The winter refit process of Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy converter is nearing completion, with the device expected to hit the water in the following days.
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 18 – April 24). Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded new E&C (Engineering & Construction) contracts valued at approximately €430 million ($487 million). The first is a contract with Statoi
Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA) has held the first meeting within the Offshore 2025 project which gathers offshore wind industry representatives in creating a strategy for development of full scale offshore wind demonstration sites in Norway. The project was initiated as a response to a r
Royal IHC and Frames Separation Technologies have signed a joint development agreement to collaborate with respect to the development of a compact subsea separator module. Namely, Frames has recently extended its portfolio with a new compact controllable inline separator the SwirlSep. Based on this
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has issued the Annual Report for 2015 that presents an overview of the activities undertaken within OES in 2015. Take a look at the list of some of OES member countries’ progress related to open sea testing infrastructure.
Royal IHC recently released an article written by Robert van de Ketterij, Managing Director of IHC MTI, about the advantages and challenges of running a trailing suction hopper dredger on liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to Robert van de Ketterij, the international focus on the environment is
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched a funding call for renewable energy projects, in an effort to meet the NY state’s goal of 50% renewables by 2030.
China hosted this year’s annual International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) TC-114 plenary, providing a forum for international experts who work to produce IEC standards for tidal and wave energy converter
Aqualis Offshore and China Ship Design & Research Center (CSDC) have signed an agreement to cooperate on offshore engineering projects both in China and internationally which could potentially include wind farm installation vessels. Under the agreement, Aqualis Offshore and CSDC will cooperate in th
Carnegie Wave Energy is undertaking a wave tank testing programme of its CETO 6 technology design at the University of Plymouth’s Coastal, Ocean and Sediment (COAST) facility.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed a new cooperation and support agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to ensure the effective allocation of the $350 million of funds pledged by ADFD for renewable energy projects in developing countries around the world.
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Spain’s Tecnalia have signed a Collaboration Agreement with the aim of developing research and development (R&D) projects to tackle some of the key technology challenges facing the offshore renewable energy sector. The two research centres will c
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Spain’s Tecnalia have signed a Collaboration Agreement with the aim of developing research and development (R&D) projects to tackle some of the key technology challenges facing the offshore renewable energy sector. The two research centres will c
The United States Senate has approved the energy policy modernization bill which authorizes new marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) R&D programs and allocates $290 million for MHK energy research over the next five years.
