Subsea
Alstom, ScottishPower Ink MoU for Alstom’s Tidal Power Devices
Alstom and ScottishPower Renewables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate Alstom’s tidal power devices within the Sound of Islay project. The tidal array, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland, will include up to four of Alstom’s 1 MW tidal devices, o
AXYS’ Wave Buoy Assists Costa Concordia Salvage Operation
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) have supplied a TRIAXYS wave buoy to aid in the salvage operation of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. The salvage operation is the largest of its kind ever conducted and is expected to be completed within the next few days. If successful, the salvage company, Titan Salv
Italy: Costa Concordia Parbuckling Completed
The parbuckling operation has been successfully completed around 4:00 a.m this morning. Now the 950-foot long Costa Concordia wreck, with its gross tonnage of 114,500 GT, is upright and resting safely on the specially built artificial sea bed, at a depth of approximately 30 meters. The operation sta
The Parbuckling Operation Reaches Midway of First Stage
The parbuckling of the Costa Concordia wreck is gaining momentum as the wreck rotates for another 7 degrees, thus reaching the midway of the first stage of the operation, the salvage team announced at a press conference. At this moment the wreck is detached from the seabed and it is completely secur
Xodus Celebrates Development Consent for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project
Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group is delighted to hear the announcement of consent for Europe’s largest tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth at the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. As lead consultant in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 86MW
Costa Concordia Parbuckling Process Began This Morning
At 9.00 A.M. the Titan Micoperi Consortium announced that Parbuckling operations of Costa Concordia had commenced. Capt Nick Sloane, the Senior Salvage Master, gave the order to activate the commands that will be sent from the Control Room on the barge “Polluce” in the immediate vicinity of the bow
Havyard Wins Conversion Contract for Subsea Vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’ (Norway)
Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won the contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. Havila Shipping has signed contract with Deep Ocean who has chartered the subsea vessel «Havila Phoenix» for cable laying and trenching operations. The contract is
Trapoil: Operational Update on Athena Oil Field (UK)
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, announces that it has been notified by the Athena field operator (Ithaca Energy Inc.) that further to its recent diagnostic testing, including an investigat
UK: The Underwater Centre Scoops Prestigious Award
Fort William-based subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, has picked up a prestigious award at the SCDI Highlands and Islands Annual Dinner and Business Excellence Awards 2013. The Underwater Centre was presented with the Global Energy Award for Excellence in People Development
VIDEO: New Chief Executive Officer of ABB Named (Switzerland)
Ulrich Spiesshofer has succeeded Joe Hogan as chief executive officer of ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, following the three-month orderly transition period announced earlier this year. Hogan will continue as advisor to the Board until the end of March 2014. In a welcoming st
Wave Power Generator Gets James Dyson Award (UK)
The UK winner of the James Dyson Award is Renewable Wave Power generator developed by Sam Etherington, Brunel University, writes BBC. It is a wave power generator that can harvest energy no matter which way the sea is running. Inspiration for this came from when Etherington was kite surfing off the
Cortez Subsea Secures New Contracts in North Sea
Rapidly-growing subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has secured £1.5million of contracts across its range of pipeline installation and decommissioning services following a successful start to Q3 of 2013. The Aberdeen-based firm has completed the first phase of work on a Nor
UK: NOC Appoints New Director of National Marine Facilities
Geraint West will take up the new position as NOC’s Director of National Marine Facilities from 1st October 2013. Geraint will be responsible for the facilities and assets which constitute a major part of the UK’s national capability in marine science and are managed by NOC for the whole science com
MeyGen to Build First Tidal Energy Project in Pentland Firth, UK
Development of the largest tidal array in Europe can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal array in