An international team, including researchers at the University of Liverpool, have shown that south east Iceland is underlain by continental crust. The team found that the accepted theory, that Iceland consists of very thick oceanic crust, generated by the interaction between the ocean-ridge seafloor
Hann-Ocean Energy (HOE) has constructed Drakoo-B wave energy converter with twin-chamber oscillating water column system that creates a continuous water flow which drives a hydro turbine generator to produce electricity. The device operates when the incoming wave increases the inlet chamber’s water
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ SA Agulhas II has embarked on her third logistical and scientific voyage to Marion Island on Thursday 9 April 2015. During this voyage, scientists from the DEA’s Oceans and Coasts Research unit as well as from various universities in South Africa will jointly
The deployment of the ISWEC wave energy converter off Italy has been delayed due to unsuitable weather conditions. Italy-based Wave for Energy originally intended to install the 100 kW ISWEC device in March, off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily. Tidal Energy Today spoke to Paolo Gherra, Project Man
Siemens and Statoil have jointly developed and qualified a subsea hydraulic power unit for use in offshore oil and gas fields in order to provide hydraulic power right at the well site. The Subsea Hydraulic Power Unit (SHPU) supplies low pressure and high pressure control fluid to the subsea control
FORCE has invited interested parties to discuss the proposed safety zone around recently installed power cables at Bay of Fundy, Canada. The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has completed the mapping of the seabed location of the installed subsea cables in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fun
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has issued the Annual Report for 2014 that presents an overview of the activities undertaken within OES in 2014. Take a look at the list of OES members’ demonstration projects that have been tested in open waters. UK – EMEC, 5 wave energy projects and 7 tidal current energ
A team of students from Brighton school got an opportunity to work with Mott MacDonald on a project in Newhaven. Namely, 12 students together with engineers from Mott MacDonald have been working to assess the power and energy potential at Newhaven Harbour, reports Brighton and Hove News. The company
A meeting on the project “Decision support for offshore wind turbine installation” (informally known as DECOFF) has been held at Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) in Bergen. The objective of the project is to develop methods for improved decision support when installing wind turbines offshore, wher
A meeting on the project “Decision support for offshore wind turbine installation” (informally known as DECOFF) has been held at Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) in Bergen. The objective of the project is to develop methods for improved decision support when installing wind turbines offshore, wher
The onset of northern hemispheric glaciation cycles three million years ago has dramatically changed Arctic climate. Scientists of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany have now for the first time reconstructed the history of Arctic climate based on records archived in ferroma
The first Dutch floating tidal platform has been formally named by the Mayor of Texel, Francine Giskes, the Netherlands. BlueTec platform will be installed near the island of Texel in the coming weeks, and connected to the grid. The platform is expected to start producing electricity before summer,
Germany’s first floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF, has cleared an important hurdle on the way to the installation and testing phase by receiving its construction and operating license from the State Department of Agriculture and Environment of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. On March 27, GICON re
A new report ‘Marine Energy in Wales – Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain’ completed by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) has highlighted the compelling economic benefits created by the marine energy sector in Wales to date. The report, launched at the Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Annual Industry Seminar
