Autonomous underwater swarm robots and micro-polymers designed to reinstate well integrity, are just some of the new technologies that have secured funding through the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX Pioneer Accelerator Programme. Nearly 200 applications from over 35 countries were received this
Wave energy developer Mocean Energy has been selected for the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX Pioneer Programme. The Edinburgh-based company joins nine other start-ups that will get up to £100,000 to develop their business and technology as part of an intensive 16-week accelerator programme that
GCE Ocean Technology will offer financial support to cover travel expenses to member companies that wish to join its study tour to Orkney in May 2019. Participants will meet a variety of renewable players including businesses, R&D, university and public sector. Focus will be on wave and tidal power,
The Highlands and Islands is said to have an enormous potential in developing the marine economy according to a new study. The ‘Maximising the Marine Economy in the Highlands and Islands’ (MAXiMAR) study focuses on supporting the growth of aquaculture, wave and tidal energy and marine biotechnology
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are leading new research using acoustic tracking technology to explore the importance of offshore aquaculture and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to commercially important species. The research will focus on Lyme Bay, off the south coast of England, which is
Bristol Community College and JDR Cables, supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals and a part of the TFKable Group, have launched new collaboration to train the future workforce for the global offshore wind industry. President Laura L. Douglas, Ph.D., of Bristol Community College, and business
Mainstay Marine Solutions, based in South West Wales, has been awarded a contract by Australian based AMOG Consulting for the construction of its Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. The WEC is tuned to maximize the power from incoming waves by extracting energy from the motio
University of Malta has been awarded a Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body DNV GL , for its offshore energy storage system (FLASC). FLASC is an energy storage solution that is suited for use in the offshore environment, and which can be integrated within large-scale renewa
The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) plans to hold the official launch of its project at the SEAI Energy Show in the Royal Dublin Society, on March 27, 2019. OPIN is a 3-year initiative, running from 2019 to 2021. The project has a total project budget of €2.6 million, with €1.5 million in fina
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has generated its first electricity into the UK national grid following connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The ATIR tidal energy converter (TEC) was installed at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotlan
The Port of Blyth and Newcastle College have entered into skills partnership which will open up career opportunities for young people in the region. In a skills first approach, Newcastle College and Port Training Services (PTS) are joining forces to develop and deliver training programmes with direc
Aberdeen-based energy investment specialists Simmons Energy has been appointed by Oxford Flow to raise strategic capital for its growth objectives across the oil and gas sector. The funding is to be used to accelerate deployment of its flow control valve technology into multiple energy and industria
The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) has launched a new free App for iOS and Android devices to help find a commercial, or yacht and small craft marine surveyor by area, or specialisation. Not only a key benefit for members of IIMS, it should make the search for a surveyor easier f
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has been selected to participate in the PortXL Port & Maritime Accelerator program, with a goal of setting the first wave energy power station in the Netherlands. The PortXL acceptance to accelerator is through a competition, which took place in the Science Tower in Rotterdam. E
