Research & Development
ITF: New £1M Funding for O&G Industry Innovations
The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) have joined forces to fund and support the development of innovations which could reduce costs, raise production efficiency, and improve safety and environmental performance. OGIC has made £1 million available to su
Designing More Efficient Flood Walls
Coastal cities of low lying countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Germany often have a gentle beach with a dike and a promenade. Along the promenade buildings such as hotels and restaurants are present, protected by storm walls. During a heavy storm the waves will run up to the pro
Statoil and 4Subsea to Jointly Develop Floating Wind Turbine Concepts
Statoil has awarded 4Subsea with a master service agreement covering services and research projects related to structural integrity of fixed and floating offshore installations, including offshore and floating wind farms.
France plans 2017 tidal tender
The French government plans to open a tender for tidal energy projects off the regions of Normandy and Brittany later this year.
Minesto hunts for marine operator
Minesto is looking to enter into a framework agreement of general support services for various marine operational needs for its Deep Green tidal project.
Siemens Visualises Walney Extension Work with Houlder’s Software Tool
Houlder’s Advanced Analysis Group has provided Siemens Wind Power with a bespoke 3D-visualisation software tool to model project logistics and optimise the turbine installation process at DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
Green Light for Dvalin Development
The plan for development and operation (PDO) for the DEA-operated Dvalin development has been approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With development costs of estimated 1.1 billion Euros (10 billion Norwegian Kroner), the Dvalin development in the Norwegian Sea was the largest P
WES seeks advisor for wave projects
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking to appoint an individual or organization to act as its independent third party advisor for all the novel wave energy converter (NWEC) stage 2 projects.
FORESEA boosts 15 ocean energy developers
An €11 million EU-funded FORESEA initiative has backed 15 offshore renewable energy technologies following its second call for applications.
Denmark Makes Room for Testing 330m Tall Wind Turbines
Danish Government has approved the expansion of the national wind turbine test centres in Østerild and Høvsøre. Four new sites will be added, facilitating testing of turbines of up to 330 metres.
Ocean Flow Energy ends Sanda Sound tidal testing program
Ocean Flow Energy has decided to cease its tidal testing program at Sanda Sound tidal site due to lack of research funding.
Nokia and Facebook Boost Subsea Fiber Capacity
Nokia and Facebook have collaborated on field trials of new optical digital signal processing technologies over a 5,500 kilometer transatlantic subsea link. To increase the capacity capabilities of subsea fiber, Nokia and Facebook tested Nokia Bell Labs’ new probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS)
TRL+ releases Bimep metocean analysis
The TRL+ consortium has analyzed the metocean conditions at Bimep test site to support the future design of wave energy devices to be tested at the site.
GWave hires JFMS to support Wave Hub installation
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been selected to provide project engineering services for the installation of GWave’s wave energy device at Wave Hub.