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  • MARIN: Free Testing for Six Innovative Concepts

    13 February 2014
    Research & Development

    Half a year ago, MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) launched an initiative to offer six free slots for invited maritime start-ups. This way the Institute encourages maritime innovation in the Netherlands, said MARIN director Bas Buchner. Out of twenty applicants, six received a symbolic cheque as winners. Each basin testing is worth € 40,000, which […]

  • OERA Funds Marine Life Observation Program

    19 May 2014
    Environment

    The Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) awarded funding to Fundy Tidal, the Canadian Whale Institute (CWI), and Conserve.iO for a marine life observation program including public participation. Free smart phone applications will be available to public (“citizen scientists”), whale tour operators, and other users (including trained dedicated observers) to participate in recording marine […]

  • SCORE Funds Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has announced Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub as the latest innovation to receive funding. Marine Power Systems was founded with the sole purpose of developing and bringing to market the novel, patent protected wave energy converter ‘WaveSub’. The award winning WaveSub has four key USPs which […]

  • Dutch marine centre goes on a recruiting spree

    27 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) is looking to hire two professionals who would join its team and work on the upcoming marine energy projects.

  • With solutions in focus, marine energy to center on governments

    5 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Harvest the benefits of the ocean energy sector – the governments were once again called on to – and take marine energy into consideration as one of the answers to some challenging policy questions. The industry has – on the other hand – been advised to speak with unified voice, focused more on solutions than on problems as the government and investors need more proven facts and figures to show more support, according to the leading industry players.

  • Certification set to settle ‘marine-money’ match

    2 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The relevance of certification in accessing commercial finance for marine energy technologies was the subject of a workshop organized by the MET-CERTIFIED project as part of the Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) 2018 Conference.

  • Massachusetts funds marine hydrokinetic data portal

    10 October 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The government of Massachusetts has awarded funding for the establishment of a new oceanographic data portal designed for users working in the renewable energy sector with an emphasis on hydrokinetic project developments.

  • K2 Management enters marine renewables sector

    20 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    K2 Management, the specialist global renewables engineering consultancy, has acquired energy engineering consultancy working in marine renewables sector Cruz Atcheson.

  • Port of Cherbourg gears up for marine renewables

    17 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    As part of the ongoing extension works, the Port of Cherbourg has made 44 hectares of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 already available for the marine renewable energies sector. The €100 million worth of ongoing extension works undertaken by Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will make 100 hectares […]

  • Marine energy and tidal lagoons APPG launched

    15 July 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on marine energy and tidal lagoons has been set up to promote the potential of tidal and wave energy in UK.

  • Bangor University opens Marine Centre Wales

    7 July 2016
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    HRH The Prince of Wales has opened Marine Centre Wales, a national facility for the growing marine sector, at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences.

  • Strategic Marine gets new General Manager

    8 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Strategic Marine has appointed Rob Osborn as General Manager for Fabrication and Engineering. According to Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilding and engineering company, the appointment of Rob Osborn represents company’s strategic move into a new growth phase in the marine infrastructure, modular fabrication and engineering area. Reece Newbold, Group’s Business Development Manager, said: “Rob comes […]

  • Alstom displays its marine technology in Nantes

    5 June 2015
    Technology

    Alstom participated in the Thetis exhibition showcasing its marine technologies for tidal and offshore wind sector. French-based company displayed its two principal technologies – the Haliade offshore wind turbine and the Oceade tidal turbines platform. Nantes, located in the north-western France, is the location where the emerging marine industrial cluster is taking shape, and Alstom […]

  • Wales benefits from marine renewables activities

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The study conducted by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) states that wave and tidal developers have so far spent GBP 34.5 mln in Wales. The report ‘Marine Energy in Wales: Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain‘ states that the sector has created over 99 person years of employment, rising to 174 person years when Welsh academic research is […]

  • Nagasaki to create test site for marine renewables

    1 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, plans to develop a testing site for renewable marine energy to aid research and development of this sector. According to Wall Street Journal, the government of the Nagasaki prefecture will include the marine renewables experiment sites in the projects for the current fiscal year. The testing sites are expected to create 50 […]

  • BIS: Lowest rates of employment in marine technologies

    25 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released ‘The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy’ report that covers the time period from 2010 to 2013. The report states the rates of employment in marine technologies industry was the lowest out of all in low carbon electricity sector. The industries analyzed include […]

  • EMEC assists in progressing Japan’s marine energy

    12 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Japanese politicians and business leaders have visited the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) – a visit that comes at a time when Japan looks to establish its own marine energy test centre sites, EMEC’s press release reads. The visit was hosted by EMEC and the Orkney-based environmental consultancy firm Aquatera. Takaaki Morita, director of Nagasaki […]

  • Sustainable Marine Energy goes on a recruiting spree

    6 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), a UK-based engineering company, is looking for new additions to its team with various job openings. Based in East Cowe on the Isle of Wight, the company is recruiting suitably experienced, high calibre individuals for the following positions: Lead Electrical and Control Systems Engineer, Lead Structural Design Engineer, Draughtsman, Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, […]

  • Ireland: Arklow Marine Delivers ‘Gardian 8’

    16 March 2012

    After the Arklow Marine successfully launched and tested its first 20 m Wind Farm Service Vessel Gardian 8, the vessel departed Arklow last Monday arriving at Ramsgate on Tuesday afternoon. Gardian 8 will be operated by its new owners Dalby Offshore Renewables. To meet current enquiries from the offshore industry Arklow has recently designed a new […]

  • VIDEO: GDF SUEZ Looks into Marine Renewables

    14 January 2015

    Faced with increasing scarcity of  natural resources some companies strive to find sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to meet energy needs. As ocean and seas look promising, GDF SUEZ is looking into wind, tidal and geothermal as a  new marine renewable energy sources. Check out the following video about their plans for renewable energy. Offshore […]

  • Bilbao Marine Energy Week Gearing Up

    28 January 2015

    The second edition of Bilbao Marine Energy Week, southern Europe’s largest marine energy conference, will be held in Bilbao from 20 – 24 April, 2015. The first advance of the programme of presentations shows the main lines of the Offshore Wind Conference and Ocean Energy Conference symposia, as well as the intermediary day’s events, a […]

  • Wärtsilä Acquires L-3 Marine Systems

    29 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä Corporation announces that its acquisition of the Germany based L-3 Marine Systems International (MSI) has been finalised and control of the company will be transferred to Wärtsilä with effect from 1stJune 2015. In December 2014, Wärtsilä announced that agreement had been reached to acquire MSI from NYSE-listed L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. using financing from […]

  • SMC Develops Atlas Marine Coordination System

    24 March 2015
    Technology

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) Ltd has developed Atlas, a bespoke recording and tracking system to manage vessels and personnel during offshore construction projects. The system has been designed by marine coordinators, using their experience in conjunction with customer feedback to shape the system to fit the exact requirements of the job. This ongoing process of […]

  • SMC Develops Atlas Marine Coordination System

    24 March 2015
    Technology

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) Ltd has developed Atlas, a bespoke recording and tracking system to manage vessels and personnel during offshore construction projects. The system has been designed by marine coordinators, using their experience in conjunction with customer feedback to shape the system to fit the exact requirements of the job. This ongoing process of […]

  • Marine Contracting Group to Kick Off at SNS2015

    13 February 2015

    A special interest group for the marine industry in the east of England energy sector is to be launched next month. The group will examine how the industry uses the diverse range of vessels across the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors in the Southern North Sea – from catamarans to huge jack-ups used to […]