Energy sector service provider Global Energy Group has appointed former Simec Atlantis head Tim Cornelius to the role of group chief executive. Cornelius will be responsible for group financial performance, group strategy as well as transition management from a hydrocarbon to a low-carbon business f
SuperNode and MaREI have launched a project that revolves around SuperNode’s concept of a single subsea superconductor connection for offshore renewable energy sources. According to MaREI, the technology would facilitate up to ten times faster development of offshore renewable energy projects global
Navingo has recently organised its 13th, but also the first virtual edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC 2020), creating a perfect opportunity for people working in the offshore energy industry to establish new business relationships and maintain existing ones. The content-pack
Ireland-based provider of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has been selected to receive support from Europe’s BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Programme.
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its third call.
Industry body Marine Energy Wales has asked the public to pledge their support for marine energy, and for taking action on climate change by using renewable energy to generate clean electricity and reduce carbon emissions.
Subsea services company Oceaneering has appointed Ben Hooker as director of business development – Renewables. Hooker is accounting and finance manager with sales and business development background within the upstream oil and gas; defense, marine and renewable energy sectors. He most recently serve
Francisco Boshell, Renewable Energy Markets and Standards Analyst, IRENA, shared his views on the role of oceans as a sustainable resource supporting the global energy transition. Offshore renewables are the key to reach our climate and sustainable goals, according to Boshell, who highlighted offsho
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, has joined forces with Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to develop a large-scale tidal energy site off the Isle of Wight in England.
The oil and gas sector is joining the energy transition, with net-zero pledges from the big oil and gas names already widely familiar. While its move towards the fully green and clean side of things is being done slowly and safely, the industry has encountered a push or two from the circumstances ar
The first session at the Offshore Energy 2020 event discussed offshore wind, but other offshore renewables as well. As we move to a more clean-energy-oriented world, cross-market collaboration and system integration get more attention. With using multiple technologies to tap into the offshore renewa
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Basic Safety Training Requirements for Personnel Employed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector’. It provides standard basic safety training requirements for inclusion at contract awards stage covering those employed on-board v
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) Hub will collaborate on translating UK robotics innovation and research expertise into products and services for the offshore renewables’ industry. ORE Catapult and ORCA Hub will utilise both th
Politecnico di Torino and Eni have opened a joint research laboratory MORE – Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab to step up the innovation in marine renewable energy sector.
