
French marine energy company HydroQuest has retrieved its 1MW tidal energy turbine after two years of being submerged and operating at the Paimpol-Bréhat site in the French province of Brittany.

A new €3.9 million call for proposals has been launched under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for innovative multi-use projects combining offshore renewable energy with other activities in the blue economy space.

Marine energy has taken a prominent place in the shortlist for this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards having been featured in several prestigious categories honouring innovation, dedication and commitment to renewable energy.

TIGER project partners have carried out a bathymetry campaign of the seabed in the Gulf of Morbihan as part of preparations for the installation of Sabella’s tidal turbines.

UK’s Expro Group has completed the previously announced merger with Dutch-based oil services company Frank’s International.

Eco Wave Power Global has signed collaboration agreement with Lesico for the production of eight floaters for the EWP-EDF One project in Israel.

Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has hired two UK-based consultancies to deliver oceanographic modelling support for its Deep Green tidal energy technology.

French marine energy company HydroQuest has tested the scaled model of its new tidal turbine technology at the Institute of Marine Engineering, part of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has signed three partnership agreements with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the preparation of a new global project that targets ship-based emissions.

In this In Focus column, we report on initiatives that reduce the ecological footprint of the offshore energy and maritime industry.

India’s conglomerate Adani Group, Sri Lanka’s diversified company John Keells Holdings and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Colombo West International Container Terminal (CWICT) of the Port of Colombo (POC).

Arup Group has found that replacing steel with concrete could reduce the costs of floating wave energy converters by 20%, as part of a project funded by Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Also, a new decision-making tool dubbed Convex has been developed to help wave energy device developers assess the feas

Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative operations of cable-laying vessels for the offshore wind market. The two Japanese companies plan to jointly research commercial opportunities in new subsea cable-laying demand, ma

Schlumberger has reached an agreement with AVEVA to advance digital solutions for oil and gas production operations.