Research & Development
OneSubsea, Statoil Staff Recognized with UTF Subsea Award
The winner of the Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) Subsea Award 2016 is OneSubsea Multiphase Compressor. Specifically, Bernt Helge Torkildsen and Simon Kalgraff, from OneSubsea, and Jarle Ottar Hella and Caroline Bøe, from Statoil are the winners of the 2016 UTF Subsea award for their efforts
ORPC Ireland gets Horizon 2020 boost
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Ireland has been granted funding through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme to advance its hydrokinetic technology.
Gallery: Atlantis prepares for busy summer
Atlantis Resources is making good progress on the construction of technology and infrastructure required for the installation of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal energy project.
WES to issue new wave energy call
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has revealed plans to issue a third competitive call for the development of wave energy technology this summer.
Innovate UK opens £15 million funding competition
Innovate UK has allocated up to £15 million to fund innovation projects through an open competition.
PLOCAN opens €3.5M electrical infrastructure tender
The Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Canary Islands has issued a tender for the realization of works related to the electrical infrastructure at PLOCAN test site.
Hendry calls for evidence for tidal lagoons review
The former UK Energy Minister, and now the head of tidal lagoons review, Charles Hendry, has issued a call for evidence seeking suggestions on the cost, benefits and opportunities of tidal lagoons.
Rolls-Royce in SalMar’s Offshore Fish Farm Project
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway. The equipment will be used to secure the installation to the seabed at Frohave
DONG to Invest GBP 5.4 Billion in East Irish Sea Wind Farms by 2019
DONG Energy will have invested GBP 5.4 billion in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, a new report has revealed. The overall GBP 5.4 billion investment includes GBP 2.7 billion investment across the four currently operational wind farms – Barrow, Walney, Burbo
MeyGen project connected to grid
MeyGen project has been connected to the 33 kV Ness of Quoys distribution network following the installation of one of the longest underground 33 kV power export cables in the UK by the network operator, Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD).
WATCH: Subsea Salmon Farming with Atlantis Concept
Earlier this year, Norwegian company AKVA group teamed up with Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Nethas to establish Atlantis Subsea Farming to develop submersible fish-farming facilities for salmon on an industrial scale. Atlantis Subsea Farming has applied for six development licences to enable large-
Turkey Getting on Offshore Wind Radar
Offshore wind market that has yet to emerge in Turkey is being eyed by companies already involved in the industry in Europe, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to Turkish media. The country got on the offshore wind map following the first offshore wind
Turkey Getting on Offshore Wind Radar
Offshore wind market that has yet to emerge in Turkey is being eyed by companies already involved in the industry in Europe, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to Turkish media. The country got on the offshore wind map following the first offshore wind
Nortek on point for OpenHydro’s tidal turbines
Norway-based engineering firm Nortek has provided Signature500 current profiling instrumentation to OpenHydro for its tidal energy projects.