Research & Development
Limpet Technology Developing New Personnel Transfer System
Limpet Technology, an Edinburgh-based engineering company, is developing a new offshore personnel transfer system and completed the first prototype in January.
Interview: Laminaria gears up to take wave sector by storm
In the light of the upcoming deployment of a full-scale Laminaria wave energy device in the Scottish waters at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), we have talked with the CEO of the Belgian wave energy company behind the device, Steven Nauwelaerts.
Fair Head Tidal submits 100MW tidal scheme plans
Fair Head Tidal has lodged the planning application for permission to install tidal turbines and associated infrastructure on the seabed off County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
University of Exeter tests novel mooring ropes
University of Exeter is performing scale testing of the elastometric mooring ropes as part of the EU-funded OPERA wave energy project.
Triton Knoll to Give Private Tours along Onshore Cable Route
Developers of the 900MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm will host several invite-only site visits over the next few weeks for contractors hoping to win the main installation contract for the project’s underground onshore export cable. The sessions will provide an opportunity for prospective contract
Waves4Power targets April for WaveEL redeployment
Swedish wave energy developer Waves4Power is looking to redeploy its WaveEL wave energy device off Norway in April this year.
SeaRoc Launches Communications System for Far Offshore Projects
SeaRoc Group has provided what the company calls ”a unique communications and logistic data solution” for DONG Energy Wind Power, with its first deployment on the UK-based Race Bank offshore wind farm.
Norway: New Master Programme in Ocean Technology
The new Master programme will develop ocean technology across different market segments. Special focus will be on marine measurement, control systems and marine installations. This programme is more applied compared to traditional Master programmes and fits very well with the subsea clusters strengt
Top News of the Week, 30 January – 5 February 2017
Germany Launches First Competitive Offshore Wind Tender, 1.55GW Up for Grabs German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has issued an invitation to tender as part of the first competitive bidding process for offshore wind under which the bidders with the lowest offered prices will be awarded
Blue Abyss Reveals Designs of Its Future Deep-Water Test Facility
Designs of Blue Abyss, the multi-million pound subsea, Space and life science training, research and testing centre, have been revealed. The facility, designed by Robin Partington, is estimated to cost more than £65 million. It is said it will contain the world’s biggest training pool. At 50 metres
Wello’s Penguin arrives to Orkney
Penguin wave energy device has reached Orkney ahead of scheduled deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
Bi-radial turbine for wave project enters final assembly stage
The bi-radial turbine to be used for the EU-funded wave energy cost reduction project dubbed OPERA has entered the final assembly stage.
German TSOs Table Network Expansion Plans
German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW have submitted the first drafts of the onshore and offshore network expansion plans (NEP and O-NEP) covering the period up to 2035 to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).
UK names research and innovation head
The UK government has appointed Mark Walport to lead UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).