Research & Development
OceanGate’s Cyclops Maps Andrea Doria Shipwreck
OceanGate, together with a team of explorers, conducted the mapping and the first manned submersible operation to the Andrea Doria shipwreck since 1995. The Italian passenger liner Andrea Doria sank in 1956 about 50 miles from Nantucket. The 697-foot-long wreck, often referred to as the “Mt. Everest
Fugro Wins Another Hollandse Kust Zuid Job
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro with a contract for geotechnical site investigation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey and metocean mo
Global Maritime in Mooring/Risk Management for OPERA Project
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering is to provide mooring and risk management support to the European Union’s OPERA (Open Sea Operating Experience to Reduce Wave Energy Cost) project. Global Maritime is part of a 12-member consortium led by TECNALIA for the three-and-a-half-year program with t
GCube: Wind Industry Subsea Cable Claims at €60M in 2015
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind industry and led to insurance claims totalling more than €60 million in 2015. That is according to data assembled by GCube, the underwriter for
AWI Scientists to Deploy New Equipment in Arctic Study
Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are setting out with the research vessel Polarstern towards Spitsbergen, to use newly developed equipment in the Arctic Ocean. Autonomous instruments on the seabed, in the water column and in the air w
Next Geosolutions Presents Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline Survey Findings
Next Geosolutions, an independent geoscience and engineering service provider, has shared lessons learned from the company’s involvement in the Trans-Mediterranean pipeline inspection activities. In 2014, Next Geosolutions completed the first of a two campaign project of nearshore survey and inspect
Shell Joins Dutch OW Consortium Aiming for EUR 70/MWh by 2030
A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030. The GROW (Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind) con
Shell Joins Dutch OW Consortium Aiming for EUR 70/MWh by 2030
A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030. The GROW (Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind) con
Value of global wave and tidal market to hit $11.3B in 2024, report says
Transparency Market Research has released a new market report which forecasts that the value of the global tidal and wave energy market will reach $11.3 billion in 2024.
Fugro Wins More South Holland Offshore Wind Zone Work
Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey and metocean monitoring at the same site. The work will be performed using geotechnical DP2 vessels
Netherlands to increase focus on North Sea renewables
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has produced a report focusing on the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry that is undergoing significant changes as the worldwide transition to low carbon sector gains pace.
Seatricity tackles wave testing challenges
Seatricity has repaired the damage on the moorings on the Oceanus 2 system, and is continuing with the device trials at Wave Hub.
ACEP starts turbine testing in Alaska
Canada-based hydrokinetic developer New Energy has deployed its hydrokinetic turbine at the Tanana River test site, Alaska.
Video: Substation construction for SEENEOH tidal site
The video shows the construction of the power substation for the SEENEOH tidal testing site on the Garonne river, Bordeaux, France.