Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided financial support for wave energy array research and development project through its latest industry-researcher collaboration R&D funding round.
Badger Explorer (BXPL) has received a letter of intent (LOI) from Statoil, where Statoil confirms their intent to support BXPL’s Development Program in 2016. The objective of the development program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies and solutions for a commercial Badger Explorer
China’s Goldwind Science & Technology has installed the wind lidar system ZephIR DM by Beijing New Energy Technology Ltd. (BNET) on the company’s 6MW prototype offshore wind turbine. Goldwind has confirmed that ZephIR lidar systems will be used to measure power curves and to understand the effects o
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto and German tidal turbine manufacturer Schottel Hydro have completed the turbine design for Minesto’s Deep Green tidal power plant.
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a Schottel Hydro company, has delayed the deployment of Triton tidal platform to next year, while expanding its leadership team in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. In March, more layoffs were announced in Norway when Aker Solutions informed its employees in subsea division it will cut as many as 600 permanent positions at fa
US Department of Energy (DoE) is looking for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) general engineer who would work with Wind and Water Power Technologies Office.
Atlantis has agreed to sell a minority stake in its Scottish tidal development company, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL) to DEME for cash consideration, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedent which are scheduled to be achieved during the coming weeks. Reportedly, DEME has agreed
Sandia National Laboratories has completed the first phase of FOSWEC wave tank testing whose purpose was to validate the Wave Energy Converter (WEC)-Sim numerical code.
By Dr Ali Mehmanparast REMS CDT Manager The rapid growth of the wind energy sector relies on engineering know-how as much as it does on planning and regulatory changes. But the growth of the industry could be stunted if the sector doesn’t get enough doctoral-level graduates able to deliver the innov
By Dr Ali Mehmanparast REMS CDT Manager The rapid growth of the wind energy sector relies on engineering know-how as much as it does on planning and regulatory changes. But the growth of the industry could be stunted if the sector doesn’t get enough doctoral-level graduates able to deliver the innov
DNV GL has launched globally applicable guidance for leak detection systems for offshore fields. The Recommended Practice (DNVGL-RP-F302) is based on the findings of a DNV GL led joint industry project (JIP) completed in 2015 with 19 companies, including Eni, Lundin, Petrobras and FMC technologies,
APEM will complete a final survey over Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard East site this month, as part of an eight month project to gather data on birds and marine mammals in the area. Eight surveys were flown out from Norwich International Airport at monthly intervals between September 2015 and April 2
A Massachusetts energy plan containing a requirement that utilities contract for approximately 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 would position the state as a national leader in offshore wind, allowing it to capture first-mover economic advantages, according to a new study released by t
