Seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions provider Güralp and Sonardyne have signed an agreement to cooperate in the provision of multidisciplinary ocean bottom research technology, including capabilities for earthquake or tsunami detection. The official ‘Teaming Agreement’ between Güralp and
NKT has announced an important milestone in the innovative project Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution connecting Denmark and Germany. Power cable systems from NKT is at the heart of Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution which is the world’s first offshore interconnector using the national grid conn
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre has appointed Peter Scheijgrond as its new Head of Services. Bringing in more that 20 years’ experience in the marine energy sector, Scheijgrond will be tasked with expanding DMEC’s technical & commercial service offer. Having led pioneering work in the sector at Navig
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is to hold a Marine Renewable Energy Seminar on 25 September in Amsterdam (Novotel Schiphol Airport). With the theme ‘Working together for safe and efficient operations’ this day-long seminar on the topic reflects the increasing involvement of
Carbon Trust’s flagship collaborative RD&D programme, the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched two new tender opportunities. The programme, aimed to reduce the cost of offshore wind, overcome market barriers, develop industry best practice and trigger the development of new industry standar
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is to hold a Marine Renewable Energy Seminar on 25 September in Amsterdam (Novotel Schiphol Airport). With the theme ‘Working together for safe and efficient operations’ this day-long seminar on the topic reflects the increasing involvement of
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) aims to accelerate the growth of the UK supply chain in the offshore renewable energy sector, leading to increased jobs, productivity and exports. It will do this through a unique combination of world-class test and demonstration facilities combi
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date. Stretching from Cornwall to Northumberland, the new protections safeguard 12,000 square kilometres of marine habitat, an are
A new study shows that the impacts of seabed mining on deep-sea ecosystems can persist for decades. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) revisited a site exposed to simulated deep-sea mining activity nearly 30 years previously to assess seabed and ecosystem recovery. They used a robo
Nine up-and-coming green energy stars have been honoured at the 2019 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards. One of the recognitions went to Daniel Coles from Simec Atlantis Energy, who won the Analyst Award for his work in optimising MeyGen: the largest tidal power station in the world. Its turbin
Plexus Holdings has formed PPC, a majority owned JV which will exclusively supply Plexus with surface production Xmas trees and wellhead annulus outlet valves. Following the sale of its jack-up exploration wellhead rental business to TechnipFMC, the formation of PPC is in line with Plexus’ strategy
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 27 – June 02). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Qatar Mcdermott Wins More Work On North Field Expansion https://subseaworldnew
Canadian Big Moon Power, a tidal energy developer, has joined Morlais, a Menter Môn project funded by EU. The agreement was signed during the Egni 2019 conference at M-SParc, Morlais said on its social media. The Morlais scheme, proposed off Anglesey in North Wales, is being set up to help accelerat
The Welsh Government is supporting marine energy developer Minesto with the award of €14.9 million of EU funding for the next phase of its tidal energy scheme in Wales. Commenting on the funding decision, Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund said: “This is a key contribution to the commercialization of ou
