Longbay Seapower has notified the Planning Inspectorate of an intended application for the the West Somerset Tidal Lagoon. LongBay SeaPower aims to harness the natural resources of the Bristol Channel to generate electricity. The West Somerset Lagoon is the construction of a continuous breakwater wa
The black box of the AirAsia QZ8501 Flight has been retrieved from Java Sea by Indonesian Navy divers. Last week pinger locator detected pings from the black box that was found stuck at a depth of 30 meters in the plane debris. According to Reuters report, divers retrieved the flight data recorder,
China’s most sophisticated research vessel Kexue (Science) departed from the eastern city of Xiamen on January 10 on a new expedition to a west Pacific seamount. According to reports, the second expedition to the Yap Seamount sea area will focus on deep-sea environment and ecology, said Dong Dongdon
Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has issued its third open funding opportunity announcement, OPEN 2015, for up to USD 125 million, it is stated in ARPA-E’s press release. OPEN 2015 will support energy research and development projects from America’s top inno
Energinet.dk has invited potential contractors to prequalify for an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey to be carried out in 2015 at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm site. The Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet.dk is preparing the installation of a 33 km export cable from the planned
A subsea engineering and training company, Jee Ltd, will draw on its extensive integrity management experience to host a free-to-attend webinar exploring the topic on February 24, 2015. Available to a global audience, the webinar ‘Lessons learned in subsea pipeline integrity management’ will be pres
Two extensive, unexplored submarine mountain chains are proposed as new open-water marine protected areas by the Republic of Panama based on scientific expertise from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Submarine mountain chains are recognized by the United Nations as conservation prioritie
Petrobras announces results of drilling well 9-SES-187A (Petrobras nomenclature) / 9-BRSA-1278A-SES (ANP nomenclature), located in concession area BM-SEAL-10, blocks SEAL-M-347 and SEAL-M-424, in Sergipe Basin ultra-deep waters. Results have confirmed the continuation of the light oil accumulation i
Minesto is developing a new concept for tidal power plants called Deep Green. Deep Green is based on a new principle for electricity generation from tidal currents. The electricity is produced when the water current creates a hydrodynamic lift force on the wing which pushes the kite forward. In addi
The North Sea Region has the potential to act as an engine for growth in Europe, add value to the European Union and contribute to the objectives of the EU2020 strategy. Whereas the EU has developed regional strategies for the Baltic and Adriatic Sea areas and has begun developing strategies for the
In December, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the 34/10-53 S (Rutil) discovery in the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen area in the North Sea. Production start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017. Rutil is a gas discovery. The operator
The state of development of blue energies in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as prospects for their further implementation in the future regarding funding, framework and best practice exchanges were discussed on the “Blue Energies in the Mediterranean Sea” seminar. It was concluded that the five Med
The Sand Motor, an innovative and sustainable alternative to the traditional method of coast protection, is an initiative of the Dutch province of South Holland and RWS (Rijkswaterstaat). The project was a joint venture with Boskalis, with Van Oord accounting for 50%. Van Oord constructed the artifi
Renewable energy has made strong advances in the power generation fuel mix in many developed and developing nations in the past decade. Energy-hungry nations are increasingly turning to renewables in order to meet their rapidly increasing demand, according to a recently issued report from Frost & Su
