The construction has kicked off on the world’s longest subsea road tunnel and the second Jiaozhou Bay tunnel in China. The launch ceremony took place in Qingdao’s West Coast New Area on October 29, bringing together leaders and experts from government, academia, as well as Qingdao Conson Development
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI),
The Australian company Wave Swell Energy has launched the substructure for its King Island wave energy demonstration project.
UK-based Tritech, a Moog company, has released its diver mounted display system (DMD) – the next generation of diver assisting sensors. The DMD offers divers vision in zero-visibility water by utilising sonar technology. The Tritech Gemini multibeam sonar is mounted on the diver’s mask or helmet and
Australian developer Carnegie Clean Energy has secured a Microsoft AI for Earth grant to support a project that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the capabilities of its ‘Wave Predictor‘ and broadens its potential applications. Microsoft’s AI for Earth grants provide access to Microsoft r
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has inked an MOU with Msmart Future Technology with plans to develop a 50MW wave energy array in Vietnam. The two companies will execute this collaboration in milestones. Specifically, in the first phase, the Eco Wave Power engineering team, will perform an in-de
Boston-based subsea robotics firm Dive Technologies recently completed sea trials of a Large Displacement Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LD-AUV), powered by Kraken Robotics pressure tolerant batteries. As a result, Kraken expects further contracts with Dive for additional batteries in 2020 and beyon
DNV GL has awarded aerodyn engineering with a statement of feasibility for its nezzy² double rotor floating wind turbine concept. According to DNV GL, this statement confirms that the floater is designed to state-of-the-art safety, quality and performance standards. It is said to allow aerodyn to se
US-based companies CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) and SeaRobotics are jointly developing the next generation utility-class autonomous surface vessel (ASV). Based on the SR-Surveyor M1.8 ASV, introduced by SRC in 2019, the new utility-class ASV will deploy the same fully integrated control, survey, and aut
NewTek Sensor Solutions offers custom designs of Submersible Linear Position Sensors. Constructed of special alloys they have chemical resistance to water depths exceeding 4,500 metres and external pressures up to 20,000psi. Incorporated into a range of subsea measurement systems, NewTek Subsea and
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab has shipped the first four commercial units of its Reach Bravo advanced electric manipulators. The company designed these specifically for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Blueprint Lab rolled out the Reach Bravo robotic arm system i
Seal for Life Industries is bringing not only a presentation of its protection technology, but a tutorial as well, all of which you can watch in the two videos below. STOPAQ – Visco-elastic Corrosion Prevention & Sealant Technology systems protect against the ingress of water, oxygen and bacteria, a
Norwegian subsea solutions provider Stinger and Houston Mechatronics Inc. (HMI) have entered into a collaboration agreement. Stinger said it aims to become the go-to provider of light weight, smart and fast deployable underwater drones for resident applications with semi-autonomous and autonomous ch
Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE Renewables have awarded Ferrovial with a contract for the manufacturing and assembly of the DemoSATH floating wind turbine. DemoSATH is a 2 MW turbine mounted onto a concrete floating foundation set to be deployed at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) open
