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  • Rolls-Royce Wins USD 101 Mln of Equipment Orders

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60 million (USD 101 million). The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vessels, were announced at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, […]

  • ABS Donates USD 3 Million to Stevens Institute of Technology

    22 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has awarded Stevens Institute of Technology US $3 million. The donation will be used to create a new civil, mechanical and naval engineering laboratory complex in the Davidson Laboratory. The new complex will bear the Bureau’s name. “It is an honor to contribute […]

  • Scottish Government Launches Smart Grid Strategy

    2 August 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Scottish Government has launched a smart grid strategy to capitalise on its expertise in this technology and to support the country’s transition to become a low carbon economy. The strategy plans to create 12,000 new jobs in this sector by 2020 by encouraging smart grid adoption and developing Scotland as a leading international provider […]

  • Govenment Support Critical for First Arrays in Water, Says RUK

    28 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK commented on the release of a new marine energy roadmap from the UK Energy Research Centre and the Energy Technologies Institute. The report, which focusses on cost-cutting, identifies forty technology and deployment issues faced by the wave and tidal energy sector in the UK, and lays out how to tackle these to ensure the […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Announces GBP 7 Million for Offshore Renewable Energy

    30 October 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Businesses developing innovative solutions for wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies are to get extra help from the UK’s innovation agency, it was announced today. Speaking at the European Ocean Energy Conference in Edinburgh, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker revealed that up to £7m of support will be available through the Technology Strategy […]

  • The Netherlands: Vertical Floating Wind Turbine Model Tests for DeepWind Consortium at MARIN

    11 March 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) is in the closing stages of testing a vertical floating wind turbine concept for the Deepwind Consortium, led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Vertical floating wind turbines are considered to be the next step in development of offshore wind energy. Floating wind turbines allow wind energy generation in […]

  • Spain: GL Garrad Hassan Awards Outstanding PhD Thesis

    11 March 2013

    The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm.” Dr Andrew Garrad, Non-Executive Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, awarded the prize to Mr Martinez in recognition of his outstanding […]

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Non-Executive Board (UK)

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four distinguished Non-Executive Directors under the Chairmanship of Colin Hood, former Chief Operating Officer of SSE. Helen Liddell (Rt Hon Baroness Liddell of […]

  • Abengoa and Wavebob Team Up on Development of Wave Energy Systems (Ireland)

    23 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Ocean wave power company Wavebob and the international company that applies innovative technology solutions to sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, Abengoa, announced a planned collaboration which will see the two companies working together on the research, development and commercialization of wave energy systems. Considered one of the world’s leading wave energy technologies, […]

  • Denmark: OWI-Lab Wins Award for Best Scientific Poster at EWEA 2012

    24 April 2012

    Last week OWI-Lab and research partner VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) have been awarded by EWEA for having the best scientific poster in Denmark during its annual four day conference. The poster handles about the first offshore tests and measurements performed by OWI-Lab at Belwind (the 2nd offshore wind farm in Belgium – 55 km out […]

  • Tri-Nation Accord Copes with Wave, Tidal Risks

    26 October 2015
    Research & Development

    A tri-nation accord between firms based in Ireland, France and the UK is to result in shared research technology designed to dramatically reduce risks faced by developers of renewable tidal and wave power schemes around north western European coast lines. Known as MOREDATAS (Methods to Obtain Refined Environmental DATA from the Seas) the project addresses […]

  • Key things to watch for hydrogen in 2025, according to WoodMac

    3 January 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The pace for the low-carbon-hydrogen and ammonia sectors is set to pick up in 2025, with key themes to watch for including the rise of blue hydrogen in the U.S., a giga-scale green project reaching FID, increased deployment of Chinese electrolyzers, the persistent mismatch between project FIDs and offtake contracts and a surge in low-carbon ammonia investments, according to WoodMac.

  • Tidal stream power could supply 11% of UK’s electricity demand, study shows

    3 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero.

  • Netherlands boosts industry consortium with €7.8M for offshore floating solar development

    17 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck and its consortium partners have received a €7.8 million project subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop, test and validate the Merganser floating solar energy platform in harsh North Sea weather conditions.

  • NREL puts SeaRAY’s brain into fifth gear

    25 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been working with the U.S.-based marine energy company C-Power on the integration of its novel field data collection and control system in the SeaRAY device ahead of upcoming sea trials in Hawaii.

  • Damen Unveils LNG AMTSV Concept, The Netherlands

    25 June 2013
    Vessels

    Last February, five Maritime Engineering bachelor students of the Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) finished their Minor on Arctic Engineering. In cooperation with Damen Shipyards Group and other partners this project has now resulted, amongst others, in a new Arctic vessel: the Damen AMTSV (Arctic Modular Towing Supply Vessel). The 100 m double acting […]

  • University of Delaware Launches Offshore Wind Initiative

    26 February 2014
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    The University of Delaware will steer the way toward making offshore wind turbines a reality in the United States through a new initiative announced yesterday at a major industry conference.  The Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, housed at the University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, will serve as an independent catalyst for offshore wind […]

  • In a ‘groundbreaking’ move, MAN ES wraps up 1st ammonia engine test

    13 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Technology

    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has completed the first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC). 

  • Scottish Enterprise Industry Engagement Building to Become Catapult HQ

    18 May 2012

    Scottish Enterprise’s new £10 million Industry Engagement Building, based at the heart of Scotland’s International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) in Glasgow, is to become the headquarters for the new Technology Strategy Board funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. This news comes during a visit to the site by Scottish Enterprise senior director of technology […]

  • Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack-Up:  Reducing costs of operation is critical to the long-term future of offshore […]

  • GALLERY: Damen Introduces New Arctic Offshore Support Vessel Design

    25 June 2013

    Last February, five Maritime Engineering bachelor students of the Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) finished their Minor on Arctic Engineering. In cooperation with Damen Shipyards Group and other partners this project has now resulted, amongst others, in a new Arctic vessel: the Damen AMTSV (Arctic Modular Towing Supply Vessel). The 100 m double acting […]

  • Innovation in the oil & gas sector: where are we now?

    11 September 2015

    In recent years, the Energy industry has become increasingly characterised by its interplay with geopolitical dynamics and since late 2014, the low oil price environment has prompted many companies to reduce their cost base.

  • Coasts & Ports 2015 Event Begins Next Week

    9 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Coasts & Ports 2015 Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 15-18 September 2015. The Coasts and Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines relating to coasts and ports. Coasts & Ports 2015 will bring together engineers, […]

  • New Zealand Port Event Set for September

    16 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Coasts & Ports 2015 Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand from 15-18 September 2015. The Coasts and Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines relating to coasts and ports. Coasts & Ports 2015 will bring together engineers, […]

  • Deltares to Further Develop MPM

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Deltares has begun a collaboration with the universities of Cambridge, Barcelona and Hamburg to establish a research community for the numerical modeling of soil interacting with water. The aim is to further develop a dynamic calculation method, the Material Point Method (MPM), making it suitable to apply for contractors, designers and engineering companies. MPM is […]