UK-based RS Aqua has signed an exclusive partnership with Canada-based ROV developer SEAMOR Marine. The partnership enables RS Aqua to distribute SEAMOR Marine’s inspection-class remotely operated vehicles in the UK as well as Ireland. SEAMOR Marine is also one of a few ROV companies in Canada to ex
The UK government has launched a £11 million fund for energy entrepreneurs in an effort to drive forward the adoption of new clean technologies across all sectors of UK industry.
Perth-based offshore surveyor Blue Ocean Marine Services (BOMS) has recently purchased an additional L3Harris Technologies Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The new AUV will support BOMS expanding survey operations in the Australian and Asian markets. Keith Wallace, general manager of BOMS,
Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Norway has secured a contract from Randaberg Industries, to provide Vikotherm R3 thermal insulation for the 10 inch VFS-2 spool skid set for the Hod field development project, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea. This collaboration between T
A team of engineering researchers from two UK universities have conducted a study which showed that arranging tidal turbines in a close formation, as opposed to wider spacing, results in an increased power capture.
Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in t
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has added marine energy to the open-source System Advisor Model (SAM) toolkit to facilitate the cost and performance analysis for wave and tidal energy systems.
The fifth and final MaRINET2 call results have been announced, bringing the project’s total budget for free lab, tank and open-sea testing for offshore renewables to €5 million.
Danish engineering company Ramboll has announced it will provide multidisciplinary engineering expertise to the Equinor’s floating solar project planned for deployment offshore Norway.
Kongsberg Maritime has announced the next generation of its HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Named HUGIN Endurance, the new AUV boosts operational duration to approximately 15 days, enabling extended survey and inspection missions. This allows HUGIN Endurance to undertake extensive mission
Once only a multi-purpose concept, a solution that uses already existing breakwaters coupled with integrated wave energy devices has become a reality in the Powerpier project that will soon be deployed for trials offshore Norway. Geir Arne Solheim, the chief executive officer of Havkraft – a technol
A collaborative, green solution developed by COSL Drilling Europe, Kongsberg, and NOV is poised to generate savings in offshore drilling operations.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a range of solutions for a new diesel-electric hybrid roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry ordered by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPC).
Stena Drilling has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with dCarbonX for the development of “geoenergy” resources.
