Operations & Maintenance
Horizon Geosciences Gets New Project Manager
Horizon Geosciences has appointed Ross Compton as the company’s new project manager. Compton has an MSc in Applied Marine Science, a PhD in Marine Studies and 12 years’ experience in the offshore industry having joined WGP Seismic in 2005. He joins Horizon from RPS where he was most recently respons
Waves4Power CEO quits
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Waves4Power, Ulf Lindelöf, has resigned from the position after five years.
CGG Gets Green Light for Restructuring Plan
CGG said that its shareholders have approved all the resolutions required to implement the financial restructuring plan. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, said: “We thank the shareholders for their decisive support for the future of the company. This favorable vote is a new key step forward in the im
Video: CorPower gearing up for Orkney’s waves
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has released a video update on HiWave & HiDrive projects as it prepares to move its stage 3 wave energy device from Stockholm to Orkney.
Magallanes fits tidal blades on Atir floating platform
Magallanes Renovables has installed the blades on one of the rotors of its Atir floating tidal energy platform ahead of towing trials in Vigo estuary, Spain.
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Johan Castberg Subsea Solutions
Patroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of subsea solutions at Statoil’s Johan Castberg project. The objective of the audit was to verify that, in the early stages of Johan Castberg, Statoil is planning and engineering in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements,
Green Marine UK gets certified
Scottish marine services provider Green Marine UK has been awarded the ISO certification for ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and OHSAS18001:2007.
PSA Checks Flexible Pipelines at Statoil
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an inspection of flexible pipelines at Statoil. The objective of the audit was to verify that Statoil is following up on challenges involving flexible pipelines using an integrated approach, and that the pipelines are operated in compliance wit
Top news, November 6 – 12, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 6 – 12, 2017.
OEE joins lobbying campaign for small-scale renewables
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has joined other European energy associations in the call to policy makers to take a step-wise approach towards the market integration of small-scale renewable and high efficiency cogeneration installations.
IRENA: Paris could underpin renewable energy ambitions growth
Countries have an opportunity to significantly increase renewable energy ambition and to accelerate its deployment in an effort to reach climate objectives under the Paris Agreement, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds.
Maestrale reviews blue energy solutions for Mediterranean
Maestrale project partners have released the results of study visits to Italy and Sweden conducted in search of the blue energy technological solution that could be applied in the Mediterranean area.
Beatrice OWF Inter Array Cable Installation Begins
Seaways Heavy Lifting and Siem Offshore have, on behalf of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), started the installation of inter-array cables at the Beatrice offshore wind farm, off Caithness coast. The cable laying vessel (CLV) Siem Aimery will install up to 24 inter-array cables during the firs
Developers Team Up on Modifiable Underwater Mothership Project
A team of engineers from thyssenkrupp, Berlin Technical University, the University of Rostock, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and EvoLogics is working together to develop a new type of unmanned underwater vehicle. The research and development project known as the Large Modifiable Underwater Mothership, or MUM, wi