Research & Development
EU tackles ocean energy sector skills gap
The European Commission has launched a €4 million call for proposals to address short and medium term skills needs by boosting cooperation in the maritime technologies sector, including tidal and wave.
European Commission Blueprints Offshore Skills Development Project
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
European Commission Blueprints Offshore Skills Development Project
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
‘Father of ocean energy’ gets tribute from France
Tony Lewis, a Principal Investigator in MaREI and Professor Emeritus at the University College Cork (UCC), has been awarded the national order of France for distinguished academics Chevalier des Palmes Académiques.
Wind Tops EU Installation Charts as Renewables Shine
Wind accounted for 51% of all new power installations in the European Union in 2016, connecting a total of 12.5GW to the grid across the 28 EU Member States – 10.923MW in onshore and 1,567MW offshore, WindEurope reports.
Minesto plans eightfold scale-up of Welsh tidal project
Minesto has revealed plans to expand the commercial roll-out of its Deep Green technology in Wales by increasing the planned installed capacity of its tidal energy array in Holyhead Deep to 80MW.
Sri Lanka explores tidal prospects
Sri Lanka is reportedly planning to develop a tidal energy project with Finland’s assistance.
Aker Solutions Lands Another BP Deal
Aker Solutions has been awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for BP globally. The first contract is for feasibility and concept engineering and the second is for FEED services covering the full range of upstream developments. Each a
Giant wave device sails across Atlantic for Wave Hub trials
US-based wave energy developer GWave has unveiled plans to deploy a 9MW wave energy device at the Wave Hub testing center in UK.
Seatricity ponders decommissioning options at EMEC
Seatricity Scotland has conducted an analysis of the works required to decommission its legacy infrastructure at the EMEC site if a new project does not materialize due to lack of investment or other factors.
Bureau Veritas Introduces New Rules for Diving Systems
Bureau Veritas, international classification society, has issued a new rule note covering the classification of diving systems. The rules sets out requirements for the classification of professional diving systems ranging from surface-supplied systems for shallow water diving to complex saturation s
Fleet Cleaner Set to Launch Its Hull Cleaning ROV
Dutch provider of hull cleaning and inspection equipment, Fleet Cleaner, has completed its first hull cleaning trial by cleaning the HNLMS Karel Doorman, the largest vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In the Dutch port of Den Helder, the company has removed the fouling of the vessel by using its
Wavepower on the lookout for Correlation Engineer
Wavepower is looking for a Correlation Engineer with previous experience on both physical and numerical test work to drive forward the development of wave energy technology.
UK Researchers Developing Human-Robotics O&M System
Researchers from five UK universities have received a GBP 4 million grant to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms. The consortium, the Holistic Operation and Maintenance for Energy from Offshore Wind Farms or HOME-Offshore, brings together