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  • Damen Delivers Two Offshore Support Vessels to Rederij Groen

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The delivery of the ‘Aquarius-G’ and her sister ship ‘Astra-G’ to offshore services company Rederij Groen (Scheveningen, the Netherlands) marked a milestone in Offshore Support Vessel construction. Never before, such Chasers have been purpose-built. The vessels have been designed by Saltwater Engineering in close cooperation with both Rederij Groen and Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. Both Seismic […]

  • New and Cheaper Wind Turbine Foundations Come Step Closer

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and optimised a design for scour protection. The study showed that scour protection can be a lot cheaper than was thought, which makes it more likely that the idea will be used in practice. Gravity-based […]

  • Cape Wind Conducts Geophysical and Offshore Cable Routes Surveys

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Cape Wind has informed that a team including three companies based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the project site and offshore cable routes. Survey vessels with a suite of geophysical instruments are surveying the seafloor and subsea geology on Horseshoe Shoal and along the offshore cable route. New Bedford […]

  • Wind Power Technology for Ships Tested at Sea

    1 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution, a new wind propulsion technology for ships, has passed its sea trials with flying colors. The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution was installed on the 9,700 DWT Ro-Ro carrier MS Estraden, owned by Bore, a Finnish Ro-Ro shipping company. The ship operates in a continuous service between the Netherlands and the UK, sailing through the […]

  • Welsh Marine Energy Project Gets GBP 1 Mln from EU

    12 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    An EU scheme pioneering collaborative research projects in marine science between business and universities has been given a £1m EU boost, Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced.  Bangor University’s £23.6m SEACAMS project, delivered in partnership with Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities, is helping to develop the coastal marine economy in Wales. It has already worked […]

  • New Poll Shows Support for National Assembly for Wales and Further Powers Continues to Grow

    13 August 2013
    Authorities & Government

    According to an opinion survey undertaken by Beaufort Research on behalf of the Commission on Devolution in Wales, a majority of the Welsh public believe the National Assembly for Wales (NafW) has provided a strong voice for Wales and would like to see further powers devolved over a period of time. Beaufort Research interviewed a […]

  • Top news, August 20 – 26, 2018

    26 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from August 20 – 26, 2018.

  • Moog Introduces New Electric Pitch System (USA)

    25 May 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      The Moog Industrial Group announced today a new electric pitch system which offers higher performance, reliability, additional safety and lower maintenance costs to address key challenges faced by wind turbine manufacturers and operators. The Moog Wind Turbine Pitch System is equipped with Moog’s new cost effective AC synchronous electromagnetic brushless servo motor with an […]

  • USA: DOE Provides USD 180 Million for Potential Offshore Wind Energy Projects

    2 March 2012
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above approach to developing every domestic energy resource, Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday announced the start of an ambitious initiative to capture the potential of wind energy off American coasts. As part of a planned six-year $180 million initiative, an initial $20 million will be available this year as […]

  • SRI International MIMS Integrated into Bluefin Robotics’ AUV

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    SRI International has successfully demonstrated unprecedented capabilities for conducting underwater chemical surveys with its in situ membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) device integrated into a Bluefin-12 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed and manufactured by Bluefin Robotics. Advanced underwater surveys are in demand by researchers and companies involved in monitoring and protecting ocean resources and oil […]

  • UKERC and ETI’s Marine Energy Roadmap Suggest Cost Reduction

    25 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have developed a new roadmap, which identifies the research and development areas that need to be addressed to make marine energy cost competitive with other energy technologies. Marine energy resources, consisting of wave and tidal stream energy, are abundant in UK waters. Although marine technology […]

  • China Has Excellent Chances for 80 Pct Renewables by 2050

    20 February 2014
    Research & Development

    By embracing conservation measures and renewable energy, China can transition to an 80 percent renewable electric power system by 2050 at far less cost than continuing to rely on coal, according to a new report from WWF-US. As a result, China’s carbon emissions from power generation could be 90 percent less than currently projected levels […]

  • Proserv Launches R&D Hub for Subsea Technology (Norway)

    16 April 2013

    An 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 in […]

  • Strong Support for Inaugural TradeWinds Offshore Marine Conference Reflects Rising Market (Norway)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    TradeWinds Offshore Marine conference is set to play to a full house at the Grand Hotel Oslo on the 24 May. With the theme Catching the Rising Market, the event recognises the pivotal role offshore shipping now plays in the Norwegian maritime sector. Breaking with the traditional conference format, the event features an innovative Brokers’ […]

  • Legal Issues, Piracy and Sanctions Top Shipowners’ List of Concerns

    3 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Legal and contractual issues, piracy and crime, and international sanctions are the most important areas of concern to merchant shipowners. Close behind are crewing and personnel, insurance regulation, loss prevention, environmental legislation, shipboard risk management, cargo preparation and stowage, and port state control. Consequently, owners want information and advice from their P&I clubs on how […]

  • LMU Presents Cruise Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    New research by Leeds Metropolitan University reveals that the cruise industry isn’t going far enough in their corporate social responsibility towards the environment, society and the destinations they visit. The study, published this month in the journal Tourism Management, analyses the industry’s lack of corporate social disclosure and ranks companies through analysis of their corporate […]

  • The Netherlands: Damen Presents Newly Designed AHTS 200

    31 January 2013

    Damen Shipyards Group introduces its newly designed Damen AHTS 200, a versatile deepwater Anchor Handling Tug Supplier able to operate in water depths in excess of 3,000 m. The AHTS 200 is the latest addition to the ongoing Damen Offshore Series. Following the company’s ambitions to increase its market share in the offshore industry, Damen […]

  • US Announces $25M Marine Energy Funding

    9 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected $25 million in research projects for next-generation marine energy devices. Funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Water Power Technologies Office, these 12 innovative projects should reduce capital costs and accelerate the innovation cycle by testing new concepts. “Advancing next-generation marine energy will help […]

  • Marine Energy Test Facility Opens in Wales

    27 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine Energy Wales has announced that phase 1 of its Marine Energy Test Area (META) project is officially open for business. The announcement was made during a launch event held at Pembroke Port and marks a significant step in the development of the project. With eight pre-consented sites located in and around the Milford Haven […]

  • USA: Fishermen’s Energy Places Wind Sentinel Buoy in Federal Waters

    6 June 2013

    After more than a year of preparations and near-shore testing, the Fishermen’s Energy Wind Sentinel buoy was relocated from a test site near Atlantic City to an offshore area leased from the U. S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Located eleven miles east of Ocean City, NJ, this site is within […]

  • NASA Measures Offshore Wind Speed (USA)

    7 November 2011
    Research & Development

    On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, Grady Koch spent a month watching ocean winds. He beamed a laser over the sea, day after day, measuring conditions offshore using an instrument called Doppler Aerosol Wind (DAWN) lidar, which is a type of laser. What Koch learns from the experiment will be used by scientists to advance […]

  • USA: Wrecked Remains of Pacific Coast Schooner Found Near Channel Islands

    23 October 2012

    Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s. Today, Robert Schwemmer, maritime archaeologist for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, presented a scientific paper on the George E. Billings […]

  • HMS Protector Divers Practise Extreme Diving Skills in Antarctica

    11 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Divers from ice patrol ship HMS Protector have been exploring beneath the waves in the somewhat chilly conditions of the Antarctic, producing rare images of the sights beneath the polar waters. Whether jumping into the crater of a dormant volcano, inspecting the wrecks of ships or photographing icebergs underwater, the diving team on board the […]

  • Spain: Scientists Aboard Iberian Coast Ocean Drilling Expedition Report Early Findings

    23 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently returned from an expedition off the southwest coast of Iberia […]

  • In focus: Governments take the lead in funding energy transition projects

    10 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Although the year draws to a close and embraces the holiday spirit, the global energy transition shows no signs of slowing down. In the week behind us, we witnessed that governments spare no expense to support clean energy projects and step up the energy transition game.