The University of St Andrews’ Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), SMRU Consulting, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have published a new guidance on marine mammal surveying requirements at energy sites in Wales. Marine mammals are potentially at risk
Wave for Energy, an Italian wave energy developer, has deployed ISWEC wave energy device off Pantelleria island, Italy. ISWEC (Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter) device has been successfully deployed on August 8, after several delays starting from March this year. Tidal Energy Today spoke to Paolo
SMRU Consulting, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), together with Sea Mammal Research Unit, have published a new guidance on marine mammal surveying requirements at wave and tidal energy sites in Wales. The report provides a framework for assessing
SMD have now completed their first deliverable for the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project. The consortium made up of 17 project partners, is now progressing to deliver a number of spec documents as well as a project manual. ¡VAMOS! is a 42-month research & development project
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the deadline for public hearing of EIA for Sæby nearshore wind farm. New deadline for comments is 24 August, 2015. The deadline is extended to give local MPs, in the newly elected parliament, and others a better opportunity to comment on the EIA. This year
The Politecnico di Torino and the spin-off Wave for Energy have developed the first Italian 1:1 scale device for the production of electricity from sea waves. The device has been moored 800 meters from the coast of Pantelleria. The research activities, started 10 years ago and conducted by the group
The type and size of barnacles on the Malaysian Airways MH370 flight debris could provide clues to the path it took through the Indian Ocean, according to researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The Indian Ocean contains a mixture of cold and warm waters, with different barnacle speci
The International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) 2014 survey of remotely operated vehicle (ROV)s, and ROV personnel reveals that in February 2014 a total of 3,369 ROV personnel (superintendents, supervisors, pilot techs and other offshore ROV support personnel) were working, and in August t
Leeghwater, a Dutch pilot project proposing to install fifty to seventy offshore wind turbines off the coast of Zeeland, has been cancelled, Dutch media reports. The project was abandoned due to high costs and lack of interest among companies, the project initiator TKI Wind op Zee confirmed today. T
The French energy transition has been given a third financial boost in the amount of €50 mln from the Juncker Plan’s investment fund. The funding has been awarded to Omnes Capital, a private equity fund specialising in financing small and medium enterprises (SME), to support the launch of its third
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) course in Metocean awareness will be held this September in London. Metocean quantifies the impact and effect of weather and sea conditions, including winds, waves, currents and water levels, on a wide range of activities in the
Open Access Centre for Marine Research, a subdivision of Lithuanian Klaipėda University, has introduced its new marine research vessel capable of carrying out multipurpose marine investigations, including those for offshore renewable energy. In March 2015, the new R/V MINTIS was built in Klaipeda an
Wildlife surveys by HiDef Aerial Surveying played a crucial role in yesterday’s granting of permission to build the UK’s largest offshore wind farm almost 100 miles into the North Sea, the survey company said. HiDef began extensive aerial surveying of marine mammals and birds across almost 3,500 squ
Wildlife surveys by HiDef Aerial Surveying played a crucial role in yesterday’s granting of permission to build the UK’s largest offshore wind farm almost 100 miles into the North Sea, the survey company said. HiDef began extensive aerial surveying of marine mammals and birds across almost 3,500 squ
