NNMREC, together with NOAA, will be performing a current survey throughout Puget Sound, Washington, US, to ensure the accuracy of tidal current predictions. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) through its Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) will be
Jee has completed a contract with Decom North Sea (DNS) to identify pioneering methods of salvage and re-use options for concrete subsea mattresses. The aim of the project, which started in February 2015 and saw Jee Ltd partner with DNS and Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), was to identify innovative new s
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced a new discovery at Ewing Banks 910 and first production from the SS #6 well at Mississippi Canyon Medusa field, both in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico. W&T made a new discovery at Ewing Banks 910 with the drilling and evaluation of the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST well. T
WERPO is looking to build ‘a very large infrastructure for ocean power generators’ together with an unnamed electrical supplier in China. According to WERPO, the company is currently in discussions with ‘one of the most important electric companies’ in China, through Beijing Capital Group (BCG) – WE
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS, the Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems, are collaborating to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indep
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS (Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) have joined forces to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indepe
Huisman and the management of Fistuca BV have reached an agreement on the participation of Huisman as shareholder and investor in Fistuca BV. Fistuca is developing, according to the company, a revolutionary new pile driving technology, BLUE Piling Technology. Fistuca believes that this new technique
The Commonwealth of Australia has taken legal actions in the Federal Court against Shenzhen Energy, after its ship Shen Neng 1 run aground on the Great Barrier Reef, causing a severe damage to the reef. The proceeding has been listed for trial for 15 days starting in April 2016 in Brisbane. On April
Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy conve
Bureau Veritas has published a new guide, NI 603 Current and Tidal Turbines, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean t
Ocean Wave Power Station will be presented at ‘Our Ocean Challenge’ demo day, a part of ‘Aerospace meets Maritime’ event in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Ocean Wave Power Station (OWPS) consists of two large vessels that support a framework with floating standard 45 foot (13.72 m) container-sized pont
A team of scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) are currently with the German deep-sea research vessel SONNE in the Pacific. Together with partners of the University of Bremen, Jacobs University, as well as the BGR, researchers are examining the ocean floor at a depth of 4,000 meters. T
ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ) has launched Big Pitch UK – a national competition to find the UK’s most innovative companies in the energy and services sectors. Companies, startups and entrepreneurs have been invited to pitch their innovative projects or ideas related to the following themes: energy effi
WavEC Offshore Renewables is seeking an engineer with the experience in offshore applications to complement its Technology and Monitoring Team. The successful applicant will engage in offshore engineering projects, mainly addressing offshore operations and specifications, and also the design and ass
