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  • Viable Alternative Mining Operating System: New Milestone Achieved

    3 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    After 18 months, the ¡VAMOS! Consortium has reached the ‘design freeze’ stage of the prototypes to be built. ¡VAMOS!, the Viable Alternative Mining Operating System, is a 42-month research and development project launched to enable the opening and rehabilitation of underexploited European mineral deposits, using a safe, clean and low visibility method. The project is […]

  • Welsh Government Boosts Marine Energy Development

    25 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Welsh Government has announced a further £1.2 million in funding to accelerate marine energy development in Wales. The investment is to develop a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford Haven Waterway. The funding will support the work of Marine Energy Wales in developing a network of pre-consented areas of seabed that will support research, component […]

  • €8M for Ocean Energy R&D

    1 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) consortium partners have set up €8 million funding for eight research and demonstration projects in the field of ocean (marine) energy. These projects will test and validate new technologies for wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy production. The overall aims of OCEANERA-NET COFUND are to maintain and grow […]

  • Teledyne Delivers First Slocum G2 Glider to Brazil

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Teledyne Webb Research announced the delivery of the first Slocum G2 glider to Brazil. The glider, purchased for the Coastal Hydrodynamics Laboratory at the Oceanographic Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, will eventually be operated by undergraduate and graduate students. The Slocum glider is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by a buoyancy engine […]

  • Gazprom Neft done with Dolginskoye for this year

    17 November 2014
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Dolginskoye field operator Gazpromneft-Sakhalin (a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft) completed testing of a well drilled at the Dolginskoye field, Pechora Sea. The completion of geophysical and hydrodynamic testing will allow clarification of the underlying structure of the field and the development of a programme for its further investigation. This is the first time that such […]

  • Focus on Outfitting in Ship Production – 4th European Conference on Production Technologies in Shipbuilding

    6 April 2010

    The 4th European Conference on Production Technologies in Shipbuilding will address all topics concerning the outfitting in ship production. It will take place in Papenburg, Germany, April 29-30, 2010. The industry gathering reflects that innovative ship designs and optimized production techniques are key factors for the success of European shipbuilders in the market for complex […]

  • BPA Calls for Action as “No Deal” Brexit Is Now Likely

    6 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    BPA called for renewed emphasis on cross border trade facilitation amid a likely ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome.

  • CoR urges EU to boost ocean energy development

    14 October 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has called for a greater public and private support for ocean energy to boost the economic growth and secure jobs in the EU’s regions. CoR argues that the greater commitment would boost energy security and enable the European Union to retain its competitive advantage in this pioneering sector, CoR’s […]

  • SCORE rolls out £6M to unlock offshore renewable innovation

    21 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    SCORE programme, being delivered by OrbisEnergy, has launched a £6 million grant fund to help more than 200 companies unlock innovations in offshore renewable energy sector.

  • Tidal and wave energy experts come together in Ireland

    29 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland is ‘ideally positioned to become a global market leader in wave and tidal energy production,’ according to Tony Lewis, the organizer of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 2017.

  • VARD acquires STX Canada Marine

    7 July 2014

    VARD has acquired STX Canada Marine Inc., a marine and engineering company for approximately NOK 65 million. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with branch offices in Ottawa and Houston and a workforce of over 75 employees, the new acquisition will be fully integrated with Vard Marine Inc., and operate under the Vard Marine name. The management […]

  • Two NYK Group Companies to Build Japan’s First Hybrid-Powered Tugboat

    25 April 2012

    Two NYK Group companies — tugboat operator Wing Maritime Service Corporation (WMS) and tugboat builder Keihin Dock Co. Ltd. — have teamed with Niigata Power Systems to construct an environment-friendly tugboat. The new tugboat will feature the hybrid propulsion system that Niigata Power Systems has developed and manufactures, and will be the first tugboat in […]

  • SSE, MHI Sponsor Green Energy Debate

    30 June 2014
    Human Capital

    Inverness pupils talked their way to the top prize at the Big Green Challenge debating competition. Charleston Academy triumphed for the second year running, competing against 19 schools from across the Highlands and islands at the Scottish Parliament. The Big Green Challenge is run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and sponsored by SSE and Mitsubishi […]

  • How about Screwing Offshore Wind Piles?

    14 July 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry. The project, funded by a £ 1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will look at the use of screw piles […]

  • Douglas-Westwood predicts bright future for AUVs in oil & gas industry

    30 May 2016
    Equipment

    Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) still have, despite widespread use, the potential for substantial growth with each new technological advance increasing the viability of the vessels in different sectors, especially in the oil and gas industry, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, said in its DW Monday report.  Technological advancement has driven growth in the sector and […]

  • Offshore Renewables Developers Should Pay More Attention to Island Communities’ Needs

    24 March 2016
    Research & Development

    A research by the University of Cape Town and Plymouth University suggests there is an appetite for renewable energy projects within island communities, but public and private sector bodies could face opposition if they fail to take local distinctiveness into account at the beginning of the planning process. The study, published in the International Journal of Marine […]

  • QinetiQ North America Secures Oceanography Contract with NRL

    30 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    QinetiQ North America (QNA) announced that it was awarded a three-year strategic contract for ocean modeling, remote sensing, and physical oceanography programs to support the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) at Stennis Space Center, MS.   Ocean circulation patterns, temperatures and depths are constantly changing. Mapping and prediction models are critical to naval strategy, informing fleet […]

  • TDI-Brooks vessel en route to its first offshore wind job after retrofit campaign

    31 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has added a 2000-built research vessel to its fleet, which is currently on its way to kick off an offshore wind job after it had undergone a retrofit campaign. The R/V Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, is currently on its way to the U.S. East Coast to provide support for offshore wind […]

  • Fugro to monitor offshore wind biodiversity by using eDNA samples

    3 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro has launched the BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms. Fugro, together with project partners, will focus on developing methodologies and technologies for remotely collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the North Sea. The collected data will assess the impact of offshore wind farms on biodiversity and […]

  • Arrecife Energy starts wave energy device tank trials

    27 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Bilbao-based marine energy start-up Arrecife Energy Systems has started testing the scale model of its wave energy device as part of the second phase of EuropeWave project.

  • Ireland and Germany formalise cooperation on green hydrogen

    2 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the German Federal Research Ministry have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDoI) on cooperation in the field of green hydrogen. The Irish Department said that realising the full potential of offshore renewable energy resources in Ireland will be a major opportunity for green hydrogen […]

  • Fund application to kickstart Dutch electrolyser manufacturing industry

    8 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Vision

    The consortium De Nederlandse Waterstof Delta (The Dutch Hydrogen Delta) has submitted a plan to Dutch MPs Bontenbal, Boucke, and Erkens to kickstart the electrolyser manufacturing industry and thus accelerate the hydrogen economy. According to the Port of Rotterdam, the plan, which ensures that the Netherlands increases its autonomy and starts making its own plants […]

  • South Korea sees first-ever simultaneous LNG bunkering operations on bulkers

    1 November 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    For the first time in Korea, simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship LNG bunkering were conducted for a coal-carrying bulk carrier at the POSCO raw material dock, Gwanyang port.

  • MOL: First concept of ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier unveiled

    31 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a concept study of an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier to flexibly meet future transport demand.

  • OPT inks subsea systems engineering contract for DeepStar

    16 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a contract for DeepStar project to study the deployment and operational requirements of using its PB3 PowerBuoy to provide remotely controllable zero-carbon power for deepwater subsea oil production.