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  • Innogy and TenneT Blaze North Sea Offshore Wind Hub Trail

    13 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    International energy company innogy and Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly investigate the opportunities and challenges of offshore wind cross-border interconnectors across a North Sea Wind Power Hub system. Sea.

  • Robert Allan Makes Major Investment in CFD Resources

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Robert Allan Ltd. naval architects will soon multiply its CFD computing power by a factor of six with the purchase of a new dedicated High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster. “Needless to say, this represents a major advancement in our processing capability,” says Bart Stockdill who heads the CFD group at Robert Allan Ltd. “To keep […]

  • Jennifer Garson appointed WPTO director at US DOE

    17 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    After nearly a year serving as acting director, Jennifer Garson has been named the official director of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) at the US Department of Energy (DOE).

  • OceanGate to Expand Its Submersibles Fleet

    1 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    OceanGate has said it plans to build two new submersibles using its innovative carbon fiber and titanium design. The Everett-based company has begun the construction planning for the next two Cyclops-class subs (Cyclops 3 and Cyclops 4), which are planned to be rated for up to 6,000 meters. The company said it is in discussions […]

  • WAMSI: Avoiding or Reducing Dredging During Sensitive Periods

    10 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) has just announced an article named ‘Can Environmental Windows be effective in managing effects of dredging?’.  An examination of whether dredging operations suspended during generic windows of environmental sensitivity could reduce the impacts on marine life has found the marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae too diverse to be covered […]

  • ASV Growth Continues with USA Campaign

    6 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd has announced the company’s plans to break into the North American Unmanned Marine Systems industry.  The move comes as the result of unprecedented success in the European and Asian markets where ASV has established itself as the lead Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) supplier. Equipped with the latest advancements in autonomous […]

  • UK: Caley Upgrades RV Atlantis’ A-frame Handling System

    12 March 2012

    Caley Ocean Systems is upgrading the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) R/V Atlantis research vessel’s A-frame handling system, to handle the new ‘Alvin’ deep submergence vehicle. The Caley A-frame handling system was originally designed and installed in 1983 to launch and recover the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s submersible ‘Alvin’ from the RV Atlantis II. It […]

  • DNV GL Names New Chief Technology Officer

    23 January 2014

    Lutz Wittenberg has been appointed the new Group Chief Technology Officer at DNV GL and he will be responsible for group-wide technology developments and report directly to Group CEO Henrik Madsen. In addition, he has become a member of the DNV GL executive committee. “I am very pleased that Lutz has accepted this position. He brings […]

  • US wave energy state up for review at California conference

    22 September 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Technology

    The upcoming California Ocean Renewable Energy Conference will provide a forum for sharing information about regulatory frameworks, resources, technologies, and environmental research relating to wave and wind energy technologies off California.

  • Samsung Heavy and DNV GL to develop new LNG carrier design

    2 June 2017

    Classification society DNV GL and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries signed a joint development project agreement focused on the development of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier designs. The project aims to develop two 30K LNG carrier designs, one with membrane type LNG tanks and one with type-C (pressurized) LNG tanks. The scope of […]

  • Wales benefits from marine renewables activities

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The study conducted by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) states that wave and tidal developers have so far spent GBP 34.5 mln in Wales. The report ‘Marine Energy in Wales: Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain‘ states that the sector has created over 99 person years of employment, rising to 174 person years when Welsh academic research is […]

  • USACE Launches Seven Mile Island Living Laboratory

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has announced the launch of the Seven Mile Island Living Laboratory. According to USACE, this is an initiative designed to advance and improve dredging and marsh restoration techniques in coastal New Jersey through innovative research, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and practical application. USACE has partnered with the State of […]

  • Study: No Master Key for Offshore Wind O&M

    13 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Although Europe has experience and knowledge in O&M of offshore wind farms, the O&M strategies employed in Europe cannot be copied one-on-one in the U.S. or Asia, a recent study carried out by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows.

  • Kongsberg: Survey Suite for German Universities’ New Survey Vessel

    17 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded the contract to supply a sophisticated survey suite to a vessel currently under construction and for use by a consortium of German universities. The universities are the first to specify the high-end 0.5º x 1º configuration of the EM 122 multibeam echo sounder system. The contract, an open tender won […]

  • UL to Acquire German DEWI

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    UL, a world leader in advancing safety, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DEWI GmbH, a world leader in wind energy measurement and testing services, from the German state of Lower Saxony. Additionally, UL has agreed to acquire a 50.8 percent stake in DEWI GmbH, an accredited DAP (German accreditation) certifier of onshore […]

  • K Line joins international CCS think tank

    2 February 2022
    Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has joined Global CCS Institute (GCCSI), an international think tank.

  • WESE rolls out ecological risk assessment tool for wave energy

    13 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy in Southern Europe (WESE) project, whose goal is to improve the current knowledge on the potential environmental effects of wave energy, has released an open access ecological risk assessment tool for wave energy converters.

  • ClassNK, USMRC Join Forces

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC) in Middletown, Rhode Island and Japan’s classification society ClassNK, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint research and development activities for the maritime industry. The initial joint project will focus on the development of practical LNG bunkering simulation tools to further enhance USMRC’s existing niche portfolio of LNG […]

  • Ramp RFID and Woodside test first LNG Smart Tag

    4 July 2014
    Equipment

    Ramp RFID & Woodside have trialled the first Woodside LNG Smart Tag (or W-Tag). Testing of the W-Tag was a collaboration between Woodside’s Martijn Truijens and RAMP’s Alastair McArthur. The W-Tag is an IECEX certified dual technology, smart tag, suitable for the oil and gas industry. The ability to read and write to the tag […]

  • FORCE goes FAST for fish monitoring

    9 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has deployed a new underwater monitoring platform designed to capture environmental data from the Bay of Fundy, Canada.

  • Canada: Nova Scotia Seeks Feedback on Tidal Energy Regulations

    22 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The province is asking Nova Scotians for their thoughts on a discussion paper about the approval process for larger-scale tidal devices. This fulfills another commitment of the province’s Marine Renewable Energy Strategy. “The Marine Renewable Energy Strategy outlines how we plan to work together for research, development and regulation to guide tidal development in the […]

  • Destruction of Coral Reefs Increases (Indonesia)

    18 July 2012
    Research & Development

      Overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are pushing coral reefs into oblivion, an ecologist Roger Bradbury writes in the New York Times Opinion Pages. It is about time to stop turning a blind eye to the fact that the consequences of unbalanced fishing and negligence when it comes to damage-mitigation of pollution frenzy, are about […]

  • Obama Visits Vacon, Sees IHC Merwede’s MV Drive (USA)

    23 January 2014

    On Wednesday 15 January, US President Barack Obama made a visit to Vacon’s Research and Development Centre in Durham, North Carolina, where he came into contact with an example of IHC Merwede’s advanced equipment. During his tour of the impressive facility, the President was shown a pilot version of the company’s Medium Voltage (MV) Drive. […]

  • More Money for Alabama and Mississippi Coasts Protection Programs

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Government agencies, research institutions, and conservation groups are another step closer to creating a streamlined process for Alabama and Mississippi residents and contractors looking to protect against shoreline erosion without the use of harmful bulkheads and sea walls. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of South Alabama, Weeks Bay Reserve, Alabama Department of Conservation and […]

  • Poland: Ministry of Environment Releases Update on Shale Gas Search

    9 July 2012

    On Friday, Polish Ministry of Environment published the report on the country’s shale gas search. The biggest number of shale gas searching in Europe takes place in Poland. – “Since the beginning Poland has been the leader of shale gas searching In Europe. The investors adhere to their liabilities – we haven’t noticed any major […]