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  • Siemens Turns to Tidal Power (Germany)

    24 June 2011

    As reported in the latest edition of “Pictures of the Future”, Siemens is also turning to tidal power as it strives to exploit alternative forms of energy. The company has recently secured a stake in SeaGen, the world’s first commercial power plant to generate electricity from tidal energy. Commissioned in 2008, the 1.2 MW plant […]

  • UK: Partrac Reports Busy 2012

    8 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    As Partrac enters the 10th year of trading, the Company reports a very busy 2012. Regarding this, Technical Director Kevin Black said: “We have just completed internal reviews for our 2012 Annual Report, and last year was an exciting year for us with projects in every area of our business. The projects, some of which […]

  • Dart Announces Early Acquisition of Composite Energy (UK)

    28 February 2011
    Project & Tenders

      Global coal seam gas company Dart Energy Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire the 90% of Composite Energy Limited that it does not already own for approximately US$46.7 million. The consideration will be satisfied by way of issue of approximately 35.9 million new Dart shares to the current shareholders of Composite and […]

  • CAF Captures Shipwreck Images During Operation NUNALIVUT 2014

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel deployed on Operation NUNALIVUT 2014 have captured exciting new footage of the sunken merchant ship Breadalbane, a National Historic Site of Canada. Working in conjunction with Parks Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and SeaBotix Inc., the CAF captured footage of the Breadalbane as part of planned dive operations during Operation […]

  • NOC Announces New Ocean Currents Monitoring Projects

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The National Oceanography Centre will lead the UK component of two projects to monitor the crucial ocean currents in the North Atlantic which shape Britain’s climate. Science Minister David Willetts will announce the projects this evening (Wednesday 9 October) when he delivers the Mountbatten Memorial Lecture at the Royal Institution. NOC’s owner, the Natural Environment […]

  • France: Prysmian Showcases Its Submarine Cable Products at CIGRE

    3 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will showcase its comprehensive range of products and technologies, specifically dedicated to High Voltage underground and submarine power transmission, at the 2012 Biannual Session of CIGRE (the International Council on Large Electrical Systems, one of the key worldwide bodies operating in the […]

  • Top news, December 17 – 23, 2018

    23 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from December 17 – 23, 2018.

  • USA: Grand Lake St. Marys Improvements Continue

    13 March 2012

    A step toward improving water quality at Grand Lake St. Marys will occur this spring when an alum treatment will be applied to cover the entire lake. This treatment is part of Gov. John Kasich’s approach to improve Grand Lake St. Marys through rough fish removal, dredging, installation of a treatment train, wetland creation, watershed […]

  • Green hydrogen produced by wind and tidal energy sets new aviation milestone

    28 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Green hydrogen produced at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) hydrogen production and tidal test facility has been used to fuel the ground test of a Rolls-Royce jet engine.

  • France: Prysmian Group to Showcase Its Expertise at CIGRE 2012

    3 August 2012
    Storage

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will showcase its comprehensive range of products and technologies, specifically dedicated to High Voltage underground and submarine power transmission, at the 2012 Biannual Session of CIGRE (the International Council on Large Electrical Systems, one of the key worldwide bodies operating in the […]

  • SgurrEnergy Completes One Year Wind Measurement Campaign Offshore Hong Kong

    9 May 2013

    SgurrEnergy has concluded a one year wind measurement campaign, conducted on the first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform, located near Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The measurement campaign, which began in March 2012, was carried out on behalf of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), which is looking to develop a 90-100MW offshore wind […]

  • Singapore: Hovertrans Solutions to Construct Heavy Lift Hoverbarge

    8 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Hovertrans Solutions), a leading designer and manufacturer of hoverbarges for heavy lift in difficult terrain in the global oil and gas, and specialist transportation industries, will be constructing a 50 tonne payload hoverbarge for charter. Measuring 34m x 17m, the modular hoverbarge with a 50 tonne payload and hover height […]

  • Technology de-risking at NUI Galway set to usher in new age for marine renewables

    27 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    A research team in the SFI MaREI Centre at NUI Galway has made a significant contribution to technology development in the marine energy sector, by delivering three full-scale structural testing programmes to de-risk blade components to allow for commercial and operational trials in Alaska and Scotland.

  • Crown Estate Enables Further Growth for Wave and Tidal Developments

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has agreed seabed rights  for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones, which for the first time will enable locally-based organisations to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to a range of wave and tidal stream developers and for five new wave and tidal current sites, each with the potential to […]

  • Red7Marine Offshore Awarded New Contracts

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Red7Marine Offshore Ltd announced the award of a number of new contracts for 2013. Cable protection work has recently been awarded on the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Energy Converter project, Brittany, France. The scope of work includes the installation of more than 100 concrete mattresses to provide additional stabilisation of the export cable connecting tidal energy devices […]

  • UK: Cairn to Acquire Nautical for USD 644 Million

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

     Cairn and Nautical have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Capricorn (a subsidiary of Cairn) for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Nautical. Under the terms of the Offer, Nautical Shareholders will be entitled to receive 450 pence in cash for each Nautical […]

  • Malaviya 7 OSV arrested. Could be sold to pay crew wages

    31 March 2017

    The UK Maritime and Coast Guard Agency has arrested the Malaviya 7 offshore vessel over unpaid wages to the crew. The vessel, owned by India’s Gol Offshore, had been detained in mid- 2016 for the same reason, but was then released following the payment of the wages, only to be detained again in October 2016. […]

  • Harris Pye Presents BWT 3D Laser Scanner at SMM 2012 (Germany)

    5 September 2012

    Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company, and IMarEST Marine Partner, Harris Pye is highlighting its 360 degree 3D laser scanner for ballast water treatment system installation on its stand at SMM in Hamburg (Hall A1 / Stand 501). “Since we announced earlier this year that we had successfully used our innovative 360 […]

  • Harris Pye Presents 3600 3D Laser Scanner at SMM, Germany

    5 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company, and IMarEST Marine Partner, Harris Pye is highlighting its 3600 3D laser scanner for ballast water treatment system installation on its stand at SMM in Hamburg (Hall A1 / Stand 501). “Since we announced earlier this year that we had successfully used our innovative 3600 3D […]

  • Kongsberg Delivers Seagliders to National Oceanography Centre, UK

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has recently supplied five new Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The AUVs were ordered by NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems facility (MARS), and will become part of a fleet of underwater gliders that are made available to research institutes around […]

  • UK tidal energy experts call for more support from government

    19 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    One of the leading tidal energy experts in UK, Jeremy Smith from the Scottish company QED Naval, has urged the UK government to give the tidal sector dramatically more financial support in order to improve the resilience of the country’s clean energy systems.

  • UK: National Oceanography Centre Expands Its AUV Fleet

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has recently supplied five new Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The AUVs were ordered by NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems facility (MARS), and will become part of a fleet of underwater gliders that are made available to research institutes around […]

  • Brevard County Gears Up for Environmental Dredging

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Florida’s Brevard County is embarking on a large-scale environmental dredging project for the Indian River Lagoon. Decades of excessive pollution has overwhelmed the natural resilience and assimilative capacity of this National Estuary. This legacy of pollutant load contributed to record breaking algae blooms in 2011 and 2012, loss of 60% of the seagrass beds, and unusual mortality […]

  • UK: Peel Ports Group, Busan Port Authority Sign Co-Operation Agreement

    15 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    One of Asia’s largest port authorities has signed a landmark co-operation agreement with the company building a new container terminal at Liverpool in the heart of the UK. Peel Ports Group and Busan Port Authority will now work together to hone technical, economical and commercial acumen and increase investment in infrastructure and environmental developments. Lim […]

  • Norway-UK interconnector hits a snag with license application refusal

    16 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has rejected the license application for the construction and operation of a 1.4 GW overseas interconnector between Norway and the UK. The ministry reported on 16 March that after an overall assessment, it had come to the conclusion that there is no basis for granting a license to […]