Research & Development
Report: AUV Market Reaches $671M in 2017
The global market for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) reached $671 million in 2017, according to ReportLinker. Estimated values used have been based on manufacturers’ total revenues. The market should reach $835 million by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% from 2017
OGTC Highlights Successful First Year
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has, in just 12 months, co-invested £37 million ($51 million) in more than 70 projects to develop and deploy new technology that could transform the future of the UK North Sea. With more than 80 memberships across five solution centres, the OGTC is bringing together o
Minesto’s management takes warrants share
Senior executives in Minesto have acquired 640,000 warrants under the employee stock option plan PO3.
RUD Chains Introduces ROV Hook for Safe Subsea Lifting
RUD Chains based in Whitstable Kent, a subsidiary of Rieger & Dietz, recently designed an ROV Hook with aim to offer a product that meets the operational safety standards and speed of use requirements the industry faces. According to the company, the RUD ROV Hook is a completely new design that has
Acta Auriga Sports SMST Gear
Ulstein has installed the SMST equipment on Acta Marine’s new walk-to-work vessel Acta Auriga at Ulstein Verft in Norway.
Video: Deep Green tidal base floats in Wales
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has released a time lapse video of the flotation of the gravity base structure the company built for Minesto’s Deep Green tidal energy installation.
Atlantis grabs first million
Edinburgh-based renewable energy developer Atlantis Resources has raised over £1 million in its ongoing bond offer launched two weeks ago.
Ørsted Contracts Hobson & Porter for UK East Coast O&M Hub
Ørsted has appointed UK construction firm Hobson & Porter as the principal contractor for the extension of its offshore wind operations center at the Royal Docks in Grimsby, UK.
The Ocean Cleanup Orders Seatools Offshore Monitoring System
The Ocean Cleanup, developer of technologies to extract plastic pollution from the oceans, has awarded subsea technology company Seatools a contract for a remote offshore monitoring system. The monitoring system will be used to gain real-time insight into the performance of the first-ever ocean clea
Fleet Cleaner Eyes Autonomous Hull Cleaning
Dutch-based ship hull cleaning service provider Fleet Cleaner has said it aims to set an even higher standard for hull cleaning. The company strongly believes that robotic hull cleaning is the future. “Already we constantly see that our autopilot can control the robot better than any human operator.
OES reports on marine renewables permitting know-how
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has published a paper that describes the state of knowledge that drives permitting processes for the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry and its effects on the development of sector.
France to Announce Dunkirk Tender Results in March
The results of the call for offshore wind tenders in the Dunkirk area in France will be released in March, said French Secretary of State Sébastien Lecornu.
France to Announce Dunkirk Tender Results in March
The results of the call for offshore wind tenders in the Dunkirk area in France will be released in March, said French Secretary of State Sébastien Lecornu.
Coastal Communities Fund opens Welsh round five
The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) has opened the fifth round of funding for projects that will support the economic development of coastal communities in Wales.