Eelume has secured NOK 3 million from Innovation Norway to develop untethered operation for its resident robot Eely500. GCE Ocean Technology supported the feasibility study in 2020. Untethered operations is a prerequisite to enable Eelume’s subsea robot to carry out the missions and collect the data
Subsea services firm Ashtead Technology has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and five managers for newly created roles across its international team. Ashtead said the appointments underline the company’s strategic growth plans to strengthen its position in the global offshore energy market
Acteon’s marine technology specialists Seatronics has received a purchase order for multiple VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. The award marks a positive step forwards for VALOR to become accepted as an alternative to traditional systems, the Westhill-based firm said. According to Seatr
Ramboll has completed a pilot test of its True Digital Twin technology at Iberdrola’s 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The results of the pilot test, carried out as part of the EU Horizon 2020’s ROMEO project, have been summarised in two reports, according t
European Union’s Horizon 2020 program has awarded €5 million to VALID project for the development of a Hybrid Testing Platform that will accelerate the testing of marine energy devices in Europe’s race towards carbon neutrality.
Saipem has started the functional tests of FlatFish, the innovative underwater drone for advanced vessel free subsea inspections, based on AI. According to the company, the vehicle is now going to an extensive sea trial campaign. Since March 2018, Shell has been entrusting Saipem with the license to
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines has denied the petition filed by the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) for Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) for electricity generated from ocean energy resources.
Clean energy technology start-up Exowave has secured funding from the Danish government to advance the project that combines wave energy extraction with desalination and hydrogen production.
Australian-based company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has made significant progress on the construction of its wave energy device that will be deployed off Tasmania early in 2021.
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft is preparing for the post-COVID-19 future as it is working on a range of new eco-friendly technological solutions for cruise ships.
UK-based marine energy company HydroWing is looking to expand its team with the addition of new electrical design engineer that will work on the development of the company’s tidal energy device.
U-Ming Marine Transport (Singapore), a fully-owned subsidiary of U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, has held a christening ceremony at Qingdao Beihai Shipyard for M.V. Grand Wisdom, its second 325,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC). The vessel is equipped with an advanced MAN B&W main engine, a
At the beginning of December, the components of the part-scale PivotBuoy floating wind platform arrived at the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where they are now being assembled. The manufacturing commenced this summer at DEGIMA facilities in Santander, Spain, after X1 Wind and its partners comp
The black swan year of 2020 has brought many challenges for the shipping industry, including the ongoing crew change crisis, but it has also shown how the sector can be resilient in the face of adversity and pressure. Gavin Allwright, Secretary-General of the International Windship Association (IWSA
