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  • Offshore Wind Offers Silver Lining During Bomb Cyclones

    30 January 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Vineyard Wind has released a study showing that its proposed 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US, would have reduced emissions and saved costs in comparison to other energy sources during the Grayson cyclone had it been installed. The study, prepared by Daymark Energy Advisors, demonstrated that the wind farm would have provided 61 million kilowatt-hours […]

  • BIS: Lowest rates of employment in marine technologies

    25 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released ‘The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy’ report that covers the time period from 2010 to 2013. The report states the rates of employment in marine technologies industry was the lowest out of all in low carbon electricity sector. The industries analyzed include […]

  • The Crown Estate Moves to Leasing Round for Tidal Range

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to run a leasing process for projects that capture tidal range energy which will start later in summer 2014. Dr Ian Selby, Head of Minerals and Infrastructure at The Crown Estate said: “We have tested the market appetite for tidal range energy in England and Wales and now believe […]

  • France Requests Information on Its Floating Wind Energy Potential

    23 December 2013
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    A request for information from floating wind turbine makers was published online by the ecology, sustainable development and energy minister at the beginning of December. The aim is to define the technical and economic conditions for the development of this sector. A pre-commercial deployment of a floating wind turbine in the medium term is one […]

  • DONG Hires Clinton for Hornsea Project Three Survey

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Sweden-based Clinton Marine Survey will conduct geophysical scope of work for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project Three wind farm. The area, is approximately 760 km² and is up to 150km offshore. Clinton Marine Survey’s CEO, Martin Wikmar, said: “This is the right step in our long term plan and also a high quality mark for our […]

  • World Wind Energy Award 2010 goes to the Founding Member States of IRENA (Turkey)

    16 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    Istanbul/Bonn (WWEA) – On the occasion of the 9th World Wind Energy Conference 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey, the Board of the World Wind Energy Association has decided to give the World Wind Energy Award 2010 to the Founding Member States of the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA and hand it over to IRENA’s Interim Director […]

  • Highlands and Islands MSP seeks review into island interconnectors

    15 May 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Scottish MSP representing the Highlands and Islands, Mike MacKenzie, has written to the new UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, calling for an urgent review into island interconnectors for Orkney, Shetland and Westerns Isles to keep Scotland’s leading position in marine renewable energy.  “We are ten years ahead of the rest of the world in wave and tidal power research and […]

  • FEM on the lookout for tidal energy trainee

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

    French marine body France Energies Marines (FEM) is seeking an intern to research cable stability and sea floor hydrodynamics in relation to tidal energy developments.

  • UK Government Moves Marine Power to Next Stage of Development

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in addition to conducting various types of research, necessary to boost the […]

  • UK: Gwynt y Môr Wind Turbine Installation Half Way Done

    22 October 2013

    RWE hits another milestone in Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm installation. The A2SEA’s vessel has erected the 80th wind turbine generator. Sea Jack and Sea Worker will continue with turbine installation, assisted by Sea Golf, Sea Bravo, Sea Echo & Bever. The developers have already fitted 139 transition pieces and installed 27 array cables which […]

  • Dynamic cabling R&D for floating marine renewables starts in France

    27 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The partners in the collaborative research and development initiative aimed at metaphysical characterization of dynamic umbilicals for floating marine renewable energy devices, known as the OMDYN2 project, have held a kick-off meeting last month in France.

  • Xodus Celebrates Development Consent for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project (UK)

    16 September 2013

    Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group is delighted to hear the announcement of consent for Europe’s largest tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth at the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. As lead consultant in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 86MW Phase 1 MeyGen tidal energy project, Xodus played a pivotal role in […]

  • Menter Môn wary on the continued ERDF funding

    28 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Menter Môn, the third-party manager for the Morlais tidal energy project, has expressed concerns regarding the continued financial support for tidal energy developments off Anglesey from the European Union’s institutions following the Brexit outcome.

  • VIDEO: DNV GL’s WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer Array Planning Software

    27 February 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer, DNV GL’s array planning tools were launched yesterday at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in Belfast. These are the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available, which allow users to model wave and tidal energy converters when operating in ‘farms’ of multiple devices. WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer are […]

  • Yavin Four Consultants expands European presence

    26 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Engineering consultancy for offshore renewable energy Yavin Four Consultants (Y4) has established a new base in Italy and appointed Michele Martini as its senior engineer in charge of Italian operations.

  • DECC Invites Tenders for Energy Consultancy Services

    18 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has issued a contract notice for a project of up to GBP 10 million in an effort to form an energy technical specialist framework. DECC plans to appoint suppliers for technical support for determination, evaluation and delivering the UK energy and climate change policies and programmes as […]

  • Ofgem Posts Funding for UK Energy Network Projects

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Ofgem has confirmed funding of £46.4 million for eight projects as part of its innovation competitions for the network companies that deliver energy to homes and businesses. Ofgem runs three innovation competitions to help Britain’s energy networks become smarter and more cost-efficient. The Low Carbon Networks (LCN) Fund, the Gas Network Innovation Competition (NIC) and […]

  • RMIT researchers turn wastewater pollutants into green hydrogen

    18 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University have developed an experimental method that uses wastewater contaminants to support green hydrogen production, potentially reducing the need for freshwater in the process.

  • Go-ahead for another chapter of North Sea oil project’s story: More coming up by year-end

    18 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    While one segment of an oil project in the North Sea is slated to go into production mode this year, Vår Energi and its partner, Kistos Energy, have put their stamp of approval on a final investment decision (FID) to bring online another addition to the same asset next year off the coast of Norway.

  • UK: RYA Raises Concerns over Leases for Tidal Energy Projects

    19 November 2012

    The RYA is concerned that leases for tidal energy projects at sites around the UK confirmed by the Crown Estate on 14 November, have been granted with no specific planning parameters that reference the safety of navigation for coastal mariners. Stuart Carruthers, RYA Cruising Manager: “We are disappointed that the Crown Estate has leased the […]

  • MaRINET2 grants virtual access to offshore research data

    30 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The EU-funded MaRINET2 project has launched its Virtual Access Service that provides researchers and technology developers with remote access to datasets gathered by offshore renewable energy research centers.

  • ICIT, EMEC diving deeper into biofouling issues

    16 February 2018
    Research & Development

    Following the completion of an initial field research in January 2016, the International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have now joined forces to carry out a one-year project focused on finding practical strategies to minimise the impacts of biofouling on the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry.

  • Norway: Another breakdown in collective pay talks

    8 June 2016

    Another round of oil and gas industry collective pay talks in Norway, and another breakdown. The fourth, and final round of collective pay talks held this week between employers and workers employed in the oilfield services sector have hit a standstill. Namely, the Norwegian Union of Energy Workers (Safe) has reportedly opted to break off […]

  • Celebrity Cruises Takes Delivery of Its New Vessel in Dutch Port of Eemshaven

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Yesterday MEYER WERFT delivered the 126,000-gt Celebrity Reflection to Celebrity Cruises (Miami, USA) in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The Celebrity Reflection is the fith ship out of a series of five cruise ships the shipyard is building for Celebrity Cruises. MEYER WERFT and Celebrity Cruises have developed and built another extremely eco-friendly ship. Highly […]

  • Ireland: TechWorks Marine Wins EUR 670,000 ESA Renewable Energy Contract

    8 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr Pat Rabbitte TD, congratulated Irish SME, TechWorks Marine, yesterday afternoon (Thursday 7 March 2013) in Dun Laoghaire on securing a European Space Agency (ESA) funded contract to the value of €670,000. The project, which was secured with the help of Enterprise Ireland, the co-ordinating body for […]