Operations & Maintenance
SME seeks PLAT-O installation help
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is looking for a marine contractor to carry out the installation of the PLAT-O tidal device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
EMEC tenders for tripod foundation removal
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to appoint a contractor to remove a tripod foundation installed at its grid-connected tidal test site to ready the berth for future developers.
Typhoon Charters CSV Normand Oceanic
Norwegian shipowner Solstad has, on behalf of the partly owned company Normand Oceanic AS, entered into an agreement with the Mexican company Typhoon Offshore. Typhoon Offshore, an affiliate of Grupo Salinas, will charter the CSV Normand Oceanic for a period of 3 years starting in May 2017. The vess
Penguin wave device powers UK grid
Wello’s Penguin device has fed the electricity harnessed from the Orkney waves into the UK national grid.
Hamburg Port Authority Gets MacArtney Survey System
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken delivery of the 3rd integrated dual head multibeam survey system from MacArtney. The vessel Deepenschriewer IV is the smallest survey vessel of HPA and intended to carry out multibeam surveys for depth control and documenting in shallow water areas. For this pu
SE Asia in the spotlight for new floating tidal technology
International collaboration between European and Asian clean energy developers has resulted in the introduction of a new floating tidal energy solution for Southeast Asia.
Offshore Wind Jobs Mark Double-Digit Growth in Germany
German offshore wind industry created 1,800 new jobs in 2015, bringing the total to 20,500 jobs or 10 per cent more compared to 2014, data presented by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), VDMA Power Systems and the Offshore Wind Industry Alliance (OWIA) shows.
EC-OG to start Subsea Power Hub trials at EMEC
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) will begin the installation of its Subsea Power Hub system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) next week.
Seamec Secures Vessel Deal with Kreuz Subsea
India’s provider of diver support vessel-based diving services Seamec has entered into a contract with Singapore-based subsea service provider Kreuz Subsea for the charter hire of vessel Seamec III. According to Seamec’s BSE notice, the vessel will be carrying out work in Mumbai High. Built in 1983,
FORCE: No evidence of tidal turbine effects on environment
The interim monitoring report issued by Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) found no evidence of environmental effects related to the demonstration tidal turbine deployed in the Bay of Fundy.
Alcatel Submarine Networks to Build Indigo Subsea Cable
AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra have entered into an agreement with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the new Indigo subsea cable system. Once completed, the Indigo cable system (previously known as APX West & Central) will strengthen links between Australi
Cape Sharp Tidal to retrieve tidal turbine
Cape Sharp Tidal plans to retrieve the 2MW OpenHydro tidal turbine deployed off Nova Scotia in Canada to make modifications to some of its components.
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum Sign Cyprus Offshore Deal
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have signed an exploration and production sharing contract with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for offshore Block 10. The contract was signed in the presence of Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, as well as th
Scottish wave body needs engineering appraisal
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking an independent third party advisor to conduct engineering appraisal for all novel wave energy converter stage 2 projects.