Shell Setting Up ‘New Energies’ Unit. Oil & Gas Companies to Cause Clash of Giants in Offshore Wind? Shell has created a new division called New Energies, through which the oil and gas giant will invest in wind energy, along with its hydrogen, biofuels and electrical activities, according to The Gua
Carnegie Wave Energy has received the final grant payment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for the CETO 5 Perth Wave Energy Project.
German-based wave energy developer NEMOS has hired marine engineering firm MacGregor, part of Cargotec, to supply winches for its pilot wave energy system.
Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Cha
Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Cha
Protean Wave Energy has engaged EcoFin Solutions in partnership with WaveEC for the development of a numerical model to optimise the Protean WEC economics and survivability in varying ocean environments.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded Fugro a contract worth 111 million NOK for environmental measurements in connection with the planned coastal highway (Route E39) that will run from the South of Norway (Kristiansand), along the west coast and into central Norway (Trondheim
Jee, a subsea cable specialist engineering company, has completed a project for a wind farm operator to assess the risks to the array cables within a UK offshore wind farm. With concerns about the integrity of cables on the wind farm, the operator awarded Jee a contract in March 2016 to compile a ri
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply winches for the NEMOS wave energy project. NEMOS employs floating structures that move in a controlled trajectory to capture up to 80 percent of available wave energy, compared to 50 percent achieved by conventional rise and fall systems. Their
The construction of the first wind turbine to be installed off the French coast – Floatgen – was officially launched today. The 2MW offshore wind turbine, set to be put into operation for the first time in 2017, will feature the first full-scale demonstrator of the ring-shaped floating foundation de
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has entered into PB3 PowerBuoy lease agreement with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding.
Ecology Action Centre (EAC) of Canada has supported the development of tidal energy, but posits that it’s imperative the impacts of tidal energy on the marine ecosystem and on the livelihoods that rely on it are monitored and understood.
University of Limerick is looking to acquire a marine remotely operated vehicle (ROV) suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy (MRE) infrastructure.
Canada’s Beothuk Energy has chosen Fugro GeoSurveys to carry out bathymetric and geologic compilation, hydrographic data reprocessing, assessment of stability and seismicity, GIS analyses of seabed morphology, and routing options for the proposed 180MW demonstration offshore wind farm in St George’s
