Sourcing the inspiration from the pitch control of wind turbine blades, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers have developed a new design for wave energy converters.
Nautilus Minerals has completed the submerged trials for its seafloor production tools In Papua New Guinea. The equipment is currently being prepared for shipment to China where it will be integrated onto the production support vessel (PSV) being built for Nautilus’ Solwara 1 subsea mining project.
The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) has opened the fifth round of funding for projects that will support the economic development of coastal communities in Wales.
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean) has organized a webinar dedicated to exploring grant funding support mechanisms for energy technologies at early stages of development.
IKM Subsea Singapore has secured a double contract award. The first is a contract to provide 2 ROVs for a FNLG mooring installation in Bangladesh. IKM Subsea provided one Merlin WR200 and a Comanche with the necessary tooling onboard the vessel Jumbo Javelin. IKM was chosen due to previous experienc
Ultra Deep Solutions has said it is exploring the cost to build a 5000-ton lift DP3 deepwater flexible pipelay vessel. Reportedly, the vessel would be capable of S-lay and J-lay installation method down to 3800 msw. According to UDS, the vessel will be built for an end client who is looking also at
National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) has started trials at the PLOCAN facilities on a new autonomous oceanographic device consisting of a wireless submarine telemetry system for great depths. The objective of the trials is to assess the performance and functionality of the wireless communications sys
ION Geophysical has reported revenues of $57.9 million in the fourth quarter 2017, a 64% increase compared to revenues of $35.4 million one year ago. ION’s net loss was $1.4 million, or $(0.12) per share, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million, or $(0.55) per share in the fourth quarter 2016. Exclud
Sparton Corporation and Ultra Electronics joint venture ERAPSCO has been awarded subcontracts valued at $28.4 million to manufacture sonobuoys for the United States Navy. The award is a GFY18 ERAPSCO Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract release for sonobuoy requirements under ERAP
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 5 – 11, 2018.
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 05 – February 11). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/06/royal-ihc-advances-with-subsea-7-reel-lay-vessel-project/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/07/bibby-offshore-strikes-dunlin-decom-
Danish wave energy developer Wavepiston has outlined plans to run a demonstration project over the next two years to prepare its wave energy system for commercialization.
Enpro Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement contract to support Tullow Oil activities in Ghana. The contract will see the Aberdeen-headquartered firm delivering subsea intervention technologies to support Tullow’s plans with new and existing wells in the Jubilee and TEN fields. The campaign will
Tidal Transit’s crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Ginny Louise and Eden Rose started supporting operation and maintenance works at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on 27 January, after the UK-based CTV provider signed a charter contract with Ørsted. The two vessels, from Ørsted’s O&M Base in Grims
