The developers of FloWatt tidal energy project – Qair, HydroQuest, and Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) – have hailed the French government’s investment in what is to become the world’s largest tidal energy farm.
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Impact Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has secured €8.8 million to accelerate the impact of current and future offshore renewables devices and systems and to drive the UK towards it net zero commitments.
Bedrock, the US-based developer of a portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for offshore wind surveys, has secured $25.5 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $33.5 million and the technology a step closer to commercial use. The company says it will use the
EU-Scores project partner, an Irish company Exceedence, has made it to the new Horizon Results Platform with its exfin software developed to speed up the rollout of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy projects.
Korea Maritime Consultants Co., Ltd. (KOMAC) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its design of an ammonia-fueled containership. The 3,600-TEU vessel design aims to address what KOMAC forecasts will be as an increase in the market need for small-scal
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has redeployed a tidal energy turbine for MeyGen project, which underwent significant upgrades to improve performance and reliability.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched a Direct Generation Concept Design Competition, inviting wave energy specialists, concept designers and solution architects to apply.
Energy services provider Expro has secured a contract with what it says is a “major operator” for the first deployment of its single-valve subsea solution. According to Expro, the multi-functional single shear and seal mechanism will form part of a full subsea deepwater completion/intervention syste
Subsea7 and EnBW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly study several offshore wind-powered hydrogen production concepts. Within the framework of a study, the two partners will explore the technical and commercial elements of green offshore hydrogen production, from both pilot and comm
The UK’s National Subsea Centre (NSC) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) are collaborating on a data project to add artificial intelligence technology to subsea inspection operations. The Subsea AI Body of Knowledge (SAIBOK) project is using AI and machine learning technologies to accurately train a
Houston-based Nauticus Robotics has secured a contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the deployment and testing of its Aquanaut autonomous subsea robot offshore Brazil. The contract is said to come as Petrobras had recently ramped up efforts in robotics and artificial in
Danish company Wavepiston and its two university partners have secured a government grant of over €2 million for a wave energy research project.
Argeo Robotics, a fully owned subsidiary of marine survey contractor Argeo, has been granted a patent from the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for a subsea electromagnetic remote-sensing system for tracking of buried cables and pipelines below the seafloor.
Marine Energy Research Australia (MERA) has teamed up with CorPower Ocean and Australia Ocean Energy Group (AOEG) to perform an extensive study focused on wave energy hydrodynamics, which could result in driving performance, reducing cost and accelerating commercialization of wave energy technology.
