The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of the Åsgard subsea compression project on May 28. The objective of the audit was to obtain an update and status for the project and to verify that it is being planned and executed in compliance with the regulatory requirements. PSA informe
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have entered into an agreement to form a joint industry program (JIP) to develop subsea systems technology for 20,000-psi applications. The JIP, known as the 20Ksi Subsea System Development Program, will address the technical cha
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has completed the installation of its second generation wave power plant in Israel, and started parts procurement process for its new project in Gibraltar. EWP has been conducting wave pool testing as well as real conditions testing in order to prove the durability of its wave e
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has confirmed the UK government’s support to the working group that focuses on delivering and connecting renewable energy resources of Scottish island communities. Fergus Ewing joined representatives from the Islands Councils in Glasgow at a meeting of the Isl
Beaufort Building which will house a number of marine energy researchers and offices will be opened on July 11, 2015. The construction of the Building was enabled by €15.2 million investment provided by the Irish government and private investors. The Building covers some 4700 m2 across five floors,
Fabrication has been completed on the operational model of the Subhub at Pentland Precision Engineering, allowing QED Naval to begin the pre-testing setup of the device. The Subhub is a foundation structure for wave and tidal turbines, which commissions, tests, transports, installs, and secures a mi
Marine Renewable Energy Ireland’s (MaREI) new headquarters at University College Cork’s (UCC) Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, will officially open on the 11th July 2015, representing an investment of €15.2 million from the Irish State and private investment. The building covers some 4700
QED Naval has completed the fabrication of the operational model of Subhub tidal foundations platform. Subhub tidal foundations platform is designed to commission, test, transport, install, and secure a mini array of wave and tidal turbines to the seabed. The fabrication of the device has been compl
A new study from Totaro & Associates identifies a total investment of US$424.8B required to develop the first 80GW of utility-scale offshore wind in the US. However, there are three critical path areas which will be essential to future growth including foundation production, port infrastructure, and
A new study from Totaro & Associates identifies a total investment of US$424.8B required to develop the first 80GW of utility-scale offshore wind in the US. However, there are three critical path areas which will be essential to future growth including foundation production, port infrastructure, and
Floating Power Plant (FPP), a Danish offshore energy developer, has received €1.14 mln from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Under the POSEIDON, FPP aims to bring its concept to commercial maturity, according to Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Ent
Sabella is currently raising funds with the targeted amount of €6 mln aimed at turbines’ commercialization and company’s international expansion. This represents the second fundraising organized by Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, following the one held last year for its D10 tidal turbine p
A major international collaborative project involving 12 partners from eight countries and worth €7.3 million is set to drive forward development of the next generation of floating wind substructures. The European Horizon2020-funded programme LIFES50+, led by Norway’s MARINTEK (and involving Politec
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is seeking feedback on committee draft technical specification that estimates electrical power output from wave energy converters. In 2009, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) released a suite of 12 marine renewables standards and guidelines cover
