Eko Atlantic city, a creative and ambitious development project, is about to change the face of Africa, transforming the Lagos State into a megacity. The city, currently under construction off Bar Beach, Victoria Island, will become the new financial epicenter of West Africa by the year 2020. The ne
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has gone out to tender with a contract worth up to GBP 10 million (USD 15,7 million) in an effort to form an energy technical specialist framework. DECC plans to appoint suppliers for technical support for determination, evaluation and delivering the
The International Conference on Ocean Energy was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 4-6 November, 2014. Over 600 hundred participants from 28 countries, representing industry, governments, and academia participated in the presentations, poster sessions, exhibition, and networking events. Kendra Ryan,
The International Seabed Authority and the L’Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides. The contract was signed in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 18 November 2014 by the Secretary-General of the Au
France and Australia move in opposite directions with renewable energy policies, says GlobalData analyst. While France has set ambitious targets to increase the share of renewables in its total energy consumption, Australia has taken a contrasting approach by repealing its 2011 Clean Energy Act, whi
Tocardo has been chosen by the Isle of Man Government as one of two preferred partners to supply tidal turbines for a major new renewable energy initiative. The announcement is part of the Isle of Man Government’s renewable energy initiative, including the development of a wind farm and installation
BSAC has monitored and reported on Diving Incidents since 1964 in the interest of promoting diving safety. 2014 has seen 216 UK diving incidents reported. This continues the decline in reported incidents first recorded in 2012. In the years 2006 to 2011 the number of incidents reported had been fair
Fraunhofer IWES has successfully finished the validation of their Wind Lidar Buoy which confirms the commercial acceptance of wind data from the on-board ZephIR lidar for use in floating offshore energy assessments, according to the criteria within the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator roadmap
Eco Atlantic has kicked off a 1,000 Km 2D Seismic Survey on the Guy block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The Company engaged PGS Geophysical to perform the Survey, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month. Subject to Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy approving t
From March 1st 2015 onward, Deltares will be mobilizing Dutch knowledge questions with the aim of establishing the research agenda for the, soil-sediment-water system, subsurface and land use in Europe. As the work package leader, Deltares will also be making sure that other European countries do th
French Energy Minister Ségolène Royal and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron have announced state support for four new projects in the marine renewables sector within the framework supplied by the French public sector investment programme “Investing for the Future”. Among the initiatives supported by
Increased interest in new development areas for oil and gas and renewable energy is resulting in a growing demand for high-quality metocean data relating to these largely unexplored regions. In response, Fugro has strengthened its numerical modelling capabilities. Modelling the complexities of local
The Autonomous Ocean Systems Laboratory (AOSL) at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is undertaking a long-term study into modelling the behaviour of icebergs that includes acquiring real-world data that will increase the accuracy of predicting the rate and direction of their drift. They are al
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Wind Farm Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Industry Report, 2014-2016” report to their offering. Global wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) market size had increased progressively year after year during 2008-2013, attaining to USD 7.3
