Research & Development
DNV GL Releases Guideline to Make Diving Work Safer
DNV GL has released a new “Offshore Diving Guideline” to fill the guidance gap and help to make offshore diving work safer. “With offshore diving growing in importance in Germany, we needed to examine the existing regulations and guidelines to make sure that they addressed the specific circumstances
Scientists Recover Core Samples from Chicxulub Impact Crater
A team of international scientists drilled into the site of the asteroid impact, known as the Chicxulub impact crater, which occurred 66 million years ago. The crater is buried several hundred meters below the surface in the Yucatán region of México. Until that time, dinosaurs and marine reptiles do
Aker Solutions and MAN Look to Advance Subsea Compression
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo are said to expect to cut the size and weight of subsea compression systems by at least 50 percent just a year after the first such system successfully went on stream at Statoil’s Åsgard field. The Åsgard system, which has been running with practically no stops
Minesto invites AC/DC tenders
Swedish tidal energy developer, Minesto, has launched a tender to acquire an AC/DC converter that will be used for its tidal energy project off Wales.
OTEC takes center stage in the Netherlands
The 4th International OTEC Symposium will this October bring together industry experts, NGO’s and governments from all over the world to the Netherlands to discuss the state of the ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) industry.
GE to Buy LM Wind Power for EUR 1.5 Billion
General Electric (GE) has agreed to buy LM Wind Power Holding A/S, a Denmark-based designer and manufacturer of wind turbine blades, for an enterprise value of EUR 1.5 billion. The deal in-sources wind turbine blade design and manufacturing for GE’s Renewable Energy business, improving its ability t
SeaRenergy and Fichtner to Keep TenneT’s Converter Stations Safe
The SeaRenergy – Fichtner consortium has been awarded a contract to provide revision and development of all risk assessments for offshore and onshore converter stations operated by the Dutch and German transmission systems operator TenneT. The contract has been signed for a minimum of two years. The
SeaRenergy and Fichtner to Keep TenneT’s Converter Stations Safe
The SeaRenergy – Fichtner consortium has been awarded a contract to provide revision and development of all risk assessments for offshore and onshore converter stations operated by the Dutch and German transmission systems operator TenneT. The contract has been signed for a minimum of two years. The
OFW: Harbour Porpoises in German Bight Unaffected by Pile Driving
Pile driving during construction of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea has little to no effect on local harbour porpoise population, according to a study commissioned by the Offshore-Forum Windenergie (OFW) in partnership with the offshore wind industry leaders. “The study shows that offsho
DONG Energy Funds Drone Trial at RSPB Reserve
DONG Energy has funded a trial of a high specification drone counting cliff-nesting seabirds at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve on the Yorkshire coast. The trial took place at Bempton Cliffs, a site which attracts over 250,000 birds annually, providing a breeding ground fo
Burglary in UK raises questions on Chinese WEC design
The burglary at the offices of the Scottish wave energy developer, Pelamis Wave Power, which took place in 2011, has been put in focus again, after a similar wave energy device design appeared in China a few years later.
Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End
The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six mont
Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End
The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six mont
Scientists Conduct Black Sea Survey Off Bulgaria
An international team, involving the University of Southampton’s Centre for Maritime Archaeology (UK) and funded by the charitable organisation for marine research, the Expedition and Education Foundation (EEF), is surveying the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea, where thousands of years ago large a