26 European islands have officially launched their clean energy transition with the support of the European Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat. In a first phase, 6 islands, the Aran Islands (Ireland), the Cres-Lošinj archipelago (Croatia), Sifnos (Greece), Culatra (Portugal), Salin
QED Naval recently returned to Subhub following the completion of the tow to tidy things up and secure Subhub for the initial ballast system and flow augmentation trials. The moorings were reset so that Subhub now aligns to flow on the flood and ebb tides where flow speeds of up to 1m/s are experien
Aker Solutions has been appointed by Wintershall to build a complete digital replica of the Nova production system to enable data driven engineering, production and maintenance decisions. Through two separate agreements, Aker Solutions will provide both a fully interactive digital replica of the int
Crown Estate Scotland has granted an extension to the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) lease for the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney until 2040. The extension will support the long-term ambitions and demonstration plans of EMEC’s clients. EMEC’s Fall of Warness site offers dev
Neptune Energy has submitted Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the Duva and Gjøa P1 projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The fields will be developed as subsea tie-backs connecting two templates to the nearby Gjøa platform, operated
SeaOwls and Ulstein Design & Solutions have terminated their partnership to jointly develop a heavy lift jack-up vessel solution for offshore wind installation. Instead, the two companies will go their own separate ways in the offshore wind industry. The patent rights of the SOUL concept were develo
DTOceanPlus H2020 Project is looking to develop and demonstrate a suite of 2nd generation advanced design tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems, aligning innovation and development processes with those used in mature engineering sectors. The FP7 funded DTOcean p
Jonas Kamf has recently taken over as CEO of the Gothenburg-based wave power plant company Waves4Power. Kamf has been the marketing manager for the company since 2012. Waves4Power is now entering a new phase of development work and commercialization. The company aims to produce the first of a number
Wave Energy in Southern Europe (WESE) project, aimed to improve the current knowledge on the potential environmental effects of wave energy, has been officially launched along with a corresponding website. The WESE Consortium, led by the RD&I Basque center AZTI, includes a multidisciplinary team of
With 112GW of technical resource potential, floating offshore wind in California could produce 1.5 times as much electricity as this US state uses in one year. That’s according to The California Offshore Wind Project: A Vision for Industry Growth, a new report from the American Jobs Project in partn
South Korea’s City of Ulsan and the Danish government, through the Embassy in Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on renewable energy development with a specific focus on offshore wind and floating wind. The MoU will focus on establishing policies and the exchange of
2H Offshore, part of Acteon, has launched the tensioned riser assessment for continued service (TRACS) joint industry project (JIP). In the project, 2H Offshore will work with operators to develop top tension riser (TTR) reassessment and life extension guidance. The JIP’s participants include Anadar
Minesto has discussed ocean energy solutions for off-grid environments in a workshop arranged by The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, held during a hackathon focusing on how to build sustainable and resilient infrastructure for island comm
Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (PIANGO) has called Pacific Islands government to ban seabed mining due to the risk it presents to marine environment. According to PIANGO’s executive director Emele Duituturaga, it is becoming increasingly clear that the blue growth narra
