CGGVeritas announced the signature of a framework agreement with JSC SEVMORNEFTEGEOFIZIKA (SMNG) to form a strategic alliance. Together, CGGVeritas and SMNG intend to jointly address the growing Russian and CIS high-end seismic vessels market and coordinate their complementary capacities worldwide.
Atmos Consulting has been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a feasibility study of eight potential onshore test sites for offshore wind technology. The study will involve a critical review of the sites, concentrating on those with real development potential, plus de
Atmos Consulting has been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a feasibility study of eight potential onshore test sites for offshore wind technology. The study will involve a critical review of the sites, concentrating on those with real development potential, plus de
Denmark’s position as global center for innovative wind energy is further manifested with the import of a test wind turbine by the Chinese to Denmark. On Monday 16 July 2012, M/V “Jannes H” arrived to Esbjerg from China with tower parts and components for the first wind turbine prototype having two
Two research projects, led by Dr Russell Wynn, head of Marine Geoscience at UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and a coordinator of the UK Marine Environmental Mapping Programme (MAREMAP), have received funding in the amount of GBP 720,000 (1.1 million USD), Hydro International news portal writ
According to scotsman.com, a new subsea survey of Scapa Flow shows that this area is a shipwreck graveyard. The new subsea survey has mapped 18 sites revealing previously unseen detail of wreckage from the two World Wars. Historic Scotland commissioned Wessex Archaeology who, in partnership with Net
The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) has welcomed the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) study showing that the UK’s climate change policies are expensive relative to other major economies and damaging for UK industry. REF has consistently argued since its creation in 2004 that UK’s
According to The Day, explorer Bob Ballard has commenced his last expeditions in the Black and Mediterranean seas. Along with his team of scientists, he has discovered more than 50 ancient shipwrecks and their cargo, explored undersea volcanoes, geological features and marine life, and even found a
Marine biologists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach satellite tracking tags to 20 basking sharks in the seas around the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. The area where the study is being undertaken overlaps with an offshore wind farm proposa
UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal f
Plans to carry out a small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth harbor to measure potential environmental impacts have moved forward after Falmouth Harbor Commissioners (FHC) was granted marine consent to carry out the trial. The licence was granted by the Marine Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and
Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms presented the final report on the ESRa noise mitigation project today. The research project tested various new noise reduction systems designed to mitigate the spread of ramming noise when installing foundations for offshore wind farms. The
Renewable power generation is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that acknowledges the coming-of-age of the renewable energy sector. The report says that despite economic uncertainties in many countries
Mathematicians in the UK and France have won €1.8 million funding to find ways of more efficiently transporting off-shore wind farms, which would make green energy more affordable. Experts in logistics from the Universities of Portsmouth, Le Havre and Plymouth are looking at reducing the cost of set
