Aquamarine Power today published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major st
Aquamarine Power today published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major st
Head of the New Energy at Bluewater Energy Services was awarded the title Engineer of the Year by the Prince Friso Engineers Prize held at University of Twente. Allard van Hoeken studied Mechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology. From 1995, he held various positions at Bluewater Energ
Fugro has introduced high accuracy G2+ service designed to help offshore operators with positioning and measurement accuracy. Applications for this service include offshore construction, survey services, vessel monitoring and structural monitoring. The service enables real-time correction of tidal c
DemoWind, the Offshore Wind European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) Cofund, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, launched a Joint Call 2015 on 25th February 2015. DemoWind offers the opportunity for project consortia to participate in its first Joint Call this year for collaborati
Subsea UK, the body which champions the UK’s subsea industry, has welcomed the measures in the budget. George Osborne has yesterday delivered his sixth budget as chancellor, and the last of the current Parliament. The subsea industry generates annual revenues of £9bn and supports around 55,000 jobs
To reflect the changing needs of the industry, DNV GL has worked together with its industry partners to revise two recommended practices (RP). The first for corroded pipelines (DNV-RP F101) and the second for integrity management of submarine pipeline systems (DNV-RP-F116). The updates have been dev
In “Beyond Integration: Three dynamics reshaping renewables and the grid”, a recent global industry research initiative, DNV GL gathered views from over 1,600 energy sector participants across more than 70 countries. The study addressed key questions on how to best move forward the integration of re
In UK’s Budget 2015 the government has announced investments in the creation of the new Energy Systems Catapult in Birmingham. The government will invest an initial GBP 60 million in a proposal made by six universities across the Midlands for a new Energy Research Accelerator, a major project to dev
The Government is moving to the first phase of commercial negotiations on a Contract for Difference with the developer of a proposed tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay. Tidal power is a major economic and energy opportunity for the UK – and tidal lagoons could form a key element of this . The proposed six-
Chancellor George Osborne has announced today that the UK government is entering formal negotiations on financing subsidy for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. UK government is opening of the negotiations on the subsidy for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. In his Budget speech, the Chancel
The final phase of testing the Corpower WEC (wave energy conversion) technology is now completed and the project can now focus on full scale deployment activities. The project aims to industrialize a wave energy converter with five times higher energy density compared to existing technologies. The f
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted a response to request for information (RFI) to the U.S. Department of Energy proposing Cobscook Bay, Maine, as a test site for marine hydrokinetic research and development. The proposal was submitted by ORPC, along with a consortium of tidal develop
Operator Statoil has together with PL218 partners made a gas discovery in the Snefrid Nord prospect in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery is an important contribution to the Aasta Hansteen field development project and Polarled pipeline utilisation. “The Snefrid Nord discovery increases the resource b
