Delphine Batho, French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy announced the launch of a call for expressions of interest to promote demonstration projects in offshore renewables on Monday, according to UPI.com news site. Furthermore, Ms. Batho disclosed information on exploiting th
DONG Energy has discovered hydrocarbons at Trym South in the Norwegian North Sea. Trym South is located approximately 2 kilometres south of the Trym field in the southern part of the North Sea. Current estimates suggest a discovery between 1 and 2 million Sm3 oil equivalents. Data has been acquired
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has released stunning images from a survey of the underwater remains of an artificial harbour used in World War II that was used to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied landings in Normandy. The images of Mulberry B, which was one
The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the
Deepwater seabed surveying, navigation and control systems for field robots, and improving cyber security measures are among the 10 academic-led research and development projects receiving more than $1.7 million in total funding from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrado
The UK Secretary of State for energy and climate change has hailed subsea services company ROVOP as ‘a leading specialist in its field’ and one which is ensuring that the country remains at the global vanguard of the energy industry. The Rt Hon Ed Davey was speaking as ROVOP announced that it had fu
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has certified Deutsche WindGuard Offshore GmbH’s Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) courses. Helicopter transport is an important way for technical personnel to reach offshore wind farm installations, but before getting on board, a certified training cou
The ACE Winch Academy has got off to a flying start in 2013, landing a series of important contracts with some of the leading clients. “We have delivered our first ‘competency’ package to a client, having completed the work for Forum Energy Technologies, and we are in the process of developing no le
Teledyne Webb Research announced today that their Autonomous Profiling Explorer (APEX®) Deep set a record diving to a depth in excess of 6,000 meters in the Puerto Rico trench at approximately 07:15 UTC on February 26, 2013, making APEX Deep the deepest diving commercially available profiling float.
The results of the Market Screening conducted in late 2012 and early 2013 by Polskie LNG S.A. indicate a significant demand for increased regasification capacity, as well as other services that may be provided by Świnoujście LNG Terminal. The market potential identified in the survey is sufficient t
The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of
The Welsh Government has given its approval to the development of the Skerries Tidal Stream Array, which will be Wales’ first commercial tidal energy farm. The Skerries tidal array, one of the largest of its kind to be consented in the UK, will be developed by Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (
The first climatic tests (extreme temperature tests) have been carried out this week in the Port of Antwerp of a new generation of transformers for large offshore wind turbines. The Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab for short) was built by the Sirris technology research centre an
The first climatic tests (extreme temperature tests) have been carried out this week in the Port of Antwerp of a new generation of transformers for large offshore wind turbines. The Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab for short) was built by the Sirris technology research centre an
