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  • EMEC, CENSIS to aid development of new sensor technologies

    28 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS  (Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) have joined forces to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing independent performance verification, the newly formed partnership aims to fast track novel sensor technologies in […]

  • FaBTest splashed with record-breaking waves

    11 January 2016
    Environment, Research & Development

    The FaBTest marine energy testing site off Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, has seen record-breaking waves brought to the site location by the New Year storms. FaBTest measured waves 9.3 metres high as Storm Frank passed over the site location, surpassing the previous largest wave in the bay which was seen on Valentine’s Day 2014 and measured […]

  • British Columbia set to exploit wave energy potential

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

    Canadian province of British Columbia has collected enough detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing wave energy converters in the ocean, a new report has found.

  • Penguin wave device powers UK grid

    7 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wello’s Penguin device has fed the electricity harnessed from the Orkney waves into the UK national grid.

  • US Senate Committee passes MHK Renewable Energy Act

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013, and the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014. US Senator Ron Wyden has announced that his bill to encourage development of electricity from the water power in oceans, rivers and lakes took […]

  • Scotrenewables’ FloTEC bags €10M from Horizon 2020

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Commission’s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has awarded a grant of €10 million (£7.75 million) to advance the commercialisation of Scotrenewables’ floating tidal energy technology. The Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation (FloTEC) project will advance Scotrenewables’ current 2 MW floating tidal technology, the SR2000, with the development of a mark 2 turbine, according […]

  • MarTERA launches €30M marine R&I call

    19 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    MarTERA consortium, consisting of 16 collaborating countries, has opened a joint call for transnational research and innovation projects in maritime and marine technologies, including renewable energy generation.

  • Floating tidal stream turbine project to get financial boost

    7 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A collaborative effort between Instream Energy Systems and IT Power Consulting to design a floating tidal platform has been approved for financial support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Instream Energy Systems, a Canadian hydrokinetic technology company, will collaborate with IT Power Consulting (ITP), an international energy consultancy based […]

  • IHA Adds New Leadership Team

    23 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    IHA’s board of directors has elected new president, Roger Gill, to join newly appointed chief executive officer Eddie Rich.  Rich, who took over the role from Richard Taylor on September 09, presented to IHA’s new board the organisation’s strategy for the next two years. This will see IHA focus on research and policy, sustainability and […]

  • FORESEA picks six offshore renewable energy winners

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

    The FORESEA program has approved six offshore renewable energy technology projects for support in its third call for applications. FORESEA’s user selection board awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to demonstration projects that will be realized at SEM-REV, Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The technology developers selected for support […]

  • United Faith’s Contract for Two SS-MPV Becomes Effective (China)

    13 December 2011

    UNITED FAITH GROUP announced that on December 06th, 2011, the New-building contract of two 50,000 DWT Semi-Submersible Multi-purpose Vessels went into effect. Both of the vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2013. The contract was signed earlier this year on July 01st between UNITED FAITH GROUP and YANTAI CIMC RAFFLES OFFSHORE […]

  • BAS Extends RRS Ernest Shackleton Charter

    12 January 2016
    Project & Tenders

    British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its third option for a one-year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2016. RRS Ernest Shackleton is a polar research and subsea support vessel built in 1995 by Kverner Klevin Leirvik, Norway. The vessel has been on a long-term […]

  • Ageotec, INGV Work on Capturing Gas from Fumarole (Italy)

    22 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    As part of oceanographic surveys for monitoring the Campi Flegrei Caldera, which involves the Italian Navy and the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Ageotec technicians and INGV researchers of the Portovenere headquarters have collaborated on design and implementation of a particular device consisting of a gas bottle sampler. This device, installed on […]

  • Government to Release First Environmental Assessment Draft (USA)

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The US Government is about to release the first draft of Florida Atlantic University’s Environmental Assessment for its planned ocean energy project, the Business Journal informs. The university’s Center for Ocean Energy Technology plans to install undersea turbines in the Gulf Stream to generate electricity. According to Mr. Howard Hanlon from the Centre, they have […]

  • Taiwan’s National Science Council to Invest in Wave Project

    13 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Within the next few years, Taiwan’s National Science Council is planning to harness the power of Kuroshio Current, writes DigiTimes news site. The Council has conducted a research in 2011, after which they have decided to invest around USD 100 million in a 30MW tidal wave project. After its completion, the project would send electricity […]

  • Taiwan Plans 30MW Wave Tidal Project

    10 August 2012

    Within the next few years, Taiwan’s National Science Council is planning to harness the power of Kuroshio Current, writes DigiTimes news site. The Council has conducted a research in 2011, after which they have decided to invest around USD 100 million in a 30MW tidal wave project. After its completion, the project would send electricity […]

  • DTOceanPlus Meets Up at Aalborg University

    18 October 2019
    Research & Development

    The DTOceanPlus project partners recently met for 2 days of technical and PSC meeting at Aalborg University. Working sessions and discussions focused on the progress made in the development of tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. DTOceanPlus, through the H2020 program, is part of the initiative launched by the European […]

  • 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 […]

  • His Highness the Emir Inaugurates New World-Class Shipyard in Qatar

    25 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), Qatar’s premier offshore and marine facility jointly developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) and Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd (Nakilat), was launched by the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Lim Hng Kiang. On […]

  • NQBP and JCU Test Water Quality

    31 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has engaged scientists at James Cook University (JCU) to undertake an extensive ambient marine water quality monitoring program. The monitoring covers an area from near Sarina to Keswick Island in the southern Whitsundays, a distance of 55km. Locations were determined in conjunction with JCU whose researchers installed the water […]

  • Shearwater GeoServices joins Norway’s Centre for Geophysical Forecasting

    25 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Shearwater GeoServices has joined, as partner, the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

  • DHI VIDEO: Coastal Erosion and Protection

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    DHI Group, an independent research and consultancy organization, has released a video about engineering the coast by understanding its nature, named ‘Coastal Erosion and Protection’. “Coastal erosion and protection is an ongoing challenge. Information about wind, waves, depth conditions and sediment types is key in the decision-making process on how to protect the coasts,” DHI […]

  • Polarcus and SFC Reschedule Again

    14 January 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Polarcus said it has once more agreed to postpone the redelivery of seismic research vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov with Sovcomflot (SCF). The vessel was due for redelivery until January 15, 2020, while potential projects were pursued by SCF. The redelivery of the vessel has now been agreed until the completion of work which SCF has been […]

  • 2H Offshore Acquires BFLEX Software

    17 September 2015
    Equipment

    2H has recently strengthened its flexible riser engineering service offering by acquiring the pipe cross-section analysis tool, BFLEX. BFLEX comprises a suite of analysis software products developed by SINTEF, under sponsorship of the Testrig JIP and the Norwegian Research Council. The software enables 2H to assess a wide range of pipe cross sectional properties, the […]

  • NSRP Announces 19 New R&D Projects

    24 October 2013

    On October 16, 2013, the NSRP Executive Control Board (ECB) selected 19 new R&D projects as part of the Program’s core mission to reduce the costs associated with Navy shipbuilding and repair. The projects, totaling approximately $2.5M, will be executed through the NSRP. The National Shipbuilding Research Program is a collaboration of U.S. shipyards working […]