Research & Development
MATE International ROV Competition Kicks Off Today
The 15th annual MATE international ROV competition starts today June 23, 2016 at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston, Texas. With NASA and Oceaneering Space Systems (OSS) looking to make use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the 2016 MATE competition highlights
Global Maritime Vryhof donates VR tech to MI CMS Canada
Global Maritime Vryhof has donated two new learning tools for anchor handling training to the Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI) of Memorial University’s Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS).
WES to issue new wave energy call
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has revealed plans to issue a third competitive call for the development of wave energy technology this summer.
Blue Robotics Launches ‘Affordable’ ROV
Torrance startup, Blue Robotics, has released a new underwater drone, the BlueROV2, presented as high-performance and affordable solution for ocean exploration and study. “From day one, our goal has been to make marine robotics accessible to more people and businesses than ever before,” said the com
Innovate UK opens £15 million funding competition
Innovate UK has allocated up to £15 million to fund innovation projects through an open competition.
PLOCAN opens €3.5M electrical infrastructure tender
The Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Canary Islands has issued a tender for the realization of works related to the electrical infrastructure at PLOCAN test site.
Hendry calls for evidence for tidal lagoons review
The former UK Energy Minister, and now the head of tidal lagoons review, Charles Hendry, has issued a call for evidence seeking suggestions on the cost, benefits and opportunities of tidal lagoons.
US DoE grants $1 million for MHK monitoring system
Luna Innovations Incorporated has been awarded $1 million to advance its autonomous marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) monitoring system for intelligent converter health management.
DSA, Mavi Innovations publish new tidal energy study
Dynamic Systems Analysis and Mavi Innovations have issued a study that assessed the impact of floating debris on hydrokinetic energy converters in oceans and rivers as well as the risk of snagging these devices with marine tow cable.
Rolls-Royce in SalMar’s Offshore Fish Farm Project
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway. The equipment will be used to secure the installation to the seabed at Frohave
NOAA Warns of Increased Coral Reefs Bleaching
A new NOAA outlook shows that many coral reefs across the world will likely be exposed to higher-than-normal sea temperatures for an unprecedented third year in a row, leading to increased bleaching, and with no signs of stopping. According to NOAA it will hit the U.S. hard, especially in Hawaii, Gu
DONG to Invest GBP 5.4 Billion in East Irish Sea Wind Farms by 2019
DONG Energy will have invested GBP 5.4 billion in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, a new report has revealed. The overall GBP 5.4 billion investment includes GBP 2.7 billion investment across the four currently operational wind farms – Barrow, Walney, Burbo
MeyGen project connected to grid
MeyGen project has been connected to the 33 kV Ness of Quoys distribution network following the installation of one of the longest underground 33 kV power export cables in the UK by the network operator, Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD).
Cape Sharp Tidal Gets Nod for Turbines Deployment
Department of Environment has approved the proposed monitoring program for the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) and Cape Sharp Tidal Venture. Approval on the plan allows FORCE to proceed with the initial phase of the tidal demonstration project, which is to deploy two turbines in the M