SRM Projects received Transport Canada Navigable Waters Protection Program’s (NWPP) approval in July 2013 for its proposed tidal energy investigative license applications at South Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. SRM Projects initiated tidal energy investigative license applications in 2012 fo
GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), today announced research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades. Utilizing the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to perform complex calculations, GE engineers have overc
The University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) announced the launch of new collaborative industry-academy project to advance research, innovation and training in marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology, an emerging renewable energy that harnesses the power of rivers, tides and wa
The University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) has announced the launch of new collaborative industry-academy project to advance research, innovation and training in marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology, an emerging renewable energy that harnesses the power of rivers, tides an
Royal Dirkzwager and VisSim announced that the Maritime Control Room for Remote Offshore Asset Monitoring has become operational. This Maritime Control Room, located in Maassluis, is the first independent third party Monitoring center in Europe. The dedicated 24/7 team of Dirkzwager’s Offshore & Pil
Two new species of rare whale-bone eating worms have been found in deep Antarctic waters, according to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The discovery of red-plumed Osedax antarcticus and O. deceptionensis are the results of deep-water investigations by an international colla
The Indian Government’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have today published a report written by Oldbaum Services detailing the huge potential for offshore wind energy in the country. Offshore Wind Potential Tamil Nadu was written by Oldbaum’s Technical Director Andy Oldroyd and Poushali Maji,
“Wind Power – Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020” is the new market research report added to the online library of ReportsnReports.com. The research provides an understanding of the global wind power market with the market analy
A three-year Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between HR Wallingford and the University of Exeter has been launched this month, funded through NERC’s Marine Renewable Energy Knowledge Exchange (MREKE) programme. The partnership builds on HR Wall
Within the framework of the project “Offshore Measuring Buoy” – funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment – Fraunhofer scientists carried out the first North Sea deployment of the floating LiDAR system. A Windcube LiDAR device made by the company Leosphere has been integrated into t
Researchers from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will commence a survey on two sites next month, one off St John’s Island and another near Pulau Sebarok, to determine their potential for harnessing tidal energy. According to some previous estimation, tidal turbines deployed at the
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are about to start surveying two of the selected sites that could power some homes in Singapore through generating power from tidal turbines. As reported by Eco-business.com, the site near St John’s Island and the other one near Pulau Sebarok a
Researchers at Texas A&M are working on exploring the 95 per cent of the currently unexplored waters in the world. According to the battalion online, they will be using the Solcum glider which was developed by a team of scientists and technicians from the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced availability of a revised environmental assessment (EA) and its finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for lease issuance to conduct marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida. Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast National Mari
