The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has called for a more ambitious offshore wind target than that proposed in Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft Offshore Wind Policy Statement.
The European Commission has suspended the full-scale probe into the proposed acquisition of South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by its compatriot Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHIH). The move was triggered by companies’ inability to provide information as a
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has launched a $22 million funding opportunity to leverage the expertise and intellectual capital of non-federal research institutions by supporting foundational research and development and expanded testing capacity to adv
CNR International (CNRI) has filed its Banff and Kyle fields decommissioning programs for an FPSO and FSO float-off with the UK authorities.
India has reportedly decided not to go forward with the proposed tidal power plant developments in states of Gujarat and West Bengal on financial challenges in implementation of these projects. In August last year, India’s power minister Shri RK Singh approved proposal to declare ocean energy as ren
UK oil and gas company EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning plan for the FPSO working on the Alma and Galia fields off the UK as well as associated subsea installations and pipelines.
Nova Scotia’s call for applications to fill the vacant tidal energy berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) has been cancelled. “In coordination with government and after consultation with applicants to the call for applications, the procurement administrator has decided to exerc
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has proposed to include 36 new blocks in this year’s licensing round in the well-known parts of the Norwegian Continental Shelf – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2020.
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has marked three new areas as suitable for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.
Two consortia have secured just under £1 million funding from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to demonstrate the potential of new applications of materials to bring down the cost of wave power. Consultant engineers Arup will lead a consortium which aims to show that pre-cast reinforced concrete can be in
Two consortia have secured just under £1 million funding from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to demonstrate the potential of new applications of materials to bring down the cost of wave power. Consultant engineers Arup will lead a consortium which aims to show that pre-cast reinforced concrete can be in
With WindEurope 2019 set for Kopenhagen, we take a look at the current offshore wind farm status in Denmark. In january of this year, we reported that the Government of Denmark had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with wind industry majors with the aim of strengthening and continuing the strong
Global energy demand is increasing and with climate agreements looming, the future of the energy mix will see major changes. We spoke to Lex de Groot, managing director of independent E&P company Neptune Energy Netherlands, on how he sees the respective roles of offshore wind, oil, gas and marine en
The European Commission has prolonged for another four years the regulation outlining the conditions under which liner shipping consortia can provide joint services without infringing EU antitrust rules. The commission believes that the regulation is still fit for purpose as it allows liner companie
