Research & Development
NOC Sets Up Robotics Workshops
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is hosting a programme of five workshops, called ‘A Year of Autonomy’, with aim to address the common challenges faced by robotic systems on land, sea and air by encouraging shared learning and collaboration. These challenges include; the development of artific
ABB Unveils Lightweight, AC Platform-Free HVDC Solution
ABB has presented a new, compact, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) solution for offshore wind which is said to cut the weight and the volume of an offshore platform by more than half and eliminate the need for alternating current (AC) substation platforms. ABB’s new HVDC solution eliminates the ne
Watch: Wave Energy Prize winner announcement
US Department of Energy will today reveal the winner of its Wave Energy Prize challenge who has met or exceeded the goal of doubling the energy captured from ocean waves.
MAKE: Political Turmoil Dents Global Wind Growth Outlook
A host of political events have had a negative impact on global wind power growth expectations through 2025, MAKE said in its Q4/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update. Anticipated cuts to wind power targets in China under the country’s upcoming Thirteenth Five-Year Plan headline the most impa
MAKE: Political Turmoil Dents Global Wind Growth Outlook
A host of political events have had a negative impact on global wind power growth expectations through 2025, MAKE said in its Q4/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update. Anticipated cuts to wind power targets in China under the country’s upcoming Thirteenth Five-Year Plan headline the most impa
Sandia Labs to present wave research results
Sandia National Laboratories has organized a public webinar where it will present the results of the recently concluded wave energy research study.
TE SubCom, Ciena in Alliance to Advance Open Submarine Cable Networks
TE SubCom and Ciena have agreed to an alliance that should further the advancement of open submarine cable networking solutions. Reportedly, customers seeking a single point of contact for both wet plant and dry plant will have the option to combine TE SubCom’s wet plant designs and marine installat
IEA: Renewables set for a bright future
International Energy Agency (IEA) has released the World Energy Outlook 2016 which foresees renewable energy, along with natural gas, as big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040.
Tidetec wraps up tidal trials
Norwegian tidal energy developer, Tidetec, has concluded the two-month long testing of its prototype tidal device.
New Cable Laying Vessel Kizuna Launched in Japan
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation (NTTWEM) and NTT Finance Corporation (NTT Finance) have jointly held a launching ceremony for their new submarine cable laying vessel ‘Kizuna’ at Kanrei Shipyard in Tokushima, Japan. Construction of the 8,500 ton ship
Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires
A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequence
Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires
A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequence
ORPC Ireland launches TAOIDE project
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Ireland has kick-started the Horizon 2020-backed hydrokinetic technology development project.
OGA Hands Out £1 for New UKCS Seismic Data Project
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded four new contracts worth approximately £1 million to Shearwater GeoServices, Geokinetics, DMT Petrologic and Quality Seismic to supply more than 10,000 kilometres of reprocessed proprietary 2D seismic data of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as part of t