A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs has signed an agreement with Aker BP, Lundin and NOV to develop and test a full scale prototype of what is marketed as ‘the worlds most autonomous boosting system’. The system will be qualified as part of The Research Council of Norway’s (“
Tidal Energy Today has recapped the news from wave and tidal energy sectors that have marked the month of April 2017.
Protean Energy plans to deploy its wave energy device for trials in the second half of 2017 following the upgrades to the design of the device.
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded £1.5 million of contracts to purchase subsurface databases and information sources to encourage further exploration in under explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The datasets purchased will underpin much of the OGA’s work across the explor
The University of Miami’s (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science has won a two-year award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support research in coral conservation. The grant will support coral propagation and restoration efforts necessary to help wi
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is launching its first ‘Call for Ideas’ inviting innovative technology concepts and ideas to transform the way that offshore hydrocarbon wells are plugged and abandoned. The OGTC said it will invest £1 million to fund a portfolio of projects that result from th
A team at Canadian nanotechnology accelerator Ingenuity Lab has developed a piece of technology to aid in the cleanup of oil spills. The device consists of a carbon nanotube mesh, supplemented with minerals and polymers that cause it to act as a sponge, drawing in and retaining oil. What really diff
Guinard Energies has demonstrated its Poseide tidal turbine in real-sea conditions off the coast of Brittany in France. The demonstration took place as part of the marine renewable energy forum, taking place at the Port of Navalo, from April 15 until June 3, 2017. Guinard Energies’ Poseide system, c
Denmark-headquartered consultancy Niras has opened a permanent office in Taiwan in an effort to facilitate access to this country’s developing offshore wind market.
BOEM will hold a Rhode Island and Massachusetts Joint Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 16 May in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
BOEM will hold a Rhode Island and Massachusetts Joint Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 16 May in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 24 – 30, 2017.
Energy Secretary for the Philippines, Alfonso Cusi, said the country plans to add at least 20,000MW of renewable energy capacities by 2040.
BP said it has identified more than 200 million barrels of additional resources at its Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico by using the so-called Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) seismic imaging technology. Geophysicists at BP’s Subsurface Technical Center have enhanced the clarity of images
