Technology
Final Gravity Based Foundation Reaches Blyth Demo
The fifth and final gravity based foundation built for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has arrived at the installation site and is about to undergo immersion.
EC-OG onboard Scottish Environment Business Awards final cut
Aberdeen-based East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards in recognition of its commitment to the environment.
Macquarie wraps up Green Investment Bank acquisition
Macquarie-led consortium has completed the acquisition of Green Investment Bank from the UK government for £2.3 billion, which will now operate under the name of Green Investment Group.
Minesto still in red as revenues rise
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has decreased the loss in the first half of 2017 for around 38% compared to the same period a year earlier.
DGI Logan Acquires Hadco Services
Doedijns Group International (DGI), through its US subsidiary Logan Industries International Corporation (DGI Logan), has acquired Hadco Services Inc. (Hadco). Hadco is a specialized repair and service company based in Mobile, Alabama. DGI, headquartered in the Netherlands, is a supplier of hydrauli
WavEC assists AW-Energy in anti-fouling protection efforts
WavEC Offshore Renewables has conducted biofouling tests at AW-Energy’s deployment site for its WaveRoller wave energy converter to gather data that will be used for selecting the best anti-fouling protection for the device.
Elia MOG Contract for DEME
Dredging International, part of the DEME Group, has secured the contract from Belgian transmission system operator Elia for the submarine power cable installation for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea. Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid, or so-called electricity plug, includes an Offshore S
IHCantabria joins marine renewables innovation cluster
IHCantabria has joined the alliance between different technological centers in northern Spain to jointly exploit the opportunities arising from the development of marine renewables and other offshore energy sectors.
Swansea Uni, MEW team up for diving birds monitoring
A team of researchers from the College of Science at Swansea University is working in partnership with Marine Energy Wales (MEW) to assess the distribution of diving birds in relation to current strength and marine renewable energy devices.
Wave-tricity awards marine support services contract
Welsh wave energy developer Wave-tricity has hired Williams Shipping to tow its 150-tonne wave energy device in the Milford Haven area.
Subsea 7 to cooperate with Flumill on tidal technology
UK-based offshore engineering company Subsea 7 and Norwegian tidal energy player Flumill have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development and design of tidal technology.
MHI Vestas Dismantles Østerild Prototype After Fire Incident
MHI Vestas took down its V164 prototype in Østerild on 15 August, after the wind turbine caught fire on 4 August and the turbine manufacturer started an investigation to determine the root cause of the incident.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: There Is a Mismatch to Look Into (Seaproof Solutions)
If 5% of an offshore wind project’s CAPEX is accounting for around 82% of failure claims, there is an obvious mismatch to look into, according to CEO and founder of Seaproof Solutions, Henrik Bang-Andreasen, who referred to reports revealing that a big percentage of offshore wind farm failures came
DesignPro looks for environmental monitoring researchers
DesignPro is looking for suitable candidate who would develop a monitoring system protocol for future commercial deployments of small-scale hydrokinetic river turbines under the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship.