Subsea UK (branded as Subsea Malaysia) will organise a programme of lunch and learn information sessions and networking events, as part of Oil & Gas Asia, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 2-4 June. Talks will cover a variety of subjects including: The Asian Market, Emerging Subsea Technolo
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will provide technical advisory services for carbon capture and storage (CCS) policies, as well as potential projects across the UK, as part of a framework agreement with the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The four year agreement will see WGK support DECC to ens
EU-funded CEFOW research project aims to accelerate wave power development, decrease the levelised cost of ocean energy and create an efficient supply chain for future wave power projects. CEFOW project is due for launch in June 2015, and will aim to demonstrate the viability of floating energy conv
An autonomous marine research glider has been reported likely drifting at sea near Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. According to Ocean Tracking Network, the two-meter long, yellow glider failed to report at its scheduled waypoint, 8 km from Devil’s Island near Halifax Harbour on May 22. Efforts to reco
ABPmer, a UK-based marine consultancy, has been commissioned to assess the re-use value of industry marine environmental data and potential benefits arising from expanding public access to it. The UK Government has committed to enabling open access to as much marine data as possible, with the intent
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted €2 million to Corpower Ocean to test its wave energy technology that works on the principles of human heart off Scotland. Corpower will build a new prototype wave power plant and install it in the sea off Scotland, Swedish Energy Agency’s press release reads. Co
IRENA’s new report estimates that 7.7 million people have been employed in renewable energy sector in 2014. The report ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2015’ indicates an increase of 18 percent in renewable energy sector employment from the last year’s figure of 6.5 million. According to I
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has coordinated the ECO2 (Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)) research project from May 2011 to April 2015. Funded by the European Union, the ECO2 project developed recommendations for the selection and monitoring of submarine storage sites as well as an
Aecon Group Inc. and Lengkeek Vessel Engineering have secured contracts worth $25 million as part of the first round of procurement awards on the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a joint venture between Emera Inc. and OpenHydro. Later this year, the project aims to deliver one of the wo
The deployment of the ISWEC wave energy converter will take place in June, off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily. Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is currently located at the shipyard in Mazara del Vallo, a coastal town in Sicily, Italy, where the company is conducting final preparations o
The buoys for Atmocean’s wave energy device have arrived to Ilo, Peru – the deployment location for Atmocean’s scaled wave energy system. Atmocean is planning to deploy a scaled 1/3 demonstration system that will consist of 5 buoys and 5 pressurized pumps. The company aims to deploy the wave energy
Renewable Devices Marine has developed a tidal turbine system that can be floated to the installation site, and work in both flow directions. The Capricorn turbine has a horizontal axis, contra-rotating, twin rotor architecture. Each rotor has three blades designed to be bi-directional in operation,
Drydocks World and Maritime World has received the “Innovative solution” Award at the distribution of “International Business Excellence Awards” ceremony, for the construction of subsea oil storage tank “Solan”. Drydocks World began working on subsea oil storage tank “Solan” in 2013 and delivered th
Scientists from CMR have successfully completed the first installation phase for the measurement campaign at the FINO1 research platform. The campaign is carried out by CMR and UIB in close cooperation with the other NORCOWE partners, FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel, Fraunhofer IWES, RAVE and ForWind. Two Windc
