GCE Ocean Technology, Innovation Norway and National Institute of Ocean Technology recently held a meeting in Chennai, India to discuss opportunities for Norwegian ocean players. Offshore wind, marine renewable energy and ocean research are topics of essence for both Norway and India and these marke
Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided that it will no longer invest in the energy kite developer Makani, according to Fort Felker, CEO of Makani. Alphabet bought Makani back in 2013. Since then, the concept technology advanced from a 20kW demonstrator kite to a utility-scale kite capable of g
NOVACAVI has contributed to the development of technologies that convert sea wave power into electrical energy, with a special custom cable engineered to connect the pilot unit moored offshore to the network of the ISWEC prototype (Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter) within the Eni MaREnergy researc
Dolphyn project, led by Environmental Resources Management (ERM), has been awarded £3.12 million ($4 million) by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to further develop its offshore electrolyser design and obtain the consent for a 2MW prototype facility. The project co
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, and Shell have entered into a collaborative technology agreement to accelerate subsea digitalisation, initially for a period of five years from the fourth quarter of 2019. The agreement will help fast-track innovation and streamline the adoption of a
Sonardyne underwater instrumentation is to help scientists across the US better understand and possibly predict earthquake and tsunami risk at a far greater scale. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, through a $5.5 million grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), is procuring equipment
There are only 2 weeks left to submit your abstract for the Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2020). Abstracts must be submitted online no later than Sunday March 1, 2020. The 5th AWTEC 2020 will be held in Hobart (Tasmania), Australia on 8-12 November 2020. AWTEC 2020 aims to provide an
Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH (R&D centre of Kiel University of Applied Sciences) has won a contract to continue operating the FINO1 research platform in the German North Sea. The contract was awarded to FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Af
ETIP Ocean and DTOceanPlus are setting up a joint webinar on Stage Gate design tool for ocean energy. Stage gate processes such as the Wave Energy Scotland programme, and also proposed by ETIP Ocean in the Powering Homes report, aim to mitigate risk through consistent assessment against standardised
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) recently announced a new Offshore Renewable Energy Programme (OREP) to support offshore renewable energy in Wales. NRW as a regulator and advisor in Wales has a vital role to play in the delivery of sustainable, clean energy. Commenting on the announcement, David Jones,
Oilfield services firm RMEC has invested a six-figure sum in its on-site test bay facilities to maximise demand for its maintenance services as well as support the recertification of its equipment rental fleet. It has also employed two new support staff taking its total headcount to 43. The firm has
Aberdeen-based Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) and Edinburgh-based WFS Technologies (WFS) have teamed up to drive growth and innovation in the subsea sector. Thanks to a recently signed agreement, WFS has upgraded its range of Seatooth SmartShackles with LMS shackles to deliver a range of wireless loa
German research institute Fraunhofer IWES is developing a mobile grid simulator that will allow the testing and optimization of the grid compatibility of very large wind turbines with an output of up to 20MW. As a mobile test facility, the “Mobil-Grid-CoP” grid simulator will serve to verify current
NOAA is in the process of acquiring two new oceanographic ships as part of the agency’s fleet rebuilding effort. Once in service, the new ships will support a wide variety of missions, ranging from general oceanographic research and exploration to marine life, climate and ocean ecosystem studies. “W
