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  • Registration Open for Marine Measurement Forum (UK)

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Xylem Analytics UK has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Marine Measurement Forum. The event will take place on Thursday 28th November 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The format for the day is a series of 15-20 minute talks on topics covering scientific research, instrumentation, survey projects etc. […]

  • The Ferretti Group is the top Italian company on ‘BUSINESS WEEK’s’ 500 Hot growth companies list

    2 November 2006

    The Ferretti Group is the top Italian company and twenty-eighth of the 500 Hot Growth Companies in Europe. This emerged from research carried out by the important English magazine ‘Business Week’, which ranked the companies on the basis of their turnover growth compared with the sales volumes and number of employees, thus putting together a […]

  • Energy Conference to Kick Off in Barcelona

    4 June 2014

    The 9th edition of the Barcelona Global Energy Challenges 2014 will be held on June 19. The conference is supported by the Government of Catalonia and the City Council of Barcelona, as well as the centres of research and investigation of the IREC and the MIT. This 9th edition is structured in 5 plenary sessions led […]

  • Shelby Secures Potential Funding for Mobile Harbor Improvements

    20 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Alabama Senator Richard Shelby yesterday voted to approve the first of two comprehensive appropriations packages that together contain all 12 Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) appropriations measures, H.R. 1865.  The legislation, which passed the Senate by a vote of 71-23, contains funding for various Alabama priorities. “Completing the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations process is good news […]

  • Spotlight on Sustainable Management of Volta Delta

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Delft Deltas, Infrastructure & Mobility Initiative and Delta Alliance have joined forces in organizing two meetings in Ghana to discuss the challenges for the sustainable management of the Volta Delta, Delft University of Technology just announced. The two consultative meetings were organized and facilitated by the Ghanaian Development Institute (DI) with funding support from the […]

  • Spotlight on Sustainable Management of Volta River Delta

    20 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Researchers from the Delft University of Technology and the Delta Alliance joined forces with the Ghanaian Development Institute and the University of Ghana to discuss the challenges for integrated planning and sustainable management of the Volta river delta. At two recent workshops Dutch and Ghanaian experts recognized that the problems in the delta relate a […]

  • Shell joins SCCS JIP that aims to extend life of North Sea oil fields

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    A joint industry project to investigate mechanisms for creating a CO₂-driven enhanced oil recovery (CO₂-EOR) industry in the North Sea has welcomed Shell as a new industry partner. CO₂-EOR has the potential to bring benefits for the UK offshore industry by improving recovery from depleted oil fields using CO₂ captured from power plants and industry. […]

  • USA: DOE Launches Database on Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Development

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    As part of an international collaboration with the International Energy Agency, the Energy Department has launched a new database that includes results of environmental monitoring and research efforts on wave, tidal, and current energy development worldwide. Called “Tethys,” after the Greek titaness of the ocean, the database will help industry regulators and energy project developers […]

  • CWR: Shipping Banks Face Climate Risk Exposure

    27 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Climate transition pathways could pose risks to the banks that hold USD 400 billion of global shipping debt, according to a research conducted by Carbon War Room (CWR) and University Maritime Advisory Service (UMAS). With the onset of climate policies as soon as 2023, a need for significant capital investment to keep vessels competitive is […]

  • Spain: IREC Hosts Event “Animation Event for Thematic Field Renewable Energy”

    25 January 2013

    The aim of the event has been to present the call for innovation projects of InnoEnergy KIC 2013. The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has hosted the conference “Animation Event for Thematic Field Renewable Energy “organized by KIC InnoEnergy, in its headquarters in Barcelona. The aim of the conference has been to present the […]

  • Reducing Offshore Wind Cost through Forecasting (TU Delft)

    17 June 2016
    Research & Development

    Advanced meteorology helps reduce the costs of offshore wind turbines and improves the power production forecast, thus making the operation more profitable, according to research by Maarten Holtslag from TU Delft. Holtslag, who has a master’s degree in meteorology, conducted a PhD research in wind energy at the FLOW research program on Far and Large Offshore Wind energy, which aims […]

  • Forewind Investigates Harbour Porpoises in North Sea

    9 December 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    Forewind is one of five international offshore wind energy developers to jointly initiate an ambitious research programme into how the harbour porpoise population in the North Sea is likely to be affected by the construction of offshore wind farms. The programme, called Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea (DEPONS) will […]

  • NREL Nets USD 300,000 for Floating Wind R&D

    9 September 2019
    Research & Development

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has selected the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to carry out a project focused on reducing costs and improving the economic feasibility of floating wind technology. NREL has been awarded USD 300,000 for its Shared Mooring Systems for Deep Floating Wind Farms project, in which it […]

  • RI Delegation Allocates Funds for Marine Resources

    3 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have announced over $1.6 million in federal funding from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Rhode Island Sea Grant Program. Rhode Island Sea Grant will use the funds to continue work on the state’s Shellfish Management Plan. In […]

  • Aura Offshore Wind Training Centre Secures GBP 5.5 Million Boost

    4 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    A UK consortium led by the University of Hull has won a GBP 5.5 million funding for the Aura Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) aimed at boosting offshore wind skills and investment. The bid, which the university’s Energy & Environment Institute secured from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), […]

  • UK: First Subsea Receives ABS 2009 Approval for Mooring Connectors

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Subsea mooring connector (SMC) equipment supplier, First Subsea, has been awarded the American Bureau of Shipping’s ABS 2009 Approval for specialist subsea mooring connectors. It is the first manufacturer of offshore mooring connectors to achieve this type approval for the design and manufacture of large scale forgings over 500mm in diameter. The ABS 2009 Certification […]

  • Wave Energy Gets Australian Government’s Boost

    6 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Western Australian Government’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has awarded $15.75 million grant funding to Carnegie’s CETO technology and Albany wave energy project. In addition, the WA Government has awarded $3.75 million to the University of Western Australia to establish and manage an associated Wave Energy Research Centre in Albany, Western Australia. Carnegie’s managing […]

  • OGIC Innovation Zone to Host Developers at Subsea Expo

    30 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    New oil and gas technologies and research capabilities of Scottish Universities are set to be highlighted at Subsea Expo by the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). OGIC will host companies developing new technology and two Scottish Universities with energy-related research and development strengths at its innovation zone at the event in Aberdeen this week. […]

  • EU Provides Grant to Odyssea Project

    24 May 2017
    Research & Development

    The European Union (EU) has awarded the international Odyssea consortium €8.4 million to develop an interoperable and cost-effective platform that integrates networks of observation and forecasting systems across the Mediterranean basin. The Odyssea platform will collect information from databases maintained by agencies, public authorities, research institutions and universities. The 4.5-year project is aimed at making Mediterranean […]

  • UK: Scientists Develop New Technology to Detect Deep Sea Gas Leaks

    14 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

      A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists at the University of Southampton. The research has shown that potentially environmentally and financially disastrous gas leaks from pipelines, and methane naturally leaking from the seabed, could in future be detected using changes in acoustic signals. Using […]

  • Community Benefits Consultation on GBP 19 Million Funding Begins (UK)

    15 December 2011

    Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, through independent market research company Cogent, is seeking Flintshire residents’ views on how £19 million of community funding should be allocated across North Wales. The funds, £768,000 per year, index linked to inflation, will become available once the 160 turbine wind farm is fully operational in 2014. The […]

  • Innovate UK backs wave powered micro-grid project for Thailand

    30 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has provided £297,000 in grant funding for Eco Wave Power Gibraltar-led project to develop a wave powered micro-grid system that will eventually be tested on the islands of Thailand.

  • BOEM issues first marine energy lease for west coast waters

    21 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the United States has issued the first marine renewable energy research lease in federal waters off the west coast for a wave energy project.

  • Bambora and AMC Team Up on Wave Energy

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Research into the optimal design for ocean wave energy converters is set to enter the next phase thanks to a partnership between Perth-based Bombora Wave Power and the Australian Maritime College. In conjunction with Bombora’s financial commitment, a $256,000 Australian Research Council Linkage Program funding injection will support a significant increase in research effort, starting […]

  • Undersea Mountains Provide Crucial Piece in Climate Prediction Puzzle

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A mystery in the ocean near Antarctica has been solved by researchers who have long puzzled over how deep and mid-depth ocean waters are mixed. They found that sea water mixes dramatically as it rushes over undersea mountains in Drake Passage – the channel between the southern tip of South America and the Antarctic continent. […]