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  • Watch: Eni Deploys OPT PowerBuoy in Adriatic Sea

    17 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies’ (OPT) PowerBuoy has been deployed in the Adriatic Sea since November 2018 by oil and gas company Eni in a project aiming to demonstrate suitability of wave energy technologies in oil and gas operations. Operating continuously and error-free for six months, as part of Eni’s MaREnergy project, PB3 PowerBuoy has produced more […]

  • WES to issue new wave energy call

    23 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has revealed plans to issue a third competitive call for the development of wave energy technology this summer.

  • South Korea to Exploit Deep-Sea Mine in Indian Ocean

    30 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    South Korea has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year, the India Times reports. The International Seabed Authority gave the exclusive right to Seoul to develop the 10,000-square kilometer site which contains hydrothermal vents that could yield […]

  • New York officially bans fracking

    30 June 2015

    The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has officially prohibited high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York State by issuing its formal findings statement, completing the state’s seven-year review of this activity. “After years of exhaustive research and examination of the science and facts, prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing is the only reasonable alternative,” […]

  • DEP Advances Upper Ocklawaha Basin Scheme

    4 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hosting its annual public meeting on September 10 to review water-quality restoration progress for the Harris Chain of Lakes and Lake Apopka, as well as further the water-quality restoration of five priority water bodies in the Upper Ocklawaha Basin. These water bodies are Lake Harris, Palatlakaha River, Trout […]

  • The Netherlands: CEDA Working Group on Ecosystem Services Holds First Meeting

    5 July 2012

      The CEDA Working Group on Ecosystem Services (WGES) has their first meeting this week in Delft at the CEDA Headquarters. WGES will produce a CEDA Information Paper on ecosystem services in the context of dredging and the construction of marine and fresh water infrastructure. The aim of the paper is to explain ecosystem services […]

  • Engineering Students Choose ACCIONA as Fifth Best Spanish Employer

    24 July 2012

    Engineering students have chosen ACCIONA  as the fifth best company to work for in Spain, according to a report made by a firm of consultants, Universum.  More than 6,206 engineering and IT students from 32 Spanish universities took part in the study, which was carried out from November 2011 to April 2012. The results of the […]

  • Norway: Platform Supply Vessel Troms Capella En Route to North Sea

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      On Thursday 8 July 2011 Troms Offshore Management AS got their latest vessel from the shipyard in Cochin, India. The ship, a platform supply vessel (PSV), has been named MV TROMS CAPELLA and will this autumn start operating in the North Sea. Specification: Length overall 88,1 M Length between PP: 78,1 M Breath 19 […]

  • Viability Analysis of Greek Offshore Wind

    18 April 2014
    Research & Development

    A new paper, released by AIP Publishing, has been looking into the possibility of developing offshore wind power in the North Aegean Sea, Greece. The study found that the Greek archipelago, and especially the island of Limnos, has the sufficient offshore wind potential at low depths and at relatively short distances from the shore. Even […]

  • DARPA Choses BAE Systems for Undersea Navigation Development

    17 May 2016
    Equipment

    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop an undersea navigation system aimed at enhancing the U.S. Navy’s ability to provide precise, global positioning throughout the ocean basins. The contract will support a program called the Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation (POSYDON), which seeks to allow undersea vehicles […]

  • Building with Nature Presented in Suriname

    23 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Professor Sieuwnath Naipal of Conservation International Suriname last week kicked off a project to stop the coastal erosion and salinization of arable land at Weg naar Zee, near Paramaribo, Suriname. The project is based on the concept of Building with Nature and consisting of five permeable dams. The dam captures sediment and helps to establish […]

  • Delft Hosts Transport and Sedimentation Event

    21 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The 17th International Conference ‘Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles’ will take place from 22-25 September in Delft, the Netherlands. For more than 40 years these conferences have been a traditional place of meeting and active debates of scientists, engineers and leading authorities in different aspects of transport of solid particles. The conferences have supported […]

  • Sidmouth Coastal Protection Plan on the Table

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    East Devon District Council will hold a public consultation meeting for the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan options on Wednesday, 15 June, at Kennaway House in Sidmouth.  As part of East Devon District Council’s work to reduce the risk of coastal erosion and flooding in Sidmouth, which is being undertaken through the Sidmouth and […]

  • Jamaica: ISA Received Two New Applications for Seabed Exploration Licenses

    6 September 2012

    The International Seabed Authority has received two new applications for seabed exploration licences. The two new applications have been filed in respect of areas located in the West Pacific Ocean and are for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts. The application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the […]

  • NSRI Gets New Chairman and Project Director

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A recently launched initiative aiming to coordinate research and development activities within the UK’s subsea oil and gas sector has appointed a chairman and project director. Well-known industry figure, Peter Blake, has taken up the role of chairman of the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) and Dr Gordon Drummond has joined as project director. Blake […]

  • Consumers call on government and retailers to remove environmentally damaging goods from sale.

    7 July 2008

    Two thirds of UK consumers want retailers to remove environmentally damaging products from their shelves, according to independent research released today. Check-out Carbon, published by sustainable development charity Forum for the Future, also reveals that 85 per cent of consumers want to be given information about environmental impacts of products, and 77 per cent want […]

  • A Flettner freighter in the making

    31 March 2020
    Innovation, Technology

    For centuries shipping depended on wind, but the industrial revolution changed that. No longer vessels were stuck in the doldrums. Today, with the Paris Climate Agreement in mind, shipping companies are looking at wind again for efficiency reasons. Recently C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the design for a wind-assisted general cargo vessel to Dutch shipping […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Recognized as One of Most Innovative Companies

    7 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 5th July, Nordic Yards has been awarded one of Germany’s most innovative companies. At a ceremony for the Top 100 companies at the Axel Springer Passage centre in Berlin, journalist and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar presented Nordic Yards’ managing director Vitaly Yusufov with the Top 100 prize for innovation. Nordic Yards is one of […]

  • UK well-positioned to kick-start shipping’s transition to green fuels, report shows

    13 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    The United Kingdom can become an early mover in the global shipping industry’s transition to zero-emission fuels, a new report finds.

  • MRC appoints four new members to the Board of Directors 

    29 January 2024
    Collaboration, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    Marine Renewables Canada has appointed four new members to its Board of Directors.  “As the need for clean energy grows, the marine renewable energy sector is positioned to have a significant impact on fighting climate change and building a sustainable and inclusive future,” said Marine Renewables Canada executive director Elisa Obermann. “Marine Renewables Canada is […]

  • Model Shows Conversion of Wave Energy into Electricity

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Eco-friendly electricity from wave energy: in a Bosch laboratory, a first demonstrator model shows how wave energy can be converted into electricity. A research network made up of four companies and two universities aims to establish sustainable power generation along the world’s coastlines. Until January 2015, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is […]

  • UK: Number of Offshore Wind Jobs Doubles in the Last 3 Years

    19 September 2013
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    RenewableUK, the trade body for the UK wind and marine renewables sector, today published an update of its 2010 study into employment in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors. Working for a Green Britain and Northern Ireland reveals that together these important growth industries now directly employ 18,465 people full time. That’s equivalent to […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Recognized as One of Most Innovative Companies

    7 July 2013
    Technology

    On 5th July, Nordic Yards has been awarded one of Germany’s most innovative companies. At a ceremony for the Top 100 companies at the Axel Springer Passage centre in Berlin, journalist and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar presented Nordic Yards’ managing director Vitaly Yusufov with the Top 100 prize for innovation. Nordic Yards is one of […]

  • Big Spenders Optimistic over 2012 Outlook

    25 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Oil and gas industry leaders have forecast improved performance and higher levels of capital expenditure this year, despite concerns over global economic instability, according to a new report on the future of the sector. Increased investment across the industry will focus on exploration activity, with North America emerging as the area with the greatest opportunities […]

  • National Oceanography Centre targets ocean tech with its new Innovation Hub

    10 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has launched an Innovation Hub in Southampton to boost progress in marine autonomous systems and drive sustainable growth in the blue economy. With a £200,000 (approximately $257,000) investment, the facility offers 304 square meters of space equipped with offices, meeting rooms, conference areas, smart acoustic pods, and hot desking […]