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  • Fortum and DCNS Sign LoI to Develop Wave Power in France

    11 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      Fortum and DCNS have today signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of wave power research and development in France. A joint feasibility study for a wave power demonstration project located in France is planned to be starting by the end of 2011. The project is in line with Fortum’s and […]

  • UK: People to Vote for Pro-Wind Politicians, Poll Says

    2 May 2013

    New independent research published today reveals that people are less likely to vote for political parties that oppose wind farm developments. The polling, undertaken by ComRes, asked about voting intention for both tomorrow’s local elections and the next General Election in May 2015. The results show that, in a General Election, 31% of voters are […]

  • “Making Blades” at AMI’s Event in Dusseldorf

    26 June 2014

    Wind energy now forms a vital part of the economy in many global regions and is expanding into new arenas. The Chinese market is strong, the US is recovering and with emerging nations now increasingly adopting renewable energy solutions, global growth is predicted to continue at a steady rate with doubling of installations from 2013 […]

  • The future is unmanned – part 3

    8 March 2013

    Maritime by Holland Magazine has been following the 3i Project, which stands for Integrated Coastal Zone Management via Increased Situational Awareness through Innovations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, closely since mid 2012. The project is a cooperation between the Netherlands, France, Belgium and the UK which researches the possibilities of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs) in a […]

  • Satellites Detect Natural Oil in Black Sea Near Georgia

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Within the frames of the Black Sea oil pollutions monitoring program natural oil sources were detected in south-eastern part out at sea of the town of Poti, Georgia. The source was detected based on analysis of multi-temporal radar satellite images by the scientists of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology together with the specialists of the […]

  • USA Invests in Marine and Hydrokinetic Development

    5 September 2014
    Equipment, Research & Development

    The Energy Department has announced $7.25 million funding for six organizations that will continue to advance water power as a viable resource for America’s clean energy portfolio. Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies convert the energy of waves, tides, rivers, and ocean currents into electricity that can be used by homes and businesses, especially in coastal […]

  • USA: NOAA and Navy Conduct Archaeological Survey of Two Shipwrecks

    28 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years. Using state-of-the-art sonar technology to acquire data, researchers will create three-dimensional maps of the two […]

  • UCL Finds How to Stretch Subsea Cables Transmission

    3 February 2015
    Equipment, Research & Development

    A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables. According to UCL, the new method has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications as signals wouldn’t need to be electronically boosted on […]

  • Editor’s Picks for 2016

    2 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    The editors of Subsea World News have selected a few among many worth remembering articles from the previous year that received exceptionally high attention from our readers. In no particular order, here are some of the news to look back on, in case you missed them last year. Enjoy. South Stream Transport B.V. awarded the […]

  • Subsea North East to explore how to maximise global opportunities

    3 June 2015

    Over 40 companies from across the north-east of England are expected to attend the annual Subsea North East Conference and Exhibition on Thursday, June 11, 2015, to address how new technology can drive the efficiencies urgently needed in the current low oil price environment. The Subsea North East regional group’s event which is organised in […]

  • Seabased cancels Sotenäs wave park expansion. Continues R&D

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Seabased is reportedly discontinuing further deployments at its Sotenäs wave energy park off Sweden as it plans to continue with wave energy research in the area.

  • US DOE allocates $6 million for development of tidal energy demo pilot site

    7 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two marine energy projects to receive $6 million for the development of a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site. A team led by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO), based in Eastsound, Washington, and a team led by ORPC, based in Portland, Maine, will share […]

  • Engine concepts for maritime hydrogen applications next on MAN ES’ agenda

    12 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has formed a partnership with industry leaders and research institutes to develop concepts for hydrogen-fueled medium-speed engines in the maritime sector. The partnership will work on the project dubbed ‘HydroPoLEn’, which is supported and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. HydroPoLEn […]

  • IADC: Port Expansion Through Land Reclamation

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    “When you sail into Rotterdam’s Europort and see the new Maasvlakte 2, enter the Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone Project (KPIZ) in Abu Dhabi or visit Hong Kong’s container terminals, it’s hard to imagine that these areas were once simply wide expanses of water,” stated René Kolman, secretary general, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) […]

  • Proserv Introduces Global R&D Subsea Technology Hub in Norway

    16 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Rapidly growing international energy services company Proserv has officially launched a global research and development (R&D) hub in Norway to design innovative subsea controls and communications technologies. This new group strengthens Proserv’s evolving international infrastructure in support of its subsea production systems business which includes facilities in the UK providing subsea systems test and assembly […]

  • Sweden to get 1st large-scale hydrogen-powered vessel by 2030

    23 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels

    Passenger shipping company Rederi AB Gotland and its subsidiaries are developing Sweden’s first large-scale hydrogen-powered vessel for both passengers and freight, with water as the only emission.

  • GoM Ecosystem Will Need Decades to Recover from Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Report

    25 September 2013

    The deep­sea soft-sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010’s Deepwater Horizon well head blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely take decades to recover from the spill’s impacts, according to a scientific paper reported in the online scientific journal PLoS One. The paper is the first to give […]

  • USGS Releases Report on Exploration of Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska

    24 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      In response to a request from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the U.S. Geological Survey released the ‘science gap and sufficiency’ report evaluating science needed to better inform decisions regarding oil and natural gas exploration and development in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska. In March, 2010, Secretary Salazar directed the USGS […]

  • Sweden: Nord Stream’s Construction Works Increase Underwater Noise Levels, Study Says

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanating from regular commercial maritime traffic as […]

  • University of Stuttgart: Wind Turbines Learn How to Swim (Germany)

    24 April 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Scientists at the Stuttgart Chair of Wind Energy (SWE), University of Stuttgart now do research on floating offshore wind turbines that can be installed in water depths of more than 40 meters. This allows the use of wind energy in steep waters, for example in the Mediterranean in Spain, on the west coast of the […]

  • Underwater Noise Levels Measured at Nord Stream Construction Site

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanating from regular commercial maritime traffic as […]

  • USA: PNAS Study Shows Value of Marine Spatial Planning

    6 March 2012

    The ocean is becoming an increasingly crowded place. New users, such as the wind industry, compete with existing users and interests for space and resources. With the federal mandate for comprehensive ocean planning made explicit in the National Ocean Policy, the need for the transparent evaluation of potential tradeoffs is now greater than ever. A […]

  • NOC, WWF Start New Marine Robotic Vehicle Trials

    21 August 2015
    Research & Development

    The National Oceanography Centre has begun the latest in a series of marine robotic vehicle trials off the UK coast. Working in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), NOC has deployed a submarine glider and an autonomous surface vehicle into the Celtic Deep area of the Celtic Sea – the two robotic vehicles will […]

  • Autonomous Robot Completes North Sea Surface Measurement Task

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A team of scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Newcastle University (NU) have developed a novel technique to measure sea surface height directly using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology in combination with a marine surface autonomous vehicle (SAV) called a GNSS-Wave Glider. The development team comprises of Miguel Maqueda (Leader […]

  • MBARI Launches Sign-Up for 2015 Internship Program

    5 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Monterey Bay quarium Research Institute has announced that the application period for the 2015 MBARI summer internship program is now open. The summer internship program, scheduled from June 8 – August 14, 2015, is open to undergraduate and graduate students (including recent graduates) and educators. According to MBARI, the interns will receive $500/week for […]