The government of São Tomé and Príncipe has announced partnership with the UK-based Global OTEC Resources for the deployment of the first commercial floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform.
Van Oord’s VO:X Snellius, their second unmanned survey vessel, was officially launched in September. “This vessel will help us work more efficiently and sustainably,” said Van Oord. “Previous learning experiences have allowed us to further improve the design of VO:X Snellius.” The vessel is slightly
Australian energy company Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has started the hydrogen export study after appointing three consultants to evaluate the export of green hydrogen using compressed hydrogen shipping technology.
Orcadian Energy has reached a non-binding agreement with Carrick Resources related to a farm-out of a prospect in the UK North Sea.
Sustainable Marine Energy has commissioned Seasystems to supply adjustable mooring tensioners for the 420kW PLAT-I tidal energy platform that will be installed in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
An issue with soft seabed conditions at the Hesselø offshore wind farm site is currently being investigated in relation to the framework set for the project and the planned (and currently paused) tender process, with one of the solutions now mentioned being the development of the second of Denmark’s
U.S.-based marine energy start-up CalWave Power Technologies has commissioned its CalWave x1 wave energy device off the coast of San Diego in California.
Survey provider UTEC, part of Acteon, has deployed iXblue’s new subsea positioning technology on an ultra-deepwater field development project in Africa, with depths below 2,000 meters. iXblue’s LBL solution brings together Canopus intelligent transponders, Ramses transceivers, Inertial Navigation Sy
Ship operators have been faced with increasing problems caused by biofouling occurring during growing idling periods, a new white paper released by Swedish technology company I-Tech found.
EU-backed ELEMENT project, whose aim is to slash the cost of tidal energy by 17% using artificial intelligence, is well underway with preparations to start with the onshore testing programme at ORE Catapult’s Blyth facility.
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) programme, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has launched the fifth call for applications, offering also limited open water support for marine energy testing through its facility network.
French marine energy company HydroQuest has retrieved its 1MW tidal energy turbine after two years of being submerged and operating at the Paimpol-Bréhat site in the French province of Brittany.
A new €3.9 million call for proposals has been launched under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for innovative multi-use projects combining offshore renewable energy with other activities in the blue economy space.
Swedish company Stena Power & LNG Solution has finished model testing of its jettyless LNG solution for Delta Offshore Energy’s LNG-to-power project in Vietnam.
