Renewable electricity has been a remarkable success over the past 20 years, but the same cannot be said for other energy uses. However, the global energy transition trend stands to change this as witnessed in a week behind us by a number of collaborative initiatives launched to address the challenge
An innovative £10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has reviewed a deep-sea mineral riser system developed by Oil States Industries (OSI).
Bermuda-based bulker owner and operator Berge Bulk has launched a pilot test to trial the maritime application of solar technology.
Dublin-based information and communications technology (ICT) consultancy Mindseed has formed partnership with Ocean Energy to assess the potential benefits of using satellite-based services within the marine energy sector to address key operational challenges.
Three teams have started working on feasibility studies in the field of space technology and data to accelerate the roll-out of marine energy following the tender from European Space Agency (ESA) issued in cooperation with Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC).
French-based start-up HelioRec has completed the testing of its floating solar technology model at wave tank in Ecole Centrale de Nantes, reaching another milestone on its path to technology commercialisation.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding for continuing research and development projects in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, including $8.1 million for seven hydropower and marine energy projects.
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has launched a real-time software tool for the verification of subsea multiphase flow meters (MPFM) that is said to help operators optimise reservoir management and revenues. NEL-SURE provides in-situ, continuous calibration of MPFMs and uses a traffic light s
Scottish marine energy specialist QED Naval has opened a tender for work barge/pontoon that will be used as a support platform for the testing of its Subhub tidal energy solution.
Danish wave energy company Wavepiston has made new hires and appointments to its board of directors, along with securing patent approvals for its wave energy technology.
Unmanned technology systems operator and integrator DroneQ Robotics has signed a partnership with Canadian remotely operated vehicle (ROV) developer SEAMOR Marine to boost ROV solutions.
PGS has completed the sale of the hardware, software and intellectual property associated with its towed streamer Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) system to Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG). The two parties signed an agreement in September 2020 under which OFG acquired the exclusive rights to u
A remotely operated uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has been deployed for a hydrographic survey on an operational offshore wind farm in the UK.
