Research & Development
Horizon 2020 SME Instrument funds tidal project
Nova Innovation, an Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer, has received funding through the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument.
Scotland launches £20 million low carbon demo fund
Scottish government, with its partners, has launched £20 million funding support programme to accelerate the delivery of large scale low carbon infrastructure projects in Scotland.
N-Sea Establishes Middle East Base
N-Sea has announced the opening of a new office in Dubai, with operations due to start as early as August 2016. The new base will support N-Sea’s presence in the region, allowing the company to conduct diving, ROV and survey projects in the civil engineering and offshore markets throughout the UAE,
TLP studies costs of new build power plants
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has launched an improved methodology to better understand the real costs that energy bill payers incur through the construction of vital new power stations in the UK.
Cape Cod Canal surveyed ahead of tidal test site deployment
Survey works have been conducted on an area in Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts where a tidal test site will be installed later this year.
Offshore Wind Giants to Invest EUR 7.5 Million in OWA’s Cost-Cutting R&D
DONG Energy, RWE, E.ON, Iberdrola, Vattenfall, Statoil, SSE, EnBW and Statkraft have joined Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, bringing in GBP 6.4 million (approx. EUR 7.5 million) to help reduce the cost of offshore wind power below GBP 100/MWh by 2020. The fund of EUR 7.5 mi
Scientist Survey Tidal Test Site Area in Cape Cod Canal
Scientists from UMass Dartmouth have deployed equipment to photograph the bottom of the Cape Cod Canal where a tidal test site will be installed in the fall 2016. They lowered a tripod camera, called the Inshore Pyramid Camera, down to take detailed video of what the sea floor in the Cape Canal look
FloTEC project poised to drive tidal costs down
The EU-funded Floating Tidal Energy Commercialization (FloTEC) project is expected to advance Scotrenewables’ 2 MW floating tidal turbine technology, the SR2000, while reducing the levelized cost of energy (LCoE) of floating tidal energy.
IEA sets up Mission Innovation webinar
International Energy Agency (IEA) is organizing a webinar during which the collaboration with the private sector on energy technology challenges will be discussed.
TLP rolls out Ecosystems Enhancement Programme
Following ongoing engagement with key stakeholders and organisations, Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has launched Ecosystems Enhancement Programme strategy that will run alongside tidal lagoon development programme.
Marine leaders discuss seabed mapping and ocean observation
Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is meeting with ocean research leaders at the European Marine Board offices in Ostend, Belgium, today to discuss ocean research challenges.
StormGeo Service Helps Cable Layers Avoid Bad Weather
Bergen-based StormGeo has launched a new weather forecasting service aimed at providing operators, owners and supporting agencies engaged in cable laying operations with tools to assess weather risks related to operations at sea and identify suitable weather windows for all operations. StormGeo’s Ca
Scientists investigate Falmouth seas noise pollution
A long-term plan for managing noise in shallow parts of the ocean such as Falmouth Bay is needed to protect the environment, scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Bath have said.
UK Funding Innovative Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Projects
A new funding of GBP 57.5 million was announced for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical and quantum technology sectors, with GBP 28 million set aside for innovation in infrastructure systems and first of a kind deployment of innovation, both including offshore wind projects. A series of c