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  • BGR to Charter Survey Vessel for Minerals Exploration Campaign

    22 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Germany (BGR) has launched a tender invitation for the provision of a research vessel and support crew for its survey work in tropical Indian Ocean. Namely, the BGR plans to conduct offshore surveys and sampling south-east of Mauritius along the Central Indian Ridge and Southeast Indian Ridge. Earlier […]

  • DTOcean Wave and Tidal Design Tool Launched

    9 January 2017

    DTOcean wave and tidal energy design tool was officially launched as an open source software package. The tool will assist project developers to design wave and tidal energy arrays by identifying optimal layouts, components and procedures. DTOcean has been produced through a three-year collaborative project funded by the European Commission. It gathered 18 international partners including […]

  • Liquid Robotics Joins NOC Marine Robotics Innovation Centre

    2 November 2016

    Liquid Robotics has become the newest Associate Member of the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. Kevin Forshaw, associate director, innovation and enterprise at the NOC said, “As the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider was invented to provide ocean researchers with reliable and persistent monitoring, we’re thrilled to welcome them to the Innovation Centre […]

  • Drones Tested for Underwater Oil Spill Detection (Spain)

    25 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    An experiment to detect oil spills, URready4OS, is being performed until Friday near the port of Cartagena, Spain. A European project, coordinated by the University Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), will see a fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and aerial drones put on trial on board the vessel Clara Campoamor. The project, funded by the Directorate-General […]

  • Cape Sharp Tidal Eyes Turbine Deployment in June

    20 May 2016
    Equipment

    Nova Scotia-based Cape Sharp Tidal announced plans to begin the installation of the first out of two planned tidal turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) test site near Parrsboro in June. During the first week of June, the first tidal turbine is expected to depart from the Pictou Shipyard and head […]

  • New Managing Director for TAQA UK Oil and Gas Business

    2 July 2013

    TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, yesterday announced that Pete Jones has formally joined TAQA to succeed Leo Koot as managing director of TAQA’s UK oil and gas business. Jones joins TAQA from Marathon Oil Corp. where he held the position of Regional Vice president – Wyoming. During his career at Marathon, […]

  • The Netherlands: MARIN Enters New Project Named Wind Hybrid Coaster

    5 December 2011

    MARIN notices that more and more clients seriously consider the use of renewable energy sources for propulsion of commercial cargo vessels. This presents both new challenges and opportunities for ship designers and hydrodynamicists alike. In this field, MARIN ha just joined the new project “Wind Hybrid Coaster”, which seeks to use wind assisted propulsion on […]

  • Tribute to buy Minas Tidal shares in the amount of CAD 800,000

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Tribute Resources will acquire CAD 800,000 of shares in Minas Tidal Limited Partnership, a company recently set up by Minas Energy, International Marine Energy and Tocardo, which is 46.5% owned by Tribute.

  • Tidal prototype ready for deployment off British Columbia

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Canadian tidal developer, Yourbrook Energy Systems, will launch its tidal power pump prototype tomorrow, August 11, off Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.

  • Damen launches LNG-powered inland shipping tanker

    6 March 2015
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group said it has launched the first LNG-powered Damen EcoLiner inland shipping tanker at its Romanian yard.

  • NREL, SNL release update for WEC simulator

    16 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) have released an updated version of WEC-Sim wave energy converter simulator. WEC-Sim is an open source wave energy converter simulation tool jointly developed by NREL and SNL with funding from the US Department of Energy. WEC-SIM is developed to aid device manufacturers, project developers, and […]

  • RivGen turbine gets ready for summer deployment

    6 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    ORPC’s RivGen turbine is currently under preparations before deployment at demonstration project site in Igiugig, Alaska, scheduled to take place in summer 2015. The turbine is being fine-tuned at Nikiski, Alaska, after which it will be shipped to Igiugig prior to its deployment in the summer. According to the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center […]

  • FORCE’s Cable Safety Zone Needs Modifications, Fishermen Say

    17 December 2014
    Environment, Storage

    Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy, FORCE, held a meeting yesterday in Truro where they met local fishermen. Besides upcoming activities, the main topic of this event was the proposed safety zone around recently laid cables in Minas Passage that sparked discussion with lobster fishermen in this area, according to Truro Daily News portal. They […]

  • India Releases Offshore Wind Energy Policy Document

    2 October 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Indian Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), which was recently authorized as the Nodal Ministry for the use of offshore areas within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), made the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy document available to the stakeholders and general public yesterday. Mark Leybourne, Senior Engineer at IT Power Consulting, which has been working on projects supporting the development of […]

  • ORE Catapult Appoints New Finance Director

    2 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has welcomed Andrew Walls C.A to its senior management team as Finance Director. Walls trained with the global firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with both private and public sectors delivering audit, financial diligence and consultancy assignments for the firm in the UK and abroad. He then joined the London and Edinburgh-based […]

  • Carnegie Files Albany Funding Plan

    18 February 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Carnegie said it has submitted the Albany wave energy project updated funding plan to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) for consideration. As reported earlier, the government of Western Australia requested that Carnegie delivers a funding plan for the wave project offshore Albany, after it agreed to pay the negotiated revised first […]

  • New Deliverables from DTOceanPlus Project

    6 March 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    The EU-funded DTOceanPlus project has recently produced two new deliverables that have been openly shared with the marine energy sector. The deliverables correspond to the technical manuals of the alpha version of two modules: Energy Delivery module of the deployment design tool. This module will design the electrical infrastructure to transmit power from ocean energy […]

  • Denmark: Ramboll Acquires LAC Engineering

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ramboll has acquired Danish wind energy consultancy LAC engineering, which was established in 2008. The company specialises in the optimisation of the relation between the energy production and a cost-effective design basis for on- and offshore wind turbines. Globally, few companies offer the same consultancy as LAC engineering. The company provides services within aeroelastic simulations, […]

  • Australia: Victoria bans unconventional gas exploration

    31 August 2016

    Australia’s state of Victoria, has put a permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas including hydraulic fracturing and coal seam gas.

  • Scottish Renewables Applauds Government for Offshore Wind Support

    15 July 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scottish Renewables has responded to news that the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, which aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by at least 10%, has been awarded £2.2 million by the Scottish Government. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Offshore wind holds huge opportunities for Scotland, and the industry […]

  • Marseilles to Host Floating Offshore Wind Players in March

    5 February 2016

    Third international conference dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines will be held in Marseilles from 10 to 11 March this year.  Representatives from a large number of French and international companies and organisations involved in the sector will discuss their activities, present recent research and analysis and exchange information on the principal challenges in this domain. French Environment and Energy Management […]

  • Mauritius Looking For Seasoned Offshore Wind Consultants

    9 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) has invited expressions of interest for the development of offshore wind farms for the Republic of Mauritius.

  • China: CCCC Wins Bid for Terminal Design Project of National Deep Sea Base

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Recently, CCCC Water Transport Planning and Design Institute (WTPDI) won the bid for Phase 1 terminal design project of the national deep sea base. Located in the east of Aoshan Peninsula in Aoshanwei, Jimo, Qingdao, the project involves two 6,000t scientific investigation ship terminals, an approach embankment and corresponding supporting facilities, is scheduled to […]

  • NYK LNG Vessel Wins Award for Reporting Seawater Temperatures, Japan

    13 September 2012
    Vessels

    NYK LNG carrier Broog has been recognized by the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard for the long-term contribution that the ship has made by providing seawater temperatures to the Japan Coast Guard. Every September 12, the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard recognizes individuals and organizations that have made contributions to marine information services. […]

  • Gazprom, Japan Discuss Vladivostok LNG Project

    1 December 2011

    The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Manabu Miyagawa, Minister of the Japanese Embassy in Russia. The meeting addressed the prospects for the Russian-Japanese cooperation in the energy sector, notably, the progress with the joint research being done by Gazprom and Japanese companies for the prospective project on creating a liquefied natural […]