Operations & Maintenance
SurfPower WEC developmental IP up for grabs
Canadian developer Seawood Designs is offering to share more than ten years of developmental intellectual property (IP) with others developing point absorber wave energy converters (WECs).
Marine Power Systems’ CTO ‘decodes’ WaveSub power generation
The power generation principles of the recently launched WaveSub wave energy device were explained in detail by Graham Foster, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the company that developed the device – the Welsh-based Marine Power Systems.
Subsea 7 and Sapura Energy Terminate Joint Venture
Subsea 7 has agreed with Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue the SapuraAcergy joint venture. SapuraAcergy’s heavy-lift and pipelay vessel, Sapura 3000, has been sold to a subsidiary of Sapura Energy Berhad. The decision by Subsea 7 and Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue the joint venture reflects t
Shearwater Delivers Eastern Mediterranean Data to Edison
Shearwater GeoServices has delivered a 3D Fast Track Pre-Stack Depth Migration (PreSDM) product for Edison International, following the acquisition of a high quality 3D SHarp broadband dataset in the Eastern Mediterranean. Simon Telfer, VP Processing and Imaging of Shearwater, said: “Edison required
Interview: Government ambition underpins commercial success of marine energy
Maximizing the commercial success of marine energy will be based on the choices that governments make and their ambition to exploit this new and predictable source of energy, said Ton Fijen, Technical Director at Tidal Lagoon Power.
EU opens €1.5M wave and tidal monitoring call
European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has launched a call for proposals for projects related to environmental monitoring of wave and tidal devices.
Port of Milford Haven backs Repetitive Energy’s tidal plans
The Port of Milford Haven has offered support to Welsh-based Repetitive Energy to carry out a three-year operation to develop its vertical axis Smartstream tidal prototypes in Pembroke Dock.
Marine Energy Event: ‘Marine energy is not a niche market’
Read a wrap-up on Marine Energy Event held in Amsterdam as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 09. – October 15). Baker Hughes, a GE company, reportedly held talks with the London-based offshore engineering, construction and services player Subsea 7 about a possible acquisition. Accordi
Marine Power Systems Enters New Phase of WaveSub Trials
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a wave power technology development company based in Wales, UK, said it will unveil its quarter-scale, prototype WaveSub wave energy generator, marking its move to a new, sea-based phase of its development. Designed to operate around 10 kilometers from shore, the WaveSub
MDL Delivers Its Biggest Reel Drive System to Oceaneering
Oceaneering has taken delivery of an 800-tonne SWL (safe working load) reel drive system from Maritime Developments (MDL). The modular system will be used to deploy and retrieve SURF products (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) on board the company’s new-built multi-service vessel, Ocean Evolu
SKF supports Scotrenewables in SR2000 tidal project
SKF Ocean Energy has worked with Scotrenewables’ engineering team to supply a number of key components and holistic systems for the SR2000 tidal stream turbine, as well as providing a range of related engineering services. SKF has also made a commitment to support Scotrenewables through to full comm
RED Engineering Monitoring Tech for Beatrice Jackets Installation
RED Engineering has developed new monitoring technology to improve accuracy, speed and safety during the installation of jacket foundations for wind turbines at the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm project in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The development by the North East-based firm of engineers features re
Benbecula Subsea Services Buys Lift-Rite Group
Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance and Square One Law have advised on the sale of Lift-Rite Group to Benbecula Subsea Services, a business led by Ally MacDonald, former CEO of Wellstream and MD of Technip Umbilicals and current chairman of Tekmar Energy. Lift-Rite Group, which is based in Wallsend,