Research & Development
Moody’s: Paris Climate Agreement to Boost Wind Turbine Sales
Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in
DNV GL Helps Trim Subsea Documentation
A two-year cross-industry project led by DNV GL has delivered a publicly available Recommended Practice which can reduce the amount of subsea documentation and enable documentation reuse in a typical subsea field development project. DNVGL-RP-O101 ‘Technical documentation for subsea projects’ detail
Lloyd’s Register to Certify DeepFlight Submarines
DeepFlight has entered into a working relationship with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to certify DeepFlight personal submarines in accordance with LR’s rules for the construction and classification of submersibles and diving systems. DeepFlight has re-designed the concept of a personal submarine through its
US National labs back wave energy developers
Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are developing a WEC design response toolbox (WDRT) for design analysis of ocean structures such as wave energy converters (WECs).
55 Congressmen Call on Obama to Oppose Seismic Ops in Atlantic
Representatives Mark Sanford R-S.C and Gerry Connolly D-Va joined together in sending a letter signed by 53 other members of the House to president Obama. It requests a halt to the permitting process for potential seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean. “If one is not going to do something, it doesn’
Video: Oceanus 2 deployment at Wave Hub
Seatricity, a Falmouth-based wave energy developer, has released a video showing the recent installation of its wave energy device Oceanus 2 at Wave Hub.
Saipem in Subsea Water Treatment Pact with Total and Veolia
Saipem has signed an agreement to lead the industrialization and commercialization of SPRINGS, a subsea water treatment technology designed for deep water application, developed in collaboration with oil & gas company Total and water treatment specialist company Veolia. SPRINGS (Subsea PRocess and I
MARIBE advisory session closes in
The results of the work conducted by MARIBE project partners will be presented during a two-day advisory session next week in Brussels.
Report: Oil Price Slump Hits 120,000 UK Jobs
Jobs supported by the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry will have fallen by the end of 2016 by an estimated 120,000 since their peak in 2014, according to new data published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK. The analysis, carried out by marketing services company Experian, forecasts that in 2016
Hydroid Gets CMMI Level 3 Rating
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and manufacturer of marine robotic systems, was appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by JFR Consulting, and included an examination of Hydroid’s business practices and develo
OERA seeks tidal research proposals
Canada-based Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) has opened a funding call for research proposals in the fields of marine renewables, marine geoscience and marine sound.
TenneT Presents ‘Hub and Spoke’ Offshore Wind Concept (VIDEO)
TenneT has presented a ‘hub and spoke’ concept to set up a large European offshore electricity system that incorporates building of an island in the middle of the North Sea. Numerous wind farms can be connected to the artificial island – a total capacity of over 30 GW can be connected on an island o
TenneT Presents ‘Hub and Spoke’ Offshore Wind Concept (VIDEO)
TenneT has presented a ‘hub and spoke’ concept to set up a large European offshore electricity system that incorporates building of an island in the middle of the North Sea. Numerous wind farms can be connected to the artificial island – a total capacity of over 30 GW can be connected on an island o
DECC Invites Tenders for Noise Risk Analysis of Seismic Ops
Marine environmental consultancy, Hartley Anderson, on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, is currently welcoming applications to tender for a study to model underwater sound propagation during geophysical surveys and predict received sound levels for marine mammals. Several seism