Research & Development
INTERVIEW: JDR Prepares for Market Recovery
Subsea World News recently spoke to JDR’s global sales director for oil and gas, Carl Pilmer, about the company’s views of current market situation and JDR’s plans for the future. JDR is a provider of subsea technologies and services to the global offshore energy industry. The company is active in b
Video: Sustainable Marine Energy rocks EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has installed four subsea rock anchors in the challenging tidal flows of the Falls of Warness ahead of the deployment of its PLAT-O 1 tidal energy platform at the site.
Shoreline, Fred. Olsen Find Best O&M Solution for Large OWFs
Using an offshore accommodation platform combined with fast in-field vessels will be key to maximising efficiencies for large offshore wind farms built far from shore, according to an O&M logistics study carried out by Shoreline for Fred. Olsen Ocean. An O&M simulation, conducted by using Shoreline’
Shoreline, Fred. Olsen Find Best O&M Solution for Large OWFs
Using an offshore accommodation platform combined with fast in-field vessels will be key to maximising efficiencies for large offshore wind farms built far from shore, according to an O&M logistics study carried out by Shoreline for Fred. Olsen Ocean. An O&M simulation, conducted by using Shoreline’
DNV GL Reveals New Marine Warranty Standards
DNV GL has published the standard for the warranty approval of marine operations. The standard deploys a digital solution that provides users with information most relevant to a specific project. DNV GL standard ‘DNVGL-ST-N001 marine operations and marine warranty’, documents design and operational
CMS-Geotech Presents New Vibrocoring Monitoring System
CMS-Geotech, a UK specialist in vibrocoring and CPT site investigation, has developed a new monitoring system, VAMP (Vibrocore Acquisition Monitoring Platform). According to the company, the system aims to maximise the reliability and robustness of the sampling procedure whilst improving core sample
Video: Exclusive Atlantis AR1500 assembly footage
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, together with Atlantis Resources, has released the time-lapse footage taken over three months as the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbine was assembled prior to commissioning at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.
West Limerick tidal project bags further SEAI funding
Ireland-based tidal energy developer, GKinetic Energy, has received further funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for its hydrokinetic system.
Geps Techno’s RE All-Rounder Goes International
The Saint Nazaire-based startup Geps Techno, the developer of the MLiner independent offshore platform project, has recently adopted new financial sources with a fund raising campaign and Bpifrance grants to offer its line of products on international markets. The MLiner, also known as the ”Swiss Ar
MPS Technical Director to speak at marine industry conference
Chairman and Technical Director of Marine Power Systems (MPS), Graham Foster, has been announced as one of the speakers at the upcoming UK Marine Energy Conference 2016 in Glasgow.
Top News of the Week, 20 – 26 June 2016
Siemens Lays Out Cost Cutting Strategy Siemens stated that its offshore wind projects from 2025 onward will be capable of generating electricity at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) level below eight euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), with the price also including the costs for grid access to shore
Deltares helps TLP assess tidal lagoons energy production
Dutch institute for applied research for water, subsurface and infrastructure, Deltares, is developing modeling tools to be used by Tidal Lagoon Power for optimal design of future tidal lagoons.
DCNS targets €1 billion from turbine sales
DCNS, a French company that specializes in naval defence and energy, is looking to raise €1 billion from tidal turbine technology sales in the next 10 years, Reuters reports.
PLOCAN hosts MRE challenges seminar
Representatives from two Canary Islands-based firms, Raley Estudios Costeros and Hexia, held a seminar on marine renewable energy challenges yesterday, June 23, at PLOCAN.