Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), an AI and solar-powered marine research vessel, which will traverse oceans gathering environmental data, has been lifted into the waters off the coast of Plymouth, England. The vessel is set to be officially launched later today after two years of design, constructio
Subsea technology company Teledyne RD Instruments has launched its new Wayfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL). The Wayfinder provides Doppler navigation capability for micro vehicles, often constrained by stringent size, weight and budget limitations. Measuring just 10 x 10 x 7 centimetres and weighin
French tidal energy developer HydroQuest is joining the Ocean Energy Europe board of directors as a lead partner. Specifically, HydroQuest will be represented by Guillaume Gréau, head of business development. Building on a decade’s experience in developing river current turbines, in 2016 HydroQuest
Finnish technology developer Wello has chosen the Basque test site to trial its latest Penguin wave energy converter. This year, Wello will install its floating WEC at the BiMEP marine energy test site off the coast of Armintza. Consequently, a deal was signed this month and the device should be ins
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub is inviting applications for the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Research Fund. The fund is designed to be a flexible research fund for ECRs to support small activities that either supports and develops existing research activities, or develops skills further
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has recorded around 13 per cent increase in net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to the same period last year. The Q1 of FY21 net loss was $3.4 million, against $3 million in the prior-year comparable period. According to OPT, the loss was specific
Classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a joint development project aimed at building multi-physics simulations capable of analyzing the carbon footprint of vessels in the design stage. “The modeling and simulation techniques that ABS and
Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) will disclose ‘vital’ historic seismic data that could help explorers and developers spot potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites in the North Sea. Following consultation in 2019, the OGA has decided to make seismic data available, under an exploration licence and
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Victoria I was connected to shore power in Tallinn Old City Harbour for the first ever shore power charging in Estonia on 11 September.
Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions and Malaysian integrated energy group Wasco Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote and commercialize Power-to-X (PtX) projects in South-East Asia.
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major Oceaneering, covers the scanning of all deepwater, uninsulated flexible pipelines. It is part of a larger in
Swedish wave energy tech developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies has secured a €300,000 investment from Lundin Foundation. The investment matches a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency for the next development phase of the company’s InfinityWEC technology. InfinityWEC is a modular and scalable wave
Veripos, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division has introduced SPAN GNSS+INS technology into the offshore oil and gas marine market. The technology comes from NovAtel, also part of Hexagon. NovAtel and its SPAN technology accelerated development in GNSS positioning, sensor fusion and in
Germany’s terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to implement its sustainability strategy at its terminal facilities in Hamburg.
