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  • Classification system of tidal energy converters

    17 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    A variety of designs have been developed in order to harness the kinetic energy available in tidal streams. A report issued by EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) offers a classification of tidal energy converters (TECs). According to the 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Status Report, horizontal-axis turbines represent the most common type of tidal device with accounting […]

  • K Line and partners to evaluate CCS opportunities in Alaska

    11 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

    Japanese companies Sumitomo Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) have signed a joint study agreement with the U.S.-based oil and natural gas producer Hilcorp to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities in Alaska. Under the agreement, the three companies will conduct a feasibility study to investigate possibility for building a CSS value chain […]

  • USA: Army Corps Issues Guidance for Sediment Evaluation

    27 September 2011

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued supplemental guidance to the 2009 Sediment Evaluation Framework for the Pacific Northwest, for the preparation of sediment sampling and analysis plans. This guidance will ensure that Corps and industry dredging projects in Oregon meet environmental laws and regulations. The Corps uses the SEF guidance to ensure that […]

  • The Netherlands: FLOODrisk 2012 Opens

    21 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    FLOODrisk 2012, the second European Conference on flood risk management, was opened on Tuesday November 20 by Harry Baayen, general director of Deltares. FLOODrisk 2012 was organised by Deltares en HR Wallingford and is being held in Rotterdam from 20 to 22 November. FLOODrisk 2012 will explore recent advances in flood risk analysis and innovations […]

  • Following retrofit, 2000-built vessel arrives in US to perform offshore wind work

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Following a retrofit campaign, TDI-Brooks’ new research vessel has arrived on the U.S. East Coast where it will perform offshore wind work. The RV Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, reached the shores of the East Coast on March 3 after undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas. The 75-meter-long, 2000-built DP2 vessel will provide support […]

  • Spotlight on Mississippi River Delta

    25 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial land in the Delta region, according to research published by scientists at Indiana University and North Carolina State University. The study found that 17 percent of land loss in the area resulted from pond expansion, much […]

  • Govt Awards Support Tidal Turbines Deployment

    22 December 2014
    Research & Development

    Government is granting four awards that will help tidal energy developers deploy the first turbine arrays in the Bay of Fundy. In October, developers at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) applied to the Department of Energy to receive a developmental feed-in tariff, an established price per kilowatt hour. The Utility and Review […]

  • FACTS and HVDC Vital for Renewable Marine Energy Integration

    17 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Alstom participated in a €30 million Ocean Lider R&D project directed at the sustainable use of marine energy sources and its future objectives. In this 4-year project, led by Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, Alstom’s assignment concentrated on the integration of marine energy sources into the grid through efficient technologies and solutions. The project objective was also […]

  • JAMSTEC Signs MoU with ANZIC for Chikyu Program

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian and New Zealand IODP Consortium (ANZIC) regarding participation in the Chikyu Program over the next ten years from 2014 to 2024 under the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). The memorandum includes actions promoting cooperation between JAMSTEC and ANZIC such […]

  • OPT Receives Approximately USD 1.5 Million from New Jersey (USA)

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, today announced that it recently received approximately $1.5 million under the State of New Jersey’s Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program. The Program enables companies to raise cash to finance their growth and operations and is administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and […]

  • Russia: Rosneft Starts Seismic Program at Sea of Okhotsk Blocks

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Rosneft starts field seismic prospecting at the license blocks Lisyansky, Kashevarovsky and Magadan-1. Rosneft holds geological study at the blocks jointly with its partner Statoil ASA (Norway). Currently 2D seismic along with shipborne gravity magnetic survey are planned for the blocks. The data is to be collected by geophysical methods from a specialized research vessel […]

  • Japan’s MLIT certifies Wind Challenger vessel introduction plan

    24 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding said that the introduction plan of a large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified by the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

  • Sumitomo Corporation joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center

    11 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration

    Japan’s trading company Sumitomo Corporation and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a partnership agreement to work on the development of zero-carbon technologies for the maritime industry.

  • DSME wins ABS AIP for solid oxide fuel cell technology

    21 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Technology

    Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

  • Webinar on ocean energy progress in Europe

    21 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks

    ETIP Ocean and OceanSET are hosting a webinar on 7 May 2020 to provide an update on the ocean energy sector. The OceanSET project provides support to ocean energy implementation in order to achieve the SET Plan targets. It also helps to paint a clear picture of the ocean energy sector’s development across Europe. As […]

  • BGN Technologies Launches New Entity and Israel’s First AUV

    18 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BGN Technologies, the technology company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), has launched BGR to commercialize HydroCamel II, Israel’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The AUV was developed by researchers at BGU’s Laboratory for Autonomous Robotics (LAR). The new company and technology will be introduced at the NexTech Conference 2017 in Be’er Sheva. BGR will […]

  • Aker BP, Lundin and NOV Join Fuglesangs Seabed Boosting Development

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs has signed an agreement with Aker BP, Lundin and NOV to develop and test a full scale prototype of  what is marketed as ‘the worlds most autonomous boosting system’. The system will be qualified as part of The Research Council of Norway’s (“Forskningsrådet”) Demo2000 program and is […]

  • Denmark: EIVA and AML Oceanographic Sign Cooperation Deal

    14 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    EIVA and AML Oceanographic (formerly Applied Microsystems) have signed a distributor agreement with the aim of EIVA reselling the AML Oceanographic product line. EIVA will provide the AML Oceanographic products comprising CTD, sound velocity, and environmental instrumentation in its integrated survey and monitoring system solutions provided to the offshore energy sector, hydrographic survey industry and […]

  • Spain: IREC to Hold Workshop ‘HVDC Grids for Offshore Wind Power’

    17 September 2012
    Storage

    Experts on HVDC grids for offshore wind power will meet at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) to present, analyse and discuss the latest advances in the technologies and research in the field of HVDC electric power transmission systems for offshore wind farms. The workshop will be held in the framework of the training […]

  • The Netherlands: ATO & We@Sea to Host Conference on Offshore Wind Development

    4 December 2012

    We@Sea and ATO are organizing the offshore wind conference for the third time and it will be held at the Holiday Inn in IJmuiden on Thursday 6th December 2012. Since the last Dutch conference in 2010, there are many new facts: A new government Need for cost cutting (40% ??) New regulations developments (i.e. streamlining […]

  • Nautilus Delivers Keynote Presentation at UK Offshore Wind

    6 June 2012

    Offshore Wind supply chain and skills opportunities were given top billing this week at the Crown Estate’s UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference at Birmingham NEC. Johnathan Reynolds, Director at Nautilus and Business Development Manager for OrbisEnergy, delivered a keynote presentation introducing ‘Offshore Wind England’ a new national consortium of regional energy organisations, and a […]

  • Nautilus Delivers Keynote Presentation at UK Offshore Wind

    6 June 2012

    Offshore Wind supply chain and skills opportunities were given top billing this week at the Crown Estate’s UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference at Birmingham NEC. Johnathan Reynolds, Director at Nautilus and Business Development Manager for OrbisEnergy, delivered a keynote presentation introducing ‘Offshore Wind England’ a new national consortium of regional energy organisations, and a […]

  • New Subsea Cable Partnership Announced

    5 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    UK based offshore handling systems company, Caley Ocean Systems, and umbilical and cable maker Umbilicals International, based in the US, have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Caley Ocean Systems specializes in the design and manufacture of offshore handling systems for […]

  • Comparing Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping

    22 April 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    Researchers at the Graduate School of Oceanography and Department of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island have compared top-down and bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping, as a response to increased interest in ocean renewables in the United States. The research was conducted at two sites offshore Rhode Island considered for wind farm development. […]

  • UMaine Signs USD 3.8 Mln Deal with DOE

    9 September 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud welcomed top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Castine on Sept. 5 to celebrate a successful year of the VolturnUS floating wind turbine deployed off Castine.  The federal officials were joined by representatives from the University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and Cianbro, […]