rob Osborn represents company’s strategic move into a new growth phase in the marine infrastructure, modu
The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, EMEC, has informed it will be restructuring to ensure that its test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particular
Forewind, a consortium of four energy companies – RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil, is donating all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to the National Geological Repository
The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), a non-profit policy research institute based in Paris, has published a short analysis of key legal issues and challenges in marine energy sector. The paper identifies key legal challenges related to the development of mar
Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) programme by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC (AKLNG – a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, TransCanada and the State of Alaska). The 2015 G&G programme follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received approval for $1.5 million in milestone payments from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion and deployment of the CETO units and commissioning of the Perth Wave Energy Project (Perth Project). Carnegie will receive milest
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has stated it has over $2.3 bln available for investment into clean energy projects. CEFC also stated that it is looking forward to increased certainty over Australian renewable energy target (RET) scheme in order to enable commercially-viable, proven, uti
Twelve finalist teams selected from more than 200 school teams are today putting their wave energy model devices into the tank at FloWave as part of the Scottish Junior Saltire Competition. The competition itself is led by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Council for Development &
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Indonesia has announced plans for the development of wave and current power plants in the country. According to Jakarta Post, Sudirman Said, the country’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, revealed that his ministry would encourage the use of energy
