NLMK DanSteel A/S, part of NLMK Europe Plate and Denmark’s only manufacturer of steel plates, has supplied 200 tonnes of plates with special dimensions made from high-strength steel for the construction of experimental foundations for offshore wind turbines as part of The PISA Project, the European
When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The “seismic gap” may simply be inactive, the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other, or the segment may be a source of potential earthquakes, quietly building tension over decades until an inevit
At the end of the application deadline for awards in predefined areas (APA) 2014 on the Norwegian shelf, the authorities have received applications from 47 companies. “It is positive to see so many companies with faith in the TFO areas,” says Sissel Eriksen, exploration director in the Norwegian Pet
A new advanced control system for wind turbines, built by Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) makes it possible to build larger wind turbines that produce up to 13% more energy. Tests carried out at the ECN wind farm using the system, which allows blades to be adjusted individually, show
Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick will lead a coalition of the Commonwealth’s government and industry leaders on an innovation partnership mission to Denmark, the United Kingdom and France to expand opportunities between the Commonwealth and these three European countries for economic developm
A new report out today from Cambridge Econometrics in collaboration with Pr. Paul Ekins of University College London, shows that meeting the UK climate targets recommended by the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) makes clear economic sense for the UK. Reducing the UK’s carbon emissions i
Sonardyne International Ltd. has been formally presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire. Dame Mary Fagan presented the Award in the Innovation category for Sonardyne’s Sixth Generation (6G®) product platform during a visit to the company’s head office and m
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), part of the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin (UT), has detailed the recent successful offshore demonstration of AdBm Technologies’ underwater noise abatement system. AdBm, a portfolio company of ATI’s Clean Energy Incubator, worked with its Du
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has successfully executed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea and adja
Rosneft and PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group reached an agreement to create joint ventures for work at two blocks of the Pechora Sea shelf. Rosneft share in the JV will amount to 66.67%, PetroVietnam will get 33.33%. The agreements were reached within the Agreement on general cooperation for geologica
The most extensive science and engineering research project to take place in Caithness for many years is occurring this month (September, 2014) from a base at Gills Harbour, on the shores of the ‘s Inner Sound. Expensive high-tech equipment, under the TIME initiative, has been laid on the Sound’s se
SmartBay Ireland has recently entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OBSEA Seafloor Cabled Observatory operated by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands PLOCAN, Marine Institute Ireland and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and ELECNOR DEIMOS, by way of their respective UK subsidiaries, have launched project SUMO (Support of Maritime Operations in Offshore Windfarms), an initiative aimed at creating a benchmark system for offshore wind farm management. This cutting-edge initiative is to be undertak
EMEC offers a range of ready-made and cost-minimising test and demonstration facilities in major wave and tidal resources. Significant infrastructure investments have been made to make it as easy as possible for technology developers to learn by doing, with full confidentiality of performance data.
