Research & Development
Scotland Could Benefit from Decommissioning, New Study Shows
A new study into decommissioning opportunities in the oil and gas sector has been published on Monday. Energy ports and supply chain companies across Scotland are expected to benefit from the study, Highlands and Island Enterprise (HIE) said. The study focuses primarily on oil and gas floating asset
Malta puts floating storage for offshore renewables on trials
A start-up from the University of Malta has deployed a scaled prototype of an offshore floating platform with integrated energy storage for trials in the Maltese Grand Harbour.
Minesto eyes vessel for trials
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is looking to procure a vessel that will be used for scale testing of its Deep Green tidal energy technology.
Van Oord Selects WIND for Borkum Riffgrund II Cable Handling
Van Oord has signed up WIND to support the cable transfer in preparation for its 2018 cable installation campaign at the Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm. The first stage of the contract will start in March 2018 in the port of Nordenham, Germany. This will consist of spooling 36 cable reels an
Maltese Start-Up Developing Floating Energy Storage
A start-up from the University of Malta is developing a floating energy storage system that uses pressurised seawater and compressed air, and can be integrated directly into a platform of a floating renewable energy device such as a floating wind turbine.
OGTC and ITF in Merger Deal, O’Brien to Step Down
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and ITF – the Industry Technology Facilitator – have agreed to merge to focus and enhance the technology and innovation support for the UK oil and gas industry. Established as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal in February 2017, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre has
Top news, January 29 – February 4, 2018
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from January 29 until February 4, 2018.
Drakoo device raises wave of interest
Hann-Ocean Energy has reached new peaks when it comes to the performance of its wave energy device, while at the same time sparking notable interest for worldwide application of its technology.
Subhub getting closer to hit Fall of Warness waters
Edinburgh-based engineering consultancy QED Naval is completing final stages of Subhub tidal platform commissioning ahead of its deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
VBMS Pulls In First EOWDC Export Cable
VBMS has pulled ashore the first export cable for Vattenfall’s 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) located in the Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.
Atlantis Resources Eyes £5M with New Bond Launch
Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources has launched a proposed five-year bond with maturity in 2023 through Abundance Investment Limited. The bond has a coupon of 8%, payable semi-annually. The bond offer seeks to raise a minimum of £2 million and a maximum of £5 million, and is e
Harland and Wolff Sends Off Borkum Riffgrund 2 Suction Buckets
Harland and Wolff has manufactured and exported 24 suction buckets for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm to ST3 Offshore’s serial manufacturing plant in Stettin, Poland.
GCE Subsea Gets New Business Development Manager
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea has informed that Kai Stoltz has joined its team as business development manager. According to GCE subsea, Stoltz’s main tasks will be within the key strategic areas of Ocean Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Market and Work Processes. St
Ireland to invest over €2.5M for next-gen energy RD&D
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has set aside over €2.5 million in a research fund to support cutting-edge research, development and demonstration energy projects in 2018.