The International Seabed Authority is calling for applications for the training programme to be provided by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) in 2015 pursuant to the contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides between the International Seabed Authorit
SETS, a north-east subsea engineering firm has developed a new generation of re-usable, environmentally neutral subsea mats. Available in the UK for the first time, the mats are meant to eliminate the use of permanent concrete mattresses to land equipment on during subsea operations and can also be
The second phase of an ambitious project to gather valuable information on ocean processes and marine life using a fleet of innovative marine robots has just reached its conclusion. Co-ordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Exploring Ocean Fronts project took place off southwest En
Fehmarnbelt Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy (FEMO) consortium, has signed an approximately $50 million (DKK 300 million) framework contract with Femern A/S. The Fehmarnbelt project will establish a fixed link between Northern Germany and Denmark across the Fehmarnbelt. FEMO previously worke
Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles were selected for the development of pilot tidal turbine arrays off the French coas
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investisseme
Manuel Valls, French Prime Minister, has announced the winners of a call for tender for pilot tidal energy farms in West Normandy, France. Europe’s ocean energy industry welcomed the announcement, stating that it marked the beginning of the next stage of development for the sector – commercialisatio
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made after the French Government initiat
ZephIR 300 has demonstrated its ability for providing quantitative wind speed measurements, to an industry-approved standard and is now accepted within a Technical Advisor / Bank’s Engineers formal energy assessment of a modern scale wind farm with specific site conditions forming part of the approp
ZephIR 300 has demonstrated its ability for providing quantitative wind speed measurements, to an industry-approved standard and is now accepted within a Technical Advisor / Bank’s Engineers formal energy assessment of a modern scale wind farm with specific site conditions forming part of the approp
A contract for a 14 MW wave energy plant in Ghana has been signed between TC’s Energy of Ghana and Seabased in Uppsala. The worth of the contract, which needs to be approved by the Swedish agency EKN, exceeds USD 50 million. The wave power plant is the first step towards the expected goal of reachin
The publishing of the dialogue paper on Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak is slightly delayed, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) notified on its website. “We expect the paper to be published next week,” the DEA said. In order to ensure that potential tenderers can offer their views on these frame
The Switch, a specialist of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) machines and frequency converter packages for advanced wind and marine drive trains, has successfully tested its PM shaft generator in a rigorous bench test in Vaasa. The first pair in an order of four PM shaft generators is part of a
The Switch, a specialist of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) machines and frequency converter packages for advanced wind and marine drive trains, has successfully tested its PM shaft generator in a rigorous bench test in Vaasa. The first pair in an order of four PM shaft generators is part of a
