A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) aims to assist countries in their transition to renewable energy-based power systems. ‘The Age of Renewable Power’ identifies 20 measures that can be taken to support the development of national roadmaps to integrate variable renewa
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s chief scientist Dr. William Sager and his team are returning to the spot of discovery of Tamu Massif, the world’s largest single volcano, to explore how it was formed. In 2013, Dr. Sager published a research which showed Tamu Massif to be the largest mountain in the Shatsky
The European Commission recently published its new vision for EU energy research and development policy, the Integrated Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), under which the preservation of EU’s leading position in ocean energy developments is defined as a strategic priority. The document set
Suppressing harmful underwater noise in the Baltic Sea tops the agenda of the HELCOM Pressure group this week, as the practical work for creating a regional register of impulsive sounds kick-starts. The occurrence of such abrupt sounds, challenging to measure, is planned for national reporting in a
Following broad industry consensus, Standards Norway (SN) has published the fourth revision of subsea standard NORSOK – U001. According to SN, the NORSOK U-001 will be the most updated international available standard for subsea oil industry. It provides a method for design of subsea equipment to wi
The Delta Flume hydraulics research facility has been opened in Delft, the Netherlands. The Delta Flume will be the location for full-scale studies of the effects of extreme waves on dikes, breakwaters and offshore structures. It is 300 m long, 5 m wide and 9.5 m deep. According to Deltares, an inde
Businessmen and politicians from Mexico have visited bimep marine energy research platform located off the coast of Basque Country. The visit was part of the tour during which the delegation visited various institutions and companies in Basque Country, in an effort to build relationship for further
A collaborative effort between Instream Energy Systems and IT Power Consulting to design a floating tidal platform has been approved for financial support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Instream Energy Systems, a Canadian hydrokinetic
Energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy by endorsing an 11-point programme, including the adoption of a renewable energy toolkit. According to IRENA, the renewable energy toolkit provides options for G20 countries
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Stonehenge Metals has recently concluded the ocean testing of the fully assembled Protean wave energy converter at Coogee Beach, Western Australia. The testing showed that the Protean WEC functioned as anticipated and that it was responsive to wave motion e
Dutch Ministers Schultz van Haegen (Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment) and Kamp (Ministry of Economic Affairs) opened a new hydraulic research facility, one of a kind in the world, Deltares’ Delta Flume in Delft. The Delta Flume will be the location for full-scale studies of the effects o
Dutch Ministers Schultz van Haegen (Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment) and Kamp (Ministry of Economic Affairs) opened a new hydraulic research facility, one of a kind in the world, Deltares’ Delta Flume in Delft. The Delta Flume will be the location for full-scale studies of the effects o
Victor Osu, a PhD student from Robert Gordon University (RGU), is working with Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria to investigate the best way to establish a viable offshore renewable energy industry in the country. Osu has focused his research on how best to foster the transition to offshore renewa
Wavepower Technologies, a private investor in the wave energy industry, is looking for wave energy professionals that would help the company advance the industry. Glastonbury-based Wavepower is currently recruiting for various positions in order to build the team that would offer technical support f
