In the context of the European Commission’s upcoming study, due in June 2014, EWEA is hosting a public debate on subsidies to the power sector with speakers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Commission and the fossil fuel sector. The debate will be
In the context of the European Commission’s upcoming study, due in June 2014, EWEA is hosting a public debate on subsidies to the power sector with speakers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Commission and the fossil fuel sector. The debate will be
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted its second annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The report details environmental data collected during the operation of ORPC’s grid-connected TidGen® Pow
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that the bureau will offer more than 21 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas exploration and development in a lease sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted its second annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The report details environmental data collected during the operation of ORPC’s grid-connected TidGen
Gazprom informed that pipe No.1 for the first line of South Stream’s offshore section was produced at the Vyksa Steel Works (part of the United Metallurgical Company – OMK). Unique pipes for South Stream’s offshore section are 12 meters long, 813 millimeters in diameter and have a wall thickness of
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, provided an update on a recent press speculation concerning farm-out discussions on its Barryroe oil field, located in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence confirmed that it is in commercial dis
MBARI’s marine biologist Lonny Lundsten and two Canadian researchers have authored a new paper on four new species of carnivorous sponges living on the deep seafloor, from the Pacific Northwest to Baja California. Killer sponges sound like creatures from a B-grade horror movie. In fact, they thrive
Sonardyne International Ltd. is inviting qualifying academic establishments and research institutions to apply for the Field Evaluation Programme for the company’s uComm acoustic modem product range. Applicants with upcoming, short-term ocean science projects that would benefit from an underwater mo
The Bluefin-21 AUV, which was last night deployed in a search mission for the missing flight MH370, has returned to the surface after six hours of scanning the depths. The AUV exceeded its operating depth limit of 4,500 meters and its built in safety feature returned it to the surface. In yesterday’
AWATEA, New Zealand’s industry association for the development of the marine energy industry, will hold its 8th Annual Conference on marine energy on 8 May at the Royal Society of New Zealand Conference Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. The Business of Developing Marine Energy conference will be de
Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced April 14 new efforts to determine the pace of change in what some are calling Earth’s final frontier. Scientists sponsored by ONR have traveled to the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean, placing new sensors in the ice and in the frigid waters below, t
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued a review of environmental data associated with post-consent monitoring of licence conditions of offshore wind farms. Fugro EMU has been contracted to undertake a review of post-consent monitoring data and reports collected from the UK offshore wind
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued a review of environmental data associated with post-consent monitoring of licence conditions of offshore wind farms. Fugro EMU has been contracted to undertake a review of post-consent monitoring data and reports collected from the UK offshore wind
