Research & Development
N-Sea, University of Strathclyde Team Up on Pipeline Inspection Project
Subsea IMR provider N-Sea, and the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Sensors Signals and Communications at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, have secured funding from the Data Lab Innovation Centre for an innovative research project to automate subsea pipeline inspectio
MOVE project moves to sea
Sea trials have begun on two pilot vessels which will provide data for the Innovate UK funded project that aims to optimize the performance of vessels.
Innovate UK Launches GBP 15 Million Funding Competition
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to GBP 15 million to deliver transformational innovations with potential for impact on the UK economy, after Innovate UK launched the funding competition yesterday, 5 December. The aim of the competition is to help businesses develop new products, processes
First MeyGen turbine goes full throttle
Atlantis Resources has informed that the first turbine installed as part of the MeyGen project Phase 1A is now operating at full speed.
Intertek joins tidal stream turbine research project
Intertek Energy and Water has become an industrial partner on a three-year tidal stream research project.
Chatham, Deltares and Boskalis Secure Dutch Government Grant
Chatham Rock Phosphate and its technical partners Boskalis and Deltares have received a Dutch government research funding to improve the environmental management of marine mining. This co-funding has been awarded by the Netherlands based Topsector Water TKI Delta technology. The increased global int
Bombora steps closer to Portugal deployment
Bombora Wave Power, an Australian wave energy developer, is finalizing the design work for the construction of the first full-sized cell of its mWave wave energy device, ahead of full-scale deployment in Portugal.
Penguin ready for Wave Hub waters
Finland-based wave energy developer, Wello, has unveiled plans to deploy its Penguin wave energy device at Wave Hub site at the end of December.
OPT partners up with Sonalysts to take on new markets
New Jersey-based wave energy developer, Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), has teamed up with Sonalysts to explore and pursue mutual opportunities in defense, and oil and gas markets.
ETP recruits for marine energy RBDM
A vacancy for a Marine Energy Research and Business Development Manager (RBDM) has arisen within an alliance of Scottish universities engaged in energy related research and development known as Energy Technology Partnership (ETP).
Ocean energy professionals tackle wave, tidal risks
The RiaSoR workshop gathered a number of marine energy engineers and academics in Glasgow who discussed the reliability methodologies for ocean energy.
NSRI: Subsea Companies Should Branch Out into Offshore Wind IMR Market
A new report from National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has identified operations & maintenance (O&M) – particularly inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities – as the highest potential area for subsea companies to diversify into offshore wind. Titled ‘Subsea Technological Challenges
BP Puts $9 Bln into Mad Dog Phase 2
BP has sanctioned the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Mad Dog Phase 2 will include a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce up to 140,000 gross barrels of crude oil per day from up to 14 production wells. Oil production is expected to begin in late 202
OEA explores insurance-debt link for tidal power projects
Ocean Energy Advisors (OEA) has completed the first phase of the industrial research project that explored the link between the insurance and debt in relation to bankability of tidal power.