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  • Wind to Power Oil and Gas Platforms

    1 May 2012

    In their intention to cut emissions Atle Rygg Ardal, a researcher for SINTEF Energy Research of Norway, has proposed wind power as a solution for powering the offshore oil and gas platforms, writes Fuel fix. Yesterday, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston he presented a paper regarding this matter. “If you removed the cost […]

  • Narec Organizes Open Doors Day (UK)

    16 October 2012

    Narec will host Open Doors Day on Saturday 10th November, 09:00 – 13:00, which is a fantastic opportunity to visit the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, in Blyth. Visitors will get a chance to find out more about the work and to look around state-of-the-art testing facilities for offshore renewable energy technologies. Other activities include: […]

  • Job opening at SmartBay Ireland

    24 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    SmartBay Ireland is currently seeking applications for the position of Business Development and Projects Coordinator. The Business Development and Projects Coordinator is responsible for the development of new projects and opportunities for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy test site. This will be achieved through industry research, client engagement and promotion, SmartBay Ireland states. […]

  • LM Wind Power Finalizes WMC Buy

    8 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has completed the acquisition of the WMC wind turbine blade test center in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands.

  • NOAA Unveils Golden Gate Shipwrecks

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    A team of NOAA researchers has confirmed the discovery just outside San Francisco’s Golden Gate strait of the 1910 shipwreck SS Selja and an unidentified early steam tugboat wreck tagged the “mystery wreck.” The researchers also located the 1863 wreck of the clipper ship Noonday, currently obscured by mud and silt on the ocean floor. These […]

  • USA: NOAA Releases Study on Impact of Controlled Surface Oil Slick Burning

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life. In response to the spill, NOAA quickly redirected its WP-3D research aircraft to […]

  • Gamesa Endows the University of Zaragoza´s 35th Academic Chair to Foster R&d in New Sustainable Technologies (Spain)

    13 January 2011

    * The University of Zaragoza’s Gamesa Chair will encourage research coordination, training programmes and further study into the design of wind turbines, components and wind farms * Applied innovation and implementation of programmes to encourage the creation of tech-based companies are among the chair’s other aims * Gamesa has operated in the Aragon region for […]

  • Germans pool expertise to test various types of floating solar systems

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

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has teamed up with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and RWE Renewables to test several floating photovoltaic (PV) systems with different structure designs on open waters.

  • Eni joins Ocean Energy Europe as lead partner

    3 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Italian energy company Eni has joined the ocean energy industry body Ocean Energy Europe, taking up a seat on the board of directors as a lead partner.

  • Pathway Program provides update on PAM in high tidal flows

    24 June 2020
    Collaboration

    The Pathway Program has released a new report incorporating international expertise on passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) in high tidal flow environments.  The report was compiled following an online workshop in April which brought together over 40 PAM experts from Canada, Denmark, UK and USA. The Pathway Program is a multi-year collaborative initiative between the Offshore […]

  • USA: BOEM, Virginia Sign Agreement to Evaluate Sand Resources

    29 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Commonwealth of Virginia signed a two-year cooperative agreement totaling $199,472 to evaluate sand resources for coastal resilience and restoration planning. The agreement will help BOEM and […]

  • NOC Studies Impact of Ocean Circulation on MPAs

    16 June 2017
    Research & Development

    Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) studying the UK’s four largest Marine Protected Areas have found that, because of the ocean’s vigorous circulation, even remote, seemingly pristine habitats, are not isolated from human activities, and may be vulnerable to pollution and overfishing impacts. In recent years, a number of large Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) […]

  • NOC Scientists Discover Underwater Volcanic Vent (UK)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent, discovered in a remote region of the Southern Ocean, differs from what they have come to recognise […]

  • VIDEO: Scripps Scientists Find ‘Lubricant’ for Earth’s Tectonic Plates (USA)

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth’s mantle that may be acting as a lubricant for the sliding motions of the planet’s massive tectonic plates. The discovery may carry far-reaching implications, from solving basic geological functions of the planet to a better […]

  • UK: Cornwall Council Signs New Protocol of Co-Operation with Taiwan

    8 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Cornwall Council has signed a new Protocol of Co-operation with Penghu County Government in Taiwan to jointly promote the research and development of smart grids and renewable energy technologies via an international video link. Smart grids will ultimately allow energy networks to work more effectively, reducing energy costs and usage and allow investment in more […]

  • New Project to Harness Energy of NYC’s East River

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      A new collaboration between industry and academia is set to harness the energy of New York City’s East River. The University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory announced the launch of a new project that will advance research, innovation and training in marine and hydrokinetic technology, an emerging renewable energy that harnesses the power […]

  • UHI to Identify Sites for Wave Power Projects off Western Isles (UK)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one […]

  • Stevens Institute of Technology to Optimize Offshore Wind Energy (USA)

    7 October 2011

      Offshore wind energy promises stronger breezes, cheaper real estate, and proximity to population centers. But difficulties in studying wind speeds over the open ocean leave energy producers unable to fully capitalize on the power of offshore wind. To address this problem, the Department of Energy funded a research collaboration, led by Dr. Thomas Herrington […]

  • Scientists Study Coastal Upwelling Offshore Peru

    31 July 2015
    Research & Development

    The coastal upwelling of cold and nutrient-rich waters off Peru and Ecuador is significant not only for the regional fishing industry, but also for the global carbon cycle and thus for the Earth’s climate. As part of the Kiel Collaborative Research Centre 754, scientists of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel examined how […]

  • NREL goes small for big wave energy gains

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

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are exploring ways to significantly advance the wave energy sector by developing concepts in which many small energy converters can be aggregated to create a single structure.

  • Free wave energy simulation tool assists close to 100 tech developers

    3 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, IT & Software, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Built by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) has assisted close to 100 developers to improve their wave energy research and designs.

  • DNV Oil & Gas names manager for South America

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Alex Imperial has taken over as DNV GL Oil & Gas’s regional manager for South America just as the company is creating a dedicated research unit in Brazil. Imperial recently left Singapore, where he was Director for DNV GL’s Deepwater Technology Centre, to take over DNV GL’s Oil & Gas Division in South America. Experience […]

  • MPA, PSA Singapore Extend MOU on Port Technology R&D

    28 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PSA Singapore to extend the MPA-PSA Port Technology Research and Development Programme (PTRDP) for a period of three years.  First signed in 2011, the renewed MOU enhances the collaboration in research and test-bedding of new technologies for the future […]

  • Okayama University’s Professor Looking for Partners to Commercialize Hydro-VENUS System

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Okayama University’s Shinji Hiejima is looking for industrial partners to commercialize his experimentally proven and patented concept of the Hydro-VENUS system for converting tidal energy into electrical power. Research on converting tidal energy into electricity energy has a long history with the European Marine Energy Centre, in Scotland being one of the major international hubs […]

  • Canada’s flagship tidal energy test center appoints new directors

    20 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). Canada’s flagship tidal energy test center, has appointed new directors.