Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun and South Korean firm EN Technologies have entered a technology license agreement for installation of Ocean Sun floating solar solution behind the Saemangeum Seawall. Specifically, the deal covers a demonstration system with a follow-on option for minimu
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed verification tests for the close-range inspections of a subsea pipeline by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) off the coast of Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture. With a focus on the growing demand for pipeline maintenance in offshore oil and gas fields, Kawas
Del Mar Oceanographic and RBR have partnered to provide Wirewalkers with RBR CTDs and sensors in Australia and New Zealand. The DMO Wirewalker, originally designed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is a vertically profiling instrument platform powered by ocean waves. Attached to a free-driftin
Verdant Power has taken additional steps toward the installation and demonstration of an array of its three, fifth generation (Gen5) tidal power turbines on the company’s novel TriFrame mount at its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project site in New York City’s East River. Prior to the Covid-1
French National Institute for Ocean Science Ifremer has selected subsea tech company iXblue to equip its new 6000-metre AUV. Specifically, the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is part of Ifremer’s CORAL project. The AUV will have synthetic aperture sonar (SAS), Sams-150, a Phins C7 Inertial Navig
The increase in metal mining needed to address the transition to renewable energy is drawing increasing attention and has led to a proposal to identify critical minerals for energy security options and identify sourcing challenges. There is an elemental strain between the need to scale up ocean-base
NKT has landed a €235-million contract from SSEN Transmission to deliver and install an interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project. The turnkey order comprises the manufacturing of approximately 2×260 kilometres of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and-offshore power cables. It also includes installat
China’s Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport has signed a deal with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to cooperate in the field of smart shipping and environmental protection. The agreement paves the way for the acceleration of the development of smart ships, sma
MingYang Smart Energy will install the first floating wind turbine off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province, China, in 2021. The turbine will have a rated output of 5.5 MW. MingYang has completed the integrated load simulation calculation, and is currently carrying out R&D work on the p
Equinor has selected Optime’s Hydraulic Pump for its future All-Electric initiative. All-Electric solutions are attractive in subsea systems for enabling cost effective and standardised field developments. In traditional systems, hydraulic valves and equipment on the seabed is supplied and controlle
After a successful start of the Interreg 2 Seas project, the ENCORE consortium is now planning the kick-off of its regional impact campaign at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam on 27th October 2020. At the OEEC, ENCORE will reach out to the offshore supply chain sector
Namaka Subsea, supported by Seacroft Marine Consultants and Oceana Subsea Engineering, has developed a learning management system for the delivery of both eLearning and blended learning courses for continued professional development. The 3 companies have combined to transfer their knowledge from exi
Dutch tech developer Teamwork Technology has redesigned its Symphony wave energy system to fit North Sea wave characteristics. Symphony’s initial design was for the Atlantic waves as seen at the coast of Portugal or Scotland. Symphony is a point absorbing WEC that converts the wave motion into an in
Ireland-Wales Greenlink Interconnector has secured a planning consent from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority for a portion of the project’s onshore works in Wales. This marks the first step in a series of planning consents required for the 200-kilometre subsea and underground electrici
