Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean and the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University, Ireland, announced a new collaboration on control technology for optimising the operation of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). Together, the two organizations will bring the latest devel
Tomorrow is the last day to submit comments on Sustainable Marine Energy Canada’s (SMEC) demonstration permit application for the tidal energy project at Grand Passage, Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy and Mines informed. The project will begin with the connection of the PLAT-I 4.63 tidal energy p
Statkraft Ireland subsidiary, North Irish Sea Array (NISA), is seeking permission to carry out marine site investigation surveys for the proposed offshore wind farm project in the Irish Sea. The marine surveys will include geophysical, geotechnical, metocean marine, ecological and archaeological sur
The Natural Resources Wales is looking to expand its marine team to join its new Offshore Renewable Energy Programme (OREP). This is an opportunity to be part of a programme of work that is designed to support sustainable offshore renewable energy such as wind, wave and tidal power, and join NRW tea
Ten subsea companies have pledged £65,000 towards a medical research project which aims to determine the best procedure for resuscitation of divers in a diving bell. Led by Philip Bryson, medical director of diving services of Iqarus, the joint industry project (JIP) will find out how resuscitation
Robert Gordon University Aberdeen has appointed Chris Pearson as director for the National Subsea Centre (NSC), who will lead the centre’s drive to tackle current and future challenges in subsea engineering with world-class research and development. Chris will take up the new post immediately and wi
NOAA and the exploration initiative OceanX have forged a formal agreement to advance ocean exploration and scientific research that increases public understanding of the importance and value of the ocean. Through a new memorandum of understanding, NOAA scientists will advise and join OceanX on missi
Teledyne CARIS has released HIPS and SIPS 11.3 new software upgrade that will introduce the first-ever COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) release of an AI solution for classifying and cleaning sonar noise. Teledyne CARIS seeks to reduce the need for manual cleaning and to move data swiftly from acquisi
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Schlumberger have introduced the Egypt Upstream Gateway, a project for digitizing subsurface information and delivering a digital subsurface platform to ensure Egypt’s subsurface data is kept evergreen. The Egypt Upstream Gateway will also be a platform to prom
Hydroid said it has delivered the first REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype to the US Navy through the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). This new, modular UUV will be assessed over the next year as a potential solution for the next generation small-class UUV (SUUV) program for the Nav
Mocean Energy has teamed up with energy major Chrysaor, subsea energy storage experts EC-OG and AUV specialist Modus in a project to look at using renewables for subsea power. The project, funded by the partners together with the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), will look to use Mocean Energy’s
Mocean Energy has teamed up with energy major Chrysaor, subsea energy storage experts EC-OG and AUV specialist Modus in a project to look at using renewables for subsea power. The project, funded by the partners together with the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), will look to use Mocean Energy’s
ReFLEX Orkney project has progressed through the first stage of the project, following a review meeting with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Funded by UKRI through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, ReFLEX Orkney is aiming to integrate electricity, transport and heat networks in Orkney using
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Aker Energy for geotechnical and geophysical survey services in relation to the Pecan field offshore Ghana. The surveys will obtain seabed and sub-seabed information to facilitate the planning and emplacement of the Pecan subsea infrastructure and the floating, p
