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  • RiaSoR2, MONITOR to Hold Reliability Workshop at EWTEC

    23 August 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    International research projects RiaSoR2 and MONITOR, which are designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters, have joined forces to organise an ocean energy reliability workshop to be held alongside the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), in Italy. The OCEANERA-NET and Interreg Atlantic Area funded projects are collaborating to share […]

  • Smile and wave

    19 February 2016

    During a seminar held last night, organised by KIVI and hosted by SBM offshore, details of SBM Offshore’s work in wave energy was presented to a group of offshore professionals. As presenter Ambroise Wattez, business development manager Renewables & Offshore Energy Systems at SBM Offshore deduced, many consider renewables to be too costly to venture […]

  • Subsea Manufacturers to Feel Full Force of Downturn in 2016

    10 March 2016
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A new report by energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), predicts a major decline in deepwater oil and gas projects spending in the next four years. Namely, DW anticipates deepwater expenditure to total $137 billion between 2016 and 2020. A rapid 35 per cent drop compared to DW’s previous deepwater forecast, covering the 2015-2019 period. According […]

  • EU Scientists Develop Floating Airship to Generate Wind Energy

    20 April 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    EU-funded researchers have developed a prototype wind energy system that works at much higher altitudes, where winds are stronger and more constant, dramatically increasing electricity production. A commercialised product is in the pipeline. Most wind energy comes from turbines 150 metres above ground level. Winds at this altitude are however weak and intermittent, with most […]

  • Top news, August 10 – 16, 2015

    16 August 2015

    Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 10 – 16, 2015. Basque Country financing marine energy technology testing The Basque Energy Agency (EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with €2.5 million. subsidies will be made available for pilot projects […]

  • Top news, August 21 – 27, 2017

    27 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 21 – 27, 2017.

  • UK: British Antarctic Survey Appoints New Non-Executive Directors

    1 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Director Professor Nick Owens has appointed two new Non-Executive members with immediate effect. Anne Miller Anne Miller is an innovator, entrepreneur and Director of the Creativity Partnership. She is a mechanical engineer by background. She started her career with an MA in Engineering from Cambridge University, then spent 20 years […]

  • WASSP Reaches New Milestone (New Zealand)

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd – part of the ENL Group – has reached a milestone by shipping its 500th multibeam sonar system. The sale of the WASSP 120 degree 3D multibeam system confirms the company’s position as the number one multibeam sonar system in the world for the commercial fishing sector. WASSP multibeam […]

  • UK’s Marine Robots Mission Complete

    14 October 2016

    A fleet of ten marine robots has completed two-week mission off northwest Scotland. The mission comprised the largest simultaneous deployment of marine robots in UK waters, with seven submarine gliders and three surface Wave Gliders operating in waters around the Outer Hebrides, National Oceanography Centre (NOC) explained. The robot fleet was collecting a variety of […]

  • Kunlun: Largest Tube Trailer Inspection Base Completed (China)

    22 August 2012

    On 8 August 2012, Urumqi Tube Trailer Inspection Station under China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (CSEI) was completed in Midong district, Urumqi city, Xinjiang province and a grand opening was held. Mr. Lin Shuqing, the President of CSEI, Mr. Ni Xinchang, the Director of Specialty Equipment Supervision Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, […]

  • St Andrews Uni, SMRU issue mammals vs. turbines study results

    16 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St Andrews, in collaboration with SMRU Consulting, has published the results of a Scottish Government-funded study that developed and tested new technology for the detection and measurement of marine mammal behaviour around tidal turbines. The technology has been developed and tested for the fine scale underwater movements of […]

  • Offshore renewables could power 5 million homes, says new South West England study

    11 October 2010
    Research & Development

    Offshore renewable energy projects around the South West coast of England could generate enough electrical power for 5 million homes, more than double the domestic needs of the whole of the South West. These are among the conclusions from a study commissioned by the South West RDA (Regional Development Agency) into the potential for wave, […]

  • Crown Estate and Cefas publish subsea power cables report

    14 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have released a report which aims to help stakeholders involved in offshore wind developments better assess the impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables on the marine environment. According to the Crown Estate, the report should improve the understanding of […]

  • USA: GL RC Examines Tropical Cyclones’ Influence on Wind Turbine Design

    7 June 2012
    Research & Development

    As wind energy production expands around the world, an increasing number of onshore and offshore wind farms are proposed which would lie in tropical cyclone-affected areas, mainly in the U.S., China, Korea and Japan. A properly designed wind farm should be able to withstand the severe storms that are likely to affect it within its […]

  • Sea Power Platform testing underway at FloWave

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The developers behind the ACER2 wave energy project have started testing the Sea Power Platform at the FloWave test tank.

  • Ireland completes Galway Bay Ocean Observatory

    11 August 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights have completed the construction of the Galway Bay underwater ocean observatory. The ocean observatory will enable the use of cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. The equipment has been installed in the Galway Bay […]

  • Glosten Associates Plans to Commercialize their PelaStar Floating Wind Turbine Platform (USA)

    20 July 2011
    Technology

    The Glosten Associates, Inc. formally announced plans to commercialize their PelaStar floating wind turbine platform, and make the technology available to the global offshore wind energy industry within the year. The Glosten PelaStar technology was recently selected for an intermediate-scale prototype installation project with deployment planned for next summer in the northeast United States. This […]

  • OPEC and gas counterpart GECF ink MoU to strengthen cooperation

    7 October 2019

    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in research and the sharing of best practices.

  • Tognum’s Subsidiary Celebrates 175th Anniversary, Germany

    9 September 2013

    The name ‘MTU Reman Technologies’ might be new in the city of Magdeburg, but behind the Tognum subsidiary that remanufactures large diesel engines lies 175 years of industrial history. On September 6 and 7, MTU Reman Technologies celebrated this anniversary, by holding a special ceremony and opening its doors to the public. Hartmut Möllring, Minister […]

  • Deltares: Present Dike Standards Must Focus More on Piping (The Netherlands)

    28 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Dike design needs to focus more on the subsoil structure and variations over the entire length of a dike. The soil structure determines the risk of piping and varies more than is assumed in the present standards. This may represent a risk for the dike, but it can also be used to make local dike […]

  • WasteFuel, Averda to produce green methanol for shipping in the Middle East

    8 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Transition

     Averda, a waste management and recycling company, and WasteFuel, a developer of bio-refineries focused on converting municipal solid waste into low-carbon fuels, have announced their partnership during the COP27 Climate Conference targeting the development of the first commercial-scale municipal waste to renewable methanol plant in the Middle East. ​The location for the first plant is […]

  • HMM pursues onboard carbon capture solutions with Panasia

    15 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine

     South Korean shipping major HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with energy system expert Panasia to collaborate on onboard carbon capture system for vessel application. The duo plans to carry out a feasibility study, economic analysis, and risk assessment of capturing CO2 from greenhouse gas emissions generated during vessel operation. The handling process […]

  • Norden joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center to accelerate shipping’s transition

    17 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S has signed a partnership agreement with the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.

  • Designing More Efficient Flood Walls

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Coastal cities of low lying countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Germany often have a gentle beach with a dike and a promenade. Along the promenade buildings such as hotels and restaurants are present, protected by storm walls. During a heavy storm the waves will run up to the promenade and impact […]

  • Lamar University: Minimizing Impacts of Closures on Houston Ship Channel

    17 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Faculty members at Lamar University in the Center for Advances in Port Management, are tailoring a tool in the planning “tool kit” to help address an upcoming, major disruption to traffic through the Houston Ship Channel (HSC). “Because the Port of Houston is the nation’s busiest in foreign waterborne tonnage, third in terms of foreign waterborne commerce value and […]