U.S. oil major Chevron, together with Norwegian company Moreld Ocean Wind, is set to invest in offshore wind technology at Ocergy, a U.S. company developing a low-cost floating wind foundation and a multi-disciplinary environmental monitoring buoy. Ocergy secured the investments through its Series A
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has completed the pilot test of its zero-carbon LNG regasification system named S-REGAS.
Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC) is set to train locals to manage remotely operated vehicles (ROV) for offshore wind activities. MIRDC will carry out the training at the Maritime Technology Innovation Centre created by the Bureau of Energy and Taiwan’s Ministry of Ec
XOCEAN has completed a subsea survey at the Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK, using its uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The USV conducted the offshore operation in three-and-a-half-days, mobilising from Bridlington Harbour in Yorkshire. The vessel was launched and recovered from shore, 120 ki
Marine-i has agreed to support a year-long research programme that brings together three international businesses to identify the potential for wave, tidal and floating wind technologies to be deployed around the Isles of Scilly.
Boston-based subsea robotics company Dive Technologies has concluded sea trials of Kraken Robotics’ miniature synthetic aperture sonar (MINSAS 120) integrated onto Dive’s large displacement autonomous underwater vehicle (DIVE-LD).
Swedish company CorPower Ocean has hired Bodycote, the world’s largest provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services, to help optimise the key components of its C4 wave energy device.
Subsea cables specialist Nexans Norway has signed an ROV services contract with subsea services provider IKM Subsea, reportedly worth NOK 200 million ($23.6 million).
Norway-based ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has seen its best-ever start to a year, with the company signing a series of fleet contracts, frame agreements and system orders to continue the positive trend recorded in Q4 2020.
Subsea UK and TechWorks have partnered up on a strategy to create new opportunities for the advancement of UK underwater technology, increase exports and create new jobs.
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has made progress on the optimisation of its DG100 tidal power plant in Faroe Islands, which is now delivering grid-compliant electricity at new record levels.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has teamed up with inspection robotics specialist Taurob for the use of autonomous robots on its oil and gas installations.
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have taken over the NordLink high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Norway and Germany, marking the end of the interconnector’s trial operation.
The U.S. Department of Energy-supported Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program is now accepting applications for the third Request for Technical Support (RFTS).
