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  • USA: First Data Comes on Great Lakes Wind

    25 May 2012
    Technology

    The first direct measurement of wind over the Great Lakes at the height of commercial turbines comes from a six-ton buoy loaded with scientific equipment. The buoy was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore.  The project was led by Grand Valley State University’s Michigan […]

  • Masdar Discusses New Headquarters (UAE)

    25 January 2012

    The Masdar Headquarters (“HQ”) reflects the agility and mission of the organization, promising carbon neutrality and a modular design that will ensure that the building adapts to the requirements and needs of partners, announced Hamad Al Matrooshi, Senior Project Manager for the Masdar City Headquarter building. The Facade of the HQ connects two separate buildings […]

  • NRG Puts Offshore Wind Development on Hold (USA)

    13 December 2011

    Acknowledging the monumental challenges in developing a new domestic industry, NRG Energy announced that it is putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term. NRG’s subsidiary and lead developer of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Park (the Wind Park) off the coast of Delaware, Bluewater Wind, has been unable to find an […]

  • IT Power Wins FCO Contract to Cooperate on UK-China Ocean Energy

    29 September 2011

      IT Power has been awarded a contract by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), as part of its China Prosperity Strategic Programme, to establish co-operation between the UK and China on Ocean Energy. Working with the Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) at the University of Southampton and Chinese partners including the China National […]

  • Ireland: KPMG Makes Case for More Ambitious Offshore Wind Approach

    5 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Ireland is the only European Union country with an Atlantic coastline that is not developing its offshore wind resource, which is not only placing the country at an economic and competitive disadvantage, but also results in missing out on a large number of associated economic and social benefits, according to the latest report from KPMG.

  • Global Cruise Industry Reports Progress in Ship Safety (USA)

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) yesterday held a media briefing to review progress of the Global Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review and to announce the industry’s plans to continue its focus on operational safety improvements and best practices. Last January, immediately following the Concordia incident, the global cruise industry launched a comprehensive review of the […]

  • ABS Hosts Arctic Workshops

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, continues to help industry push back the technology barriers to Arctic operations through a series of Arctic workshops that are defining the region’s most pressing research and development (R&D) needs. “In the last few years there has been increasing interest in floating, drilling […]

  • James Fisher Marine Services to Acquire Supacat Multi-Purpose Vessel

    8 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) and Supacat today announced the purchase of the first of type Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV 24). The investment in the SMV 24 vessel marks JFMS’s continued commitment to provide innovative solutions to clients that require high assurance when operating in the marine environments. The SMV 24 vessel establishes a […]

  • USA: MBARI Engineer Works on Wave Energy Production System

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    MBARI engineer Andy Hamilton looks out his office window in Moss Landing and points at the waves crashing on the beach below. “Pretty impressive, aren’t they? You’d think there’d be a way to make use of all that energy.” Since 2009, Hamilton has led a team of engineers trying to do just that. Their goal […]

  • Large-scale demonstrations key to attracting marine energy investments

    17 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    As the transition to renewable energy gains pace worldwide, marine energy and its predictable and reliable nature, backed by versatile application potential, is bound to find its place in the future energy mix. However, the sector first needs to demonstrate its ability to go large-scale to attract big investments and jump-start the commercialization of the marine energy industry.

  • DEA CEO – Technology optimist in the age of energy transition

    22 March 2018

    In a room packed with oil and gas industry players, Hanssen adressed what she said were her four favorite topics, the energy transition, the importance of oil and gas, the role of technology and her passion for it but also digitalization, artificial intelligence, and big data.

  • Sikania II Hybrid launched in Greece

    19 July 2024
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Sikania II Hybrid, a hybrid roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel set to greenify passenger travel between Villa San Giovanni (Reggio Calabria) and Messina, Italy, has been launched in Greece.

  • Offshore wind developers take a pass on UK’s fifth CfD round as maximum bid price was too low

    8 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The UK government has awarded 3.7 GW of renewable energy projects with Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in its fifth allocation round. Among the 95 new projects that secured CfDs are onshore wind, solar and tidal energy developments – and not a single megawatt of offshore wind. According to the government, the global rise in inflation […]

  • Researchers revamp MHKiT software for marine energy industry

    1 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, IT & Software, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The Marine and Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT) has been updated to include data on tidal and river energy resources and various other factors to enable developers make greater use of this open-source knowledge hub.

  • California’s Senate approves wave and tidal renewable energy bill

    26 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The California State Senate has unanimously approved a bill that aims to put the state on the path to developing wave and tidal energy as a new source of renewable energy that will help meet its carbon-free targets while bolstering the power grid.

  • QED Naval collects over €1.7 million as tidal power picks up pace

    16 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    QED Naval, a Scotland-based tidal energy company, has secured over €1.7 million of funding with 1,152 investors taking part in its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign.

  • USA: Congressman Goodlatte Encourages Drilling Offshore Virginia

    6 April 2011

      Yesterday, Representatives Bob Goodlatte reintroduced the “Virginia Access to Energy Act”. This important legislation allows for the exploration of natural gas and crude oil in Virginia’s waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The legislation requires the Department of Interior to proceed with the Virginia lease sale no later than one year after passage […]

  • UK: Vattenfall, Babcock, Abengoa Launch EPC Wave and Tidal Company Nautimus

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      Nautimus, the new Scottish company, has been established by Vattenfall, with support from leading UK engineering support services firm Babcock and Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors. The company will fulfil the engineering, procurement, integration and construction (EPC) needs of wave power […]

  • Total pays homage to ‘The Big Moustache’. Names new CEO and Chairman

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Total’s Board of Directors met today and paid homage to Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie or ‘The Big Moustache’ as he was affectionately nicknamed.   Christophe de Margerie died tragically in an airplane accident in Moscow on the night of October 20-21, 2014. After joining the Group in 1974, Christophe de Margerie was appointed to the […]

  • VIDEO: Tilting Lock to End Traffic Congestion

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    A major road bridge with no need to open because ships ‘submerge’ under it, a concept dubbed the new Tilting Lock has been introduced by Dutch engineers at Royal HaskoningDHV. Major bridges that move to allow sailing yachts to pass beneath them, like the Zeeland Bridge in the Netherlands, are causing daily traffic congestion when […]

  • Canada: New Brunswick Oil, Gas Blueprint to Be Released by Spring of 2013

    30 November 2012

    The provincial government will develop an oil and gas blueprint to be released in the spring of 2013, Energy and Mines Minister of New Brunswick Craig Leonard announced. The blueprint will look at the current and future framework required for the oil and gas industry in the province. It will also take into account the […]

  • Siemens Wins Award for Its Gas Turbine (Germany)

    17 February 2012

    Siemens has received the German Industry’s Innovation Award in the large companies category. The award was won by the Siemens H-Class gas turbine, which holds the world efficiency record at 60.75 percent in combined cycle duty. The award in recognition of the outstanding innovation was presented in Frankfurt on Saturday by Wirtschaftsclub Rhein-Main at a […]

  • Powering Europe – New Report Sets Out Vision for the Future European Grid and Markets

    24 November 2010

    Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) publishes a new report with a vision for a modern renewable energy power system, which sets out how the grid can integrate increasing amounts of wind energy. Last week the European Commission said: “The EU pays the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure”. Today the […]

  • All-Energy to Launch Offshore Maintenance – Where Offshore Wind Meets Oil and Gas (UK)

    30 September 2011

      Europe is in pre-eminent position in the offshore wind sector, and the UK, with 487 turbines installed (1,534MW of capacity); a further 2 GW in construction; and 42.1GW tabled for future development, is at the top of that European league. With the operation and maintenance business opportunities available throughout a typical 266-year wind farm […]

  • Germany: EnBW Announces Annual Results for 2011

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      “2011 was a difficult year, but one that was decisive for EnBW in terms of the new energy concept. With the commissioning of Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the official commissioning of the new hydro-electric power station in Rheinfelden, the completion of the highest wind turbine in the northern Black Forest with a […]