10000 results found for 'researchers'

10000 results found for 'researchers'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Canada backs Kraken AUV residency project

    31 August 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Kraken Robotics has secured $2.9 million from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). The Canadian company will receive the funding over a 26-month project period. Specifically, Kraken will use it to support the development of its seabed resident ThunderFish XL autonomous underwater vehicle. Building from the previous development efforts of […]

  • Mathematical tools help predict capsizing of wave energy devices at open sea

    4 December 2020
    Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new set of analytical tools that can help predict if wave energy devices will capsize in rapidly changing ocean environments.

  • Canada Supports Kraken’s Underwater Robotics Program

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Kraken Sonar Systems said it will receive a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $1.47 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided by NRC-IRAP, the funding is being used to support the development of Kraken’s underwater robotics program, which involves development […]

  • Greens: Burke Must Refuse Reef Dredging Permit (Australia)

    4 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Under questioning during Senate Estimates in Canberra, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) revealed that the impacts of seabed dredging for coal port developments along the Great Barrier Reef coast could be far worse than previously understood. “This new information means Environment Minister Tony Burke must knock-back the dredging permit application that’s currently […]

  • IOCAS Takes Delivery of SeaSoar System (China)

    8 August 2013

    The Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), Qingdao, has taken delivery of a Chelsea SeaSoar towed oceanographic system. The sale has been facilitated through Chelsea’s agents China ORES Co Ltd. The purchase of the SeaSoar system satisfies the requirement of the IOCAS for a large payload towed oceanographic vehicle capable of undulating down […]

  • Slow Mill takes purpose-built wave energy service vessel on maiden voyage

    9 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch wave energy company Slow Mill Sustainable Power has taken its purpose-built wave energy research vessel on a maiden voyage offshore the Netherlands.

  • Denmark: Maersk Looking at Biotechnology to Boost Oil Recovery

    7 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Maersk Oil has entered a collaborative 4-year research project that aims to increase oil recovery and prolong operations in the Danish North Sea by using biotechnology to create efficient, viable and environmentally safe solutions to the challenges of maturing oil and gas fields. The ‘Biotechnology in Oil Recovery’ (BioRec) project aims to answer questions such […]

  • Saudi Arabia: Shoaibi Group Appoints David Malone a New Chief Technology Officer

    27 April 2010

    Saudi-based Shoaibi Group, a leading provider of oil and gas technology products and services, has appointed David Malone, a former Schlumberger executive, as its new chief technology officer. Malone, who has spent over 25 years at Schlumberger, will lead Shoaibi Group investment activities in oil and gas technology that is appropriate for the Middle East […]

  • USA: Navy Contracts ATI to Reduce Costs of Building, Operating and Repairing Ships

    30 May 2011

      Advanced Technology International (ATI), an SCRA affiliate, announced a $7.75 million award in Navy funding to support the efforts of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). NSRP, an ATI-managed, industry-government research and development (R&D) collaboration, works to reduce the cost of building, operating and repairing Navy ships. This award represents the first installment of […]

  • GEOMAR Scientists Embark on GEOTRACES Expedition

    19 November 2015
    Research & Development

    German research vessel METEOR, under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, is set to take on another GEOTRACES (GA08) cruise in the southeastern Atlantic. For the past seven years, the international research program GEOTRACES has been investigating the sources, sinks and distributions of trace elements such as iron, cadmium or copper. […]

  • UK: NERC Secures Funding for Development of Marine Robotics

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The National Oceanography Centre has welcomed the news that its owning body, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) will receive £10 million over the next two years for research and development of Marine Robotics. The UK has a strong track record in developing autonomous underwater vehicles and, over several decades, NERC – particularly through NOC […]

  • Congress Hears from Experts about Barriers Preventing Growth of American Energy Exports

    25 July 2013

    With U.S. natural gas production soaring and a majority of voters expressing support for new oil and gas development, many stakeholders have called for Congress and the Obama Administration to allow more substantial exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to nations with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (non-FTA countries). […]

  • Kuick Releases South Korea Wind Power Sector Analysis 2013

    22 March 2013

    Kuick Research has released research titled “South Korea Wind Power Sector Analysis 2013.” Wind Power in South Korea is being seen as the potential driver of renewable energy development in the country. Electricity generation through wind power has already progressed to significant levels and most of this has been developed onshore. The present onshore capacity […]

  • Erasmus Uni, Royal Haskoning DHV Advise on Optimal Bidding Strategy in Dutch OW Auctions

    2 December 2015
    Research & Development

    Erasmus University Rotterdam and Royal Haskoning DHV have studied the optimal bidding strategy in Dutch offshore wind auctions. Bidders might bid too high and lose the auction, or bid too low and don’t get the expected return they planned. One can minimize these risks by basing their offer on knowledge about auctions combined with valuation skills […]

  • Erasmus Uni, Royal Haskoning DHV Advise on Optimal Bidding Strategy in Dutch OW Auctions

    2 December 2015
    Research & Development

    Erasmus University Rotterdam and Royal Haskoning DHV have studied the optimal bidding strategy in Dutch offshore wind auctions. Bidders might bid too high and lose the auction, or bid too low and don’t get the expected return they planned. One can minimize these risks by basing their offer on knowledge about auctions combined with valuation skills […]

  • GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult Sign Offshore Wind Pact

    24 April 2018
    Research & Development, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next-generation offshore wind technologies.

  • More gold for MIDAS with €250K tidal-storage project grant

    8 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Dutch province of Zeeland has provided €250,000 from its public fund to support the joint, large-scale, north-west European tidal energy and battery storage project called the MIDAS.

  • UK: Onboard Trials to Measure Potential for Wind Power

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Lloyd’s Register’s Strategic Research Group has joined forces with Totempower Energy Systems and Zodiac Maritime Agencies to assess the potential of wind-generation devices onboard commercial ships as the maritime industry steps up its pursuit of viable carbon-alternate fuels. A fully autonomous wind-monitoring system designed and assembled by Totempower has been installed on the Zodiac-managed bulk […]

  • IADC: New Terra et Aqua Available

    3 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The new Terra et Aqua shines a spotlight on the dredging industry through three new articles about Manoeuvring in Mud, a Status Quo Challenger and Workability Tool. “How navigable are fluid mud layers? Authors and researchers from TU […]

  • 4Subsea studying digital twin cost-reduction potential in offshore wind

    4 May 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    4Subsea has installed retrofit sensors on the Unitech Zefyros floating offshore wind turbine in Norway, with an aim to analyze cost reduction potential with a digital twin. The goal of the project is to prove significant cost reduction potential in offshore wind by using a digital twin of the substructure to measure actual loads and […]

  • Project ¡VAMOS! Module Assembled

    16 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Construction works on the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project underwater mining prototype are now complete. According to the project site, with assembly now being complete and gantry attached, the ¡VAMOS! deployment module is now ready for testing. Working together, the ¡VAMOS! project partners INESC, BMT, SMD, Damen, Fugro, and ZfT will over the next […]

  • Rijkswaterstaat Inaugurates First Dutch Longitudinal River Training Dam

    25 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Dutch national public work authority Rijkswaterstaat has officially completed the lowering of 462 groynes and the construction of a 10 km longitudinal training dam on the river Rhine. The project costed €110 million and will reduce the water level on the Rhine with 6 – 12 centimeters in case of an extreme discharge. Contractors involved […]

  • Renewable Energy Experts to Gather at EIMR (Scotland)

    21 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables (EIMR) international conference, which starts on April 30, will host renewable energy experts from around the world. The event is being held in the An Lanntair Arts Centre in the town Stornoway, on Lewis.  The conference will provide the international research community the opportunity to exchange experiences and their work in […]

  • FORCE Plans Safety Zone in Minas Passage

    4 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy) has invited fishers to a meeting to offer an update on the tidal energy project. FORCE is proposing a safety zone in the Minas Passage around the recently installed underwater power cables. The zone would help protect people, cables and fishing gear from harm. The meeting is an opportunity to discuss the safety zone and other […]

  • Poland Gets USD 290 Million Boost for Shale Gas Technology Development

    12 July 2012

    The National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR), the Agency for Industrial Development and a few privately owned companies are going to give zł.1 billion for financing shale gas production technologies projects, according to Warsaw Business Journal. NCBiR and ARP will provide zł.250 million each. The remaining zł.500 million will come from private companies interested […]