Research & Development
European Ports to Discuss Offshore Wind in Oostende
Belgium’s Port of Oostende and renewable terminal operator REBO have invited representatives from European ports and the offshore wind industry to join them on 7 September in a forum aimed at encouraging ports to work together on offshore wind deployment, WindEurope reports. Ports are expanding faci
Deltares Unveils Global-Scale Tool, the Aqua Monitor
The Dutch research institute Deltares has developed an open tool that analyses satellite data and visualizes land and water changes around the globe. According to the tool, the world has gained 115,000 km² of water and 173,000 km² of land over the past 30 years. The Deltares Aqua Monitor was develop
Vattenfall Kicks Off EOWDC Environmental Research Programme
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has invited applications for funding under a EUR 3 million scientific research programme at the company’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland, to understand the impacts of offshore wind on the environment. A scientific panel ha
East of England to Get New Offshore Wind Special Interest Group
The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) has announced the formation of a new offshore wind special interest group which aims at establishing the East of England as a centre of excellence for offshore wind in the UK. The new SIG will be under the chairmanship of Graham Hacon of 3sun and is expected
Subsea Meets Aquaculture Project Goes to Phase 2
GCE Subsea and NCE Seafood Innovation have secured funding for the second phase of a project to explore the crossover potential between Oil & Gas and Aquaculture. The cluster-to-cluster project Subsea meets Aquaculture between GCE Subsea and NCE Seafood innovation is facilitated by Deloitte and spon
New Offshore Renewable Plant Optimisation Tool Proposed
A paper proposing a novel computational tool for the reliability-based assessment of wave, tidal and offshore wind farms was published yesterday in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. The paper presents the new tool to identify typical decision problems and to shed light on the complexity
New tool for optimization of wave and tidal plants presented
A paper proposing a novel computational tool for the reliability-based assessment of wave, tidal and offshore wind farms was published yesterday in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design
German designer of offshore and multipurpose vessels HeavyLift@Sea has presented an updated version of its Service Offshore Vessel (SOV) customized to operate on offshore wind farms. The standard configuration of the SOV serves as a base for 60 technicians and crew members accommodated in single cab
Autonomous Robot Completes North Sea Surface Measurement Task
A team of scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Newcastle University (NU) have developed a novel technique to measure sea surface height directly using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology in combination with a marine surface autonomous vehicle (SAV
NPD Seeks Consultants on Technology
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has launched a tender competition to supplement its technological competence and capacity. The purpose is to become more of a driving force in development of discoveries and measures to enhance recovery from fields in operation. The tender competition is for
Fugro Gearing Up for UXO Hunt at Beatrice
Fugro is getting ready to carry out a survey for unexploded ordnance (UXO) across the development zone of the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth off the east coast of Scotland. Fugro will deploy three survey vessels, Fugro Helmert, Fugro Frontier, and Meridian to carr
Green Energy Chases Ramboll’s Oil & Gas Blues Away
Danish engineering, design and management consultancy, Ramboll, improved its financial results in the first half of 2016 largely due to a solid performance in the company’s Nordic business units and in the global energy business unit which helped offset adverse conditions in the oil & gas related ma
West African Coast Struggling with Coastal Erosion
Deltares is working on the quantification of the large-scale coastal sediment budget of four countries in West Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The main objective of the study is to quantify natural sediment transport patterns and the potential effects of major human interventions and cli
Viper Subsea Receives Queen’s Award
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Annie Maw, has officially presented Viper Subsea with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation at a ceremony at the company’s Portishead head office which took place on Friday August 19. Viper Subsea is an engineering company that provides consultancy