Research & Development
Blue Abyss Centre to Support Offshore Wind Innovation
Blue Abyss, a GBP 65 million subsea, Space and life science training, research and testing centre designed by Robin Partington and planned to be operational by the end of the next year, will incorporate the world’s biggest training pool.
Blue Abyss goes deep for offshore renewables testing
The planned multi-million pound Blue Abyss research and testing center will support the innovation in the offshore renewable energy sector by providing a 50-meter-deep pool designed for testing purposes.
Video: RECODE ‘decyphered’ by Tecnalia’s wave energy chief
Pablo Ruiz-Minguela, Head of Wave Energy for Tecnalia, explains the RECODE project which through international collaboration aims to cut ocean energy costs.
TechnipFMC to Work on Energean’s Project Offshore Israel
Energean Oil & Gas has appointed TechnipFMC as the concept and front end engineering design (FEED) contractor for the Karish and Tanin development programme. This follows Energean’s recent decision to develop the fields using a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to facilitate th
Ireland Kick-Starts MaRINET2
University College Cork has announced a EUR 10.5 million in the second phase of EU funding for the transnational MaRINET2 initiative. The project, co-ordinated by MaREI, the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, at University College Cork, aims to help the industry accelerate the development of of
MaRINET2 project officially launched in Ireland
The second Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MaRINET2) program, set up to accelerate the development of offshore renewable energy technologies, has been launched today in Dublin, Ireland.
Impacts of Eastern Scheldt tidal turbines under examination
The hydrodynamic effects of Tocardo’s tidal turbines on the surrounding environment at the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the Netherlands are being investigated by PhD candidate at Delft University of Technology, Merel Verbeek.
EU on track to meet 2020 renewable energy targets
The second report on the state of the Energy Union has shown the EU is on track to reach the 2020 renewable energy target of 20%.
Genesis Scoops BP FEED Award
Engineering company Genesis has been awarded two frame agreement contracts by BP covering work in the Conceptual, Pre-FEED and FEED stages of the project lifecycle. These frame agreement contracts have global reach and ensure that Genesis will continue to engage early with BP to support them in thei
InnoEnergy to boost energy innovation with new investments
InnoEnergy has launched its 2017 investment round to discover, support and launch the next revolutionary technologies in energy innovation.
Nordex Buys Danish Rotor Blade Mould Maker
Hamburg-based wind turbine supplier Nordex Group is acquiring Danish developer and manufacturer of rotor blade moulds, SSP Technology A/S. SSP Technology is also the holder of numerous patents for the production processes for this component, the Nordex Group said The acquisition includes IP rights,
Flying Coatings and Corrosion Inspector Coming in October 2017
AkzoNobel, DroneOps and Barrier Group have partnered to develop drone technology for remote inspection of offshore wind farms as well as ballast water tanks on ocean going ships.
Flying Coatings and Corrosion Inspector Coming in October 2017
AkzoNobel, DroneOps and Barrier Group have partnered to develop drone technology for remote inspection of offshore wind farms as well as ballast water tanks on ocean going ships.
Highlights of the Month: January 2017
Ex-Statkraft Engineer Develops New Foundation Installation Solution Arild Bolsø, an engineer who worked for Statkraft in Norway and Forewind in the UK, has developed a new technical concept for offshore wind foundation installation. According to Bolsø, the concept would reduce installation time by 3