Research & Development
Port of Dundee to Create Hub for Decom and Renewables Projects
The Port of Dundee welcomed the Scottish minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, to the port on Wednesday to hear about the £10 million investment programme to create a hub for future North Sea oil and gas operations and offshore wind projects. The minister was briefed on the
EC-OG to Optimize Subsea Power Hub
EC-OG has secured support from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for technology FEED work that the company is undertaking for a North Sea field trial focusing on the in place Subsea Power Hub (SPH) design, optimized deployment procedure and de-risking the installation and operational phases. EC-OG has
EC-OG to optimize Subsea Power Hub with OGTC support
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has teamed up with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) for the optimization of its hybrid device based on the ocean current energy conversion system with integrated energy storage.
TLP to report on Welsh tidal lagoons’ progress
Cardiff University’s Innovation Network has organized a free-to-attend event on the progress made with the development of Swansea and Cardiff tidal lagoon projects.
Wales sets renewable energy as national priority
The government of Wales has published a new Natural Resources Policy (NRP) setting out the increased renewable energy uptake as one of its national priorities.
Swedish Energy Agency adopts new marine energy strategy
The Swedish Energy Agency has adopted a new strategy for marine energy which is expected to further develop the country’s competence in the area, as well as encourage and contribute to a greater degree of cooperation between market players.
IMCA Publishes ROV Statistics
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a statistics both on personnel working on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and also on the types of ROV in operation. IMCA has long collected information, and there has now been a thorough reassessment of the original reported da
CorPower hunts for senior wave power engineer
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean is looking for an engineer with relevant mechanical experience to assist the company with the development of its wave energy technology.
Crestwing gearing up for wave device launch
Danish wave energy developer Crestwing has informed it is getting ready to launch its first ‘close to full-scale’ wave device prototype in October this year.
Top news, August 14 – 20, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 14 – 20, 2017.
Video: MEW spotlights Pembrokeshire marine supply chain
Welsh marine energy body Marine Energy Wales (MEW) has released a video which highlights the marine renewable energy supply chain in Pembrokeshire, a county in the south west of Wales.
Aqua Power Tech tests wave energy prototype
UK-based wave energy research and development start-up Aqua Power Technologies is currently conducting tests on its wave energy prototype in North West England.
Final Gravity Based Foundation Reaches Blyth Demo
The fifth and final gravity based foundation built for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has arrived at the installation site and is about to undergo immersion.
Åsgard Subsea Compression System Becomes Field-Proven Technology
Both subsea compression trains at Statoil’s Åsgard field have achieved more than 25’000 operation hours with an availability close to 100%. The world’s first subsea gas compression facility features two MAN Diesel & Turbo HOFIM motor-compressor units. The Åsgard subsea compression system has officia