Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, will join forces with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a project to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate unique anchoring conc
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Aleron Subsea, a company specialising in ROV upgrades and renting, announced expansion into two additional facilities in Aberdeenshire. “This forms part of our strategic growth plans as we continue to win and execute various global contracts,” Aleron wrote on their social media. The new facilities c
The TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project, developed to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters, is entering the final stages of data analysis following the success of turbulence measurement surveys. The project is being delivered Pa
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
The subsea sector is highly consolidated with just five players servicing the $12 billion annual requirements of the global E&P community. The two largest, FMC and OneSubsea, account for approximately two-thirds of the market but despite this, have shown no signs of resting on their laurels, forging
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, ‘Tidal Energy: Current Status and Future Outlook’, provides a technology overview of the different tidal energy technologies available in the market and also technologies which are being developed currently. The report finds that the United Kingdom is the front ru
Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
Seabed Geosolutions will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today (July 27) by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a shallow water seabed survey. The survey, over the Ghasha-Butini field, will take around 12 months and has a value of around USD 125 million.
Seatricity had tested the Oceanus technology in the Beaufort Wave Basin of the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre at the University of Cork from 13th to 17th July. The week was supported by the MARINET FP7 programme – a European Community – Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 “Capacities
In a new study published in Nature Climate Change, international researchers led by Dr. Philip Ward of the Institute for Environmental Studies at the VU University Amsterdam, review how global flood risk models are being used in practice to reduce flood impacts around the world. Deltares expert glob
Hawaiian Telcom continues to sell capacity on its portion of the South-East Asia – United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system, with total sales now nearing $30 million. Hawaiian Telcom along with its consortium partners began construction on the fiber network linking Indonesia, Philippines, Guam,
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has been working on a series of regional brochures to describe the geological evolution of local coastlines, the geological origins of the offshore sand and gravel resources that are being dredged and the influence of the modern day waves an
Tocardo, a Dutch tidal energy developer, has joined forces with UK-based Mosscliff Environmental to create a new tidal energy company MT Tidal. The new company will be based in UK and led by CEO Paul Morris, who formerly headed Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd in the UK, with Jon Bell from Mosscliff Environ
