The floating materials and components testing platform, HarshLab, has proven to be robust enough to withstand extreme weather having recently gone through the Epsilon storm unimpaired.
Columbia Power Technologies (C-Power) has unveiled plans to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS).
SIMEC Atlantis, and its project partner Asturfeito, have given the green light for progressing their Variable Pitch System for Tidal Turbine Generators (VPSTTG) project to the manufacturing stage.
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has purchased a 1.8 MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) system from Invinity Energy Systems. EMEC will deploy the flow battery at its tidal energy test site on the island of Eday. A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce
Vestdavit and H. Henriksen recently carried out sea trials and provided proof of concept for SOLUSV – a new launch and recovery system for unmanned surface vehicles. The tests took place on board a Vestland Offshore vessel, whose existing boat and davit system were modified to accommodate SOLUSV equ
Seismic surveys have for decades been a key part of offshore exploration, producing comprehensive imagery of sub-bottom rock formations that allow the location and evaluation of oil and gas deposits. They also find their use in assessments of the seabed for offshore construction, installations of re
Scottish marine engineering firm QED Naval has launched a tender for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works related to Subhub tidal platform refitting.
The government of Canada has made one of its largest-ever investments in tidal energy by awarding multimillion-dollar funding to Sustainable Marine for the development of a floating tidal energy array in Nova Scotia.
A three-year trial in the Netherlands has shown that the floating solar panels produced by the Dutch-based company Floating Solar are capable to withstand storms without damage.
Ireland-based provider of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has been selected to receive support from Europe’s BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Programme.
The scaled-down BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has capsized offshore Santander, Spain, during what is described as a ”historic swell generated by Hurricane Epsilon”. The 1:6 BlueSATH prototype, installed in El Abra del Sardinero back in August, had already completed its testing campaign in
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its third call.
London-based CNC machining specialist and manufacturing partner Get It Made has announced a brand-new initiative aimed at innovative startups in the subsea industry who could be eligible to receive a manufacturing grant of up to £2500. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Get It Made, who work alongside t
Vattenfall has been using a mock-up foundation installed at Sif’s Maasvlakte site earlier this year to gain better insight in what awaits its teams once the Hollandse Kust Zuid foundation installation starts in the summer of 2021. The 140 monopile foundations at Hollandse Kust Zuid will not have tra
