Operations & Maintenance
Welsh marine body commends tidal lagoon funding vow
Marine Energy Wales has praised the financial support pledge from the Welsh Government for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon as a positive step forward for the marine energy industry.
West Bengal checks tidal pulse
The Indian state of West Bengal has reportedly engaged the team from the University of Edinburgh to conduct a survey on the feasibility of tidal energy projects in the delta on the Bay of Bengal.
PLAT-I sparks global interest
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has over the week hosted local and international visitors to its PLAT-I platform who showed interest to develop projects using the company’s floating tidal energy technology.
Danish Shipping Supports International Rules for CTVs
Danish Shipping has called for a common international regulatory framework for small high-speed vessels below 500 gross tons, such as Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
Danish Shipping Supports International Rules for CTVs
Danish Shipping has called for a common international regulatory framework for small high-speed vessels below 500 gross tons, such as Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
Masdar and Statoil Ink Batwind Pact
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar and Norway’s Statoil have signed a collaborative agreement to analyse data from the Batwind battery system designed to store energy generated by the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm.
AR1500 squeaky clean months after splash (Photo + video)
Atlantis Resources has released footage which shows its AR1500 tidal turbine without any visible biofouling months after it was submerged at the MeyGen tidal array site in the Pentland Firth, off Scotland.
ORE Catapult looks to academia for offshore renewables link-up
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is seeking to partner with a UK-based university to accelerate electrical infrastructure research and development activities related to offshore renewable technologies.
ELA Living Quarters for Jumbo TP Crew
ELA Container Offshore has recently delivered two ELA Offshore Living Quarters for Jumbo Offshore’s Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV) MV Fairplayer, which worked on the transportation and installation of transition pieces (TPs) for the Arkona offshore wind farm.
ELA Living Quarters for Jumbo TP Crew
ELA Container Offshore has recently delivered two ELA Offshore Living Quarters for Jumbo Offshore’s Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV) MV Fairplayer, which worked on the transportation and installation of transition pieces (TPs) for the Arkona offshore wind farm.
Cross-border tidal research center opens in Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast has officially opened the €9.7 million cross-border research center for renewable energy projects in UK and Ireland.
Bibby Offshore Completes Recapitalization
Bibby Offshore has finalized the recapitalization of its balance sheet announced in December 2017. The comprehensive agreement on the recapitalization of its balance sheet was approved by a majority of 98.7% of noteholders of the £175 million 7.5% senior secured notes, the company informed. The reca
Deep Sea Mooring Starts Deepsea Bergen Mooring Work
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof company, has started operations under the newly awarded contract to provide pre-lay mooring products and services to the Deepsea Bergen semi-submersible drilling rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Austrian oil & gas company OMV has deployed the semi-submersible
DesignPro cuts first steel for 25kW hydrokinetic device
Irish company DesignPro has started with the construction of the hydrokinetic device planned for deployment this spring in France.