Alcatel-Lucent has achieved a technological record for subsea communications by extending the reach of unrepeatered cable systems at 100 gigabits-per-second to more than 610 kilometers using the same fiber for both signal and amplifier transmission. By freeing up individual fibers normally combined
A group of ex-FMC employees have teamed up with subsea installation player DeepOcean to found Optime Subsea Services, whose multi Completion System (mCS) can install subsea trees at up to 80% the time and cost of traditional solutions. “The oil and gas operators have for years requested a cost reduc
GEPC’s engineers are finalizing the construction of the subsea converter that will be used for Paimpol-Bréhat tidal project. The subsea converter consists of steel housing that is 9 m long, 5 m wide and 4 m high. The converter will enclose all the electrotechnical equipment required for electrical c
Moventas has been chosen to develop tidal turbines’ gearboxes that will be used by Alstom for the Raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in France. Moventas, a Finnish-based technology developer, is currently in the process of designing customer-specific modified gearboxes for Alstom’s Oceade 18 tidal turbi
Moventas has been chosen as the sole gearbox development partner for Alstom to equip the raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in Northern France. Moventas’ gearbox technology expertise will soon be harnessed in tidal energy for the first time. Alstom has been chosen to supply for a pilot tidal energy farm
Minesto has invited local stakeholders to join the company at the public consultation event. According to Minesto, the design and environmental impact assessment for proposed Deep Green tidal energy project off the coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, are progressing well. The company is organizing an ev
GE Oil & Gas and Enpro Subsea announced an agreement to jointly market and provide fluid intervention services that offer oil and gas operators a cost-effective way to improve production rates in producing wells. The volume of hydrocarbons extracted from offshore fields with subsea wells is typicall
WaveRoller wave energy device, developed by Finnish-based AW Energy, has been endorsed by Lloyd’s Register Energy. Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to WaveRoller technology as a first step in the certification process. The certification process comprises a staged, risk-based
Havkraft, a Norwegian wave energy developer, has announced that its floating wave energy plant is now fully functional. The wave power plant is currently deployed off Stad, a peninsula in northwestern part of Norway. This full scale prototype wave energy plant has the capacity of 200 kW, and serves
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
Envision Energy aims to install a superconductive generator on one of its most advanced wind turbines. The product named EcoSwing generator is designed for a +3 MW class direct drive turbine, and will provide enough electricity to power 1000 households. Anders Rebsdorf, Head of Envision’s Global Inn
DNV GL, in collaboration with IHCantabria, is organizing a course on Sesam Marine software that simulates marine operations like heavy lifting, side-by-side mooring and floatover ahead of offshore handling. The course ‘Simulation of Marine Operations with Sesam Marine’ aims to introduce the particip
In a new experiment with the KOSMOS mesocosms, scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel address key questions about the impacts of ocean acidification on the food web and biogeochemical cycling. As part of this study, which runs until the end of June in Raunefjord, Bergen (Nor
Solent Offshore Renewable Energy Consortium (SOREC) is organizing a conference and workshop to explore the challenges of tidal energy sector and the role of small and medium enterprises in resolving these issues. The event is designed for small and medium enterprises, and it’s free to attend. In add
