UK Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced the Budget 2016, setting aside up to GBP 730 million (approx. EUR 929 million) to support offshore wind and other less established renewable technologies, and providing around GBP 15 million to develop WaveHub as part of a new MarineHub Enterprise Zon
IRENA has laid out concrete technology options and outlined solutions and action areas to accelerate renewable energy growth in its latest report on the energy transition in 40 economies, representing 80% of global energy use. REmap: Roadmap for A Renewable Energy Future, finds that doubling renewab
French researchers gathered around the Omdyn R&D project are working on developing dynamic umbilical cables which will find particular application in floating turbines. The project is dedicated to the development of the dynamic cables used in floating marine energy applications. The cables, which ca
French researchers gathered around the Omdyn R&D project are working on developing dynamic umbilical cables which will find particular application in floating turbines. The project is dedicated to the development of the dynamic cables used in floating marine energy applications. The cables, which ca
GE has chosen Global Wind Service (GWS) and BMS Heavy Cranes to install its 6MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine prototype at the National Test Center for Large Wind Turbines in Osterild, Denmark. “GWS has been awarded the Installation contract for our Osterild project based on the good experience
Ocean renewable energy sector players met yesterday at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) to observe testing of the performance and impact of wave energy farms at model scale. A number of wave energy devices will be grouped together in an array for a series of experiments under various wave condi
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), the largest source of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, stayed flat for the second year in a row as renewable energy surged, according to analysis of preliminary data for 2015 released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). “The new fig
Brexit, which denominates British European Union (EU) exit referendum, could have a massive impact on the offshore renewables sector, according to Renewables Consulting Group (RCG). Energy and environmental policies are unlikely to be a priority for the British public as the European Union exit refe
Failure to understand the implications of Britain leaving the European Union on the country’s offshore wind and nascent wave and tidal industries could be costly, Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has warned as it is preparing to deliver a study on the effects of the so-called Brexit on UK’s offshor
Steep growth in the offshore wind market, rise in wind energy trade, and significant increase in technology research investment are key emerging trends that will impact the wind automation market growth through 2020, according to Technavio. In its latest market research study, Technavio said it defi
Oman’s Ministry of Heritage & Culture (MHC) in cooperation with Blue Water Recoveries (BWR) of UK announced the discovery and archaeological excavation of a Portuguese East Indiaman that was part of Vasco da Gama’s 1502-1503 Armada to India. The ship, which sank in a storm in May 1503 off the coast
The US Atlantic OCS has been excluded from the five-year planning process for several decades, based mostly on the position that the resource prospects were not of importance, the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) said Monday. However, according to IAGC chief operating offi
ESNA, a Norwegian designer of air cushioned catamarans and Surface Effect Ships (SES), has received grants totalling NOK 3.5 million (approx. EUR 370,000) to develop the next generation SES for offshore service operations. ESNA received a NOK 3 million grant from the Regional Research Council Agder,
Saab Seaeye has won the ‘Corporate Excellence Award’ from the Washington-based Marine Technology Society. The award is given in recognition of an organisation’s contribution to the industry and to ROV technology. Chair of the Marine ROV Committee, Chuck Richards, presented the award at the Underwate
