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  • Study: Seas Could Rise 6 Meters Despite UN Global Warming Cap

    10 July 2015

    Sea levels could rise by 6 meters (20 feet) in the long rung even if a United Nations goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times is reached, according to researchers at Past Global Changes project. Three times in the recent geological past sea levels were at least 6 meters higher […]

  • U.S. Navy Invests in UW’s Wave and Tidal Development

    27 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering […]

  • Warming Atlantic Sets Stage for Invasive Species Outbreak

    16 September 2014

    Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina by researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The findings, reported for the first […]

  • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Opens State-of-the-Art Marine Building (UK)

    2 November 2012
    Research & Development, Technology

    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh publicly unveiled the £19m facility, which contains the country’s most sophisticated wave tank testing facilities, and a state-of-the-art ship simulator used to train the next generation of mariner at the University of Plymouth. The Duke was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Marine Science by the University, in recognition of […]

  • Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov Completes Sea Trials

    25 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Honourable Peter Penashue, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, on June 22nd announced the arrival of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov to its homeport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. CCGS Vladykov was built at the Méridien Maritime shipbuilding facility in Matane, Quebec […]

  • USA: Ocean Energy Development with Less Sound

    25 June 2012
    Environment

    The rise of ocean infrastructure development to tap energy sources such as tides, offshore wind and natural gas will require more pile driving, the practice of pounding long, hollow steel pipes called piles into the ocean floor to support energy turbines and other structures. But pile driving creates loud, underwater booms that can harm fish […]

  • Oceanographers Work on Predicting Toxic Algal Blooms Off Washington

    5 September 2014
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Late summer is the peak time for harmful algae that can turn lakes into toxic scum, canceling fishing trips and fouling water supplies. While the Pacific Northwest doesn’t get anything near the activity that turned parts of Lake Erie into bright green slime, Washington and Oregon coasts are vulnerable in late summer to this largely […]

  • 18 companies unite in joint industry partnership to accelerate CCUS projects

    16 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Storage, Transition, Vision

    Consulting and engineering firm Wood has established and is leading a joint industry partnership (JIP) to accelerate carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects through the creation of industry guidelines for CO2 specifications. Wood set up the JIP to collate industry research and the experience of operators currently operating in the CCUS arena to determine the effects […]

  • PowerCell joins new EU project to develop marine fuel cells

    1 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Swedish hydrogen fuel cell provider PowerCell has joined H2Marine, an EU project aimed at developing innovative hydrogen solutions with a focus on developing and testing fuel cells specifically for marine applications. The project entails a comprehensive process of design, development, testing, and distribution of PEM fuel cell stacks that generate 250-300 kW of electricity. The […]

  • MPA inks three MoUs in China to support maritime digitalization and decarbonization

    27 September 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional maritime administrations and partners in China to advance collaboration on digitalization, decarbonization, talent development, and information exchange.

  • UK: BMT, Partners Work to Improve Metocean Services

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced its latest research project in partnership with Reading University and OceanExpert Ltd. The 18 month project which is co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s national innovation agency, will look at developing, trialling and implementing commercial decision support systems for offshore operations. Such systems will […]

  • Swedish Energy Agency allocates $3.5M in latest marine energy call

    3 August 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Technology

    The Swedish Energy Agency has recently opened a call for the development of cost-effective and sustainable marine energy systems. The Agency’s support within the framework of this call for proposals is approximately SEK 30 million ($3.45 million). Also, each project within the call for proposals may receive a maximum of SEK 7 million in support. […]

  • US senator introduces new bills to support maritime decarbonisation, enhance cybersecurity

    10 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Vessels

    In an effort to promote the reduction of maritime-related emissions and strengthen maritime cybersecurity, Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, the United States Senator for Massachusetts, has introduced two maritime bills in advance of the annual Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act’s consideration by Congress.

  • DNV GL opens doors of new hazard awareness training center

    29 June 2016
    Equipment

    The international oil & gas advisory and classification society, DNV GL, has opened a new training center at its large-scale testing and research facility at Spadeadam in Cumbria, UK. DNV GL said on Wednesday that the newly-opened center is a product of a $4 million investment with the goal to offer trials in a controlled and secure […]

  • Double appointment for ConocoPhillips board

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    John Faraci, former chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Company, and Arjun Murti, former partner at Goldman Sachs, have been elected to the ConocoPhillips board of directors. “We are pleased to add two new directors who bring exceptional experience and expertise to our board,” said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips. “They […]

  • CCS, COSCO team up to support maritime decarbonization

    21 June 2021
    Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    China Classification Society (CCS) and China COSCO Shipping Group have signed a new agreement that will see the duo work together to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the maritime sector.

  • Norwegian-led Consortium Receives Support for Innovative Seabed Foundation Project

    7 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    NorWind Installer AS, together with partners OWEC Tower AS, Vestavind Offshore AS, MENCK GmbH, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Strathclyde University, Glasgow and the Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR) at UNI Research, have been awarded support from the Norwegian Research Council for an innovation project for renewable energy. “The project will develop new and improved solutions […]

  • Teledyne Secures Approval to Manufacture LBS-Glider UUVs for Navy (USA)

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

      Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., in Huntsville, Ala., received approval from the U.S. Navy to move into Full Rate Production Phase on the Littoral Battlespace Sensing-Glider Program. This is the first ocean glider FRP decision ever made in the history of the Navy. Teledyne Brown will provide […]

  • Wind Tower Market to Reach USD 19 Billion by 2019

    9 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The wind tower market will reach a value of more than USD 19 billion by 2019, a new report says. The report published by Infiniti Research Limited names factors that are expected to stimulate the prospects for growth in this market, including some positive trends, including growing support from governments, increased R&D investments, development of technologically advanced […]

  • Galway Bay Ocean Observatory Complete

    11 August 2015
    Research & Development

    Through the combined effort of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights, the final piece of equipment has been deployed to give researchers and ocean energy developers unique insight into the Galway bay marine environment. The Galway Bay underwater ocean observatory will enable the use of cameras, […]

  • Damen leading EU project LeanShips

    15 June 2015

    Dutch shipbuilding company Damen said it will be leading the European Innovation Project LeanShips – Low Energy And Near To Zero Emissions Ships.

  • Top news, November 21 – 27, 2016

    27 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 21 – 27, 2016.

  • Enel poised to harness wave energy potential

    5 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Enel Green Power (EGP) is making advancements in the wave energy sector with several projects going forward to their next stages.

  • Top news, August 7 – 13, 2017

    13 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 7 – 13, 2017. Penguin wave energy converter marks 150-day milestone Wello Oy has informed that Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) has now been operational 150 days since its deployment from the beginning of March. The 1MW Penguin WEC […]

  • Historic England to examine impacts of tidal lagoons

    26 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Public body in charge of England’s historic environment Historic England has hired a research into the implications of an anticipated strategic program of tidal lagoon developments in the UK on the English waters.