Tidal Lagoon Power has welcomed comments by Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru that the pro-posed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has a vital role to play in developing the Welsh economy. Explaining her latest thinking on developing the Welsh Economy, Leanne Wood says: “Wales needs to become early adopters
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured a contract worth £1.3 million to deliver the subsea Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the Premier Oil Catcher project in the Central North Sea. The scope of work will involve two phases. A review of previous and current studies, pr
Tidal Lagoon Power Limited is considering construction of a second lagoon in Colwyn Bay, HydroWorld reports. Tidal Lagoon is now determining the economic viability and environmental feasibility of the 1 GW project. According to Tidal Lagoon Power CEO Mark Shorrock, the tidal lagoons projects would b
Subsea transformers are an ABB innovation. Deployed in extreme conditions in ultra-deepwater, these high-tech workhorses provide the power for heavy-duty equipment on the sea floor – enabling declining oil and gas fields to be more productive and making new deepwater fields accessible. ABB delivered
Marine Scotland has rejected a license application for a project comprising 15 tidal turbines at the Montrose Basin in Scotland, for which a License Application and Environmental Statement were submitted by a pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in March last year. The authori
In the construction of a subsea project, one challenge is the long delivery time of large steel forgings used for key components. This is mainly due to compliance with oil companies’ individual requirements. DNV is now inviting the subsea industry to jointly obtain synergies by developing a best-pra
PIRA Energy Group reported that demand for LNG fell from March to April and actual end user gas demand in countries importing LNG falls by even more. In the U.S., while regional gas prices rose month-on-month basis differentials weakened. In Europe, gas demand has dropped to levels not seen since 20
A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotec
Sea Wave Energy Ltd. (SWEL) is a new-entrant renewable energy business, focused on the marine sector. It was established to exploit the intellectual property of its Waveline Magnet device, a wave energy converter that is the culmination of eight years’ research and development. In March 2013, the la
Sea Wave Energy Ltd. (SWEL) is a new-entrant renewable energy business, focused on the marine sector. It was established to exploit the intellectual property of its Waveline Magnet device, a wave energy converter that is the culmination of eight years’ research and development. In March 2013, the la
In their new study entitled “Offshore Wind Toward 2020 – On the Pathway to Cost Competitiveness“, the experts at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants state that they expect Europe to have installed offshore wind capacity of 40 GW by 2020. In the same year, global investment to ramp up offshore wind po
TAQA today issued an update regarding the situation at the Cormorant Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. After two hydrocarbon releases within a leg of the Cormorant Alpha platform in January and March, TAQA has accelerated a long-term inspection, repair and maintenance programme that has been under
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd. announces that the Irish Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan T.D., has approved its application for a Foreshore License in respect of site investigation works between Freagh Point and Spanish Point, Co. Clare. T
MMT Group AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Reach Subsea AS, an integrated Subsea Service Provider (Haugesund, Norway), have signed a Letter of Intent for the purpose of establishing a new Joint Venture within Offshore Survey Operations. The Parties have for some time, together with the engineering compan
