A consortium of five international energy companies has taken the initiative to launch the DEPONS (Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea) research project, which aims to study how the population of harbour porpoises in the North Sea is affected when new offshore win
Seabox together with oil majors has highlighted the technical feasibility of a submerged water treatment plant capable of producing low sulphate and low salinity water that will benefit the oil industry. Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Az
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013, and the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014. US Senator Ron Wyden has announced that his bill to encourage development of electricity from the water power
Communities across Wales are coming to terms with the very real threat of coastal flooding as the Welsh Government announced that as many as 48 areas have been identified where coastal defenses will not be maintained in the long term. With that stark reality in mind, scientists in Wales are contribu
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and development, share learning and knowledge and bring in expertise from other industry sectors such as oil and gas. Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being c
Pondera Consult and Arcadis consortium were given the go-ahead to prepare EIA and permit application for the first Dutch offshore grid connection. Pondera Consult, together with Arcadis, has been asked by TenneT (TSO) to support the entire EIA process for the offshore grid connection of offshore win
An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), known as SeaBED, has provided the first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice. The new technology delivered accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. While most oceanographic survey instrumen
After more than seven years of planning and design, the project is entering the construction phase for the first 6MW tranche of capacity in what is believed to be the world’s largest planned tidal stream project. The financing package has been agreed for the first four turbines, and the project ente
The Crown Estate has advised that it is considering awarding seabed rights to allow for the exploration of tin deposits off the coast of Cornwall. Cornwall has a tin mining history which stretches back hundreds of years, with the last active mine closing in the late 1990s. Due to natural geological
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been approved as an assessor under the EU’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme and will be checking claims about the performance of innovative environmental technologies. Building on its reputation as a test site, EMEC will issue a Stateme
The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. The results, publish
Scotland is to establish a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism Fergus Ewing announced. ‘Wave Energy Scotland’ will bring together the best engineering and academic minds to collaborate in a research and development
Ofgem has confirmed funding of £46.4 million for eight projects as part of its innovation competitions for the network companies that deliver energy to homes and businesses. Ofgem runs three innovation competitions to help Britain’s energy networks become smarter and more cost-efficient. The Low Car
Tests on the 1:5 scaled NEMOS prototype running from July through October in Danish Limfjord have been completed. The company implemented the complex control strategies, the automatisation of the hole systems as well as all components proved to be reliable. During the testing, funded by Danish Nissu
