Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL), last week, conducted a test of prototype of a device which is developed to generate electricity from waves and to work as a cheap desalination plant for areas where fresh water is scarce. The test was conducted in Plymouth University’s state-of-the-art ocean tank in Marine Building at North Cross, This [...]
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The keel has been laid, the course has been set and the Aurora is taking shape at the shipyard. The new ultra-modern research vessel will be ready to embark on expeditions by summer 2014. Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn. She renews herself every morning. Her brother is the sun and her sister [...]
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Geo Shipyard Inc, New Iberia, La, recently delivered the R/V APALACHEE, a 64 x 21 x 9’, aluminum catamaran for Florida State University Coastal Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, Florida. Designed by Fyffe Yachts with NC lofting by Eli Ring, VP of Advance Fabricating, both of Kemah, Texas, the 48 passenger T-boat will support various research functions [...]
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An underwater robot made a splash at a University of Delaware swimming pool recently in a test of the new equipment, which will soon be used in field research by College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) scientists. The device, called a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), can dive deep below the ocean surface to record [...]
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Bergen University College announces the start-up of the “Subsea Technology – operation and maintenance” Bachelor’s degree in Florø from the autumn of 2013. “Bergen University College is proud to be able to start up an engineering programme in Florø. Such an initiative matches our objective of supplying industrial and commercial high-demand skills. Bergen University College [...]
A senior delegation from the Governmentally-owned Ocean University of China arrived in Israel and signed MOU with Eco Wave Power. The MOU between EWP and OUC is meant to lead to the implementation of Eco Wave Power’s unique technology across a wide-range of wave-prone regions in China. According to the terms of the agreement, The [...]
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Khalifa University announced that it will be holding a talk on ocean exploration and its implications to science and technology, as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series, at the InterContinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi on November 18th. The talk, which is open to the public, will be presented by distinguished scientist, educator, policy advisor and business [...]
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By using one of KONGSBERGS simulators Norwegian minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske got to learn how to work on a PGS – Petroleum Geo-Services seismic vessel. Friday morning the minister opened the new research park at Vestfold University College. Sonja Gundersen from Kongsberg Maritime explained how PGS work deck crew use the so-called [...]
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The continent of Antarctica is at risk from human activities and other forces, and environmental management is needed to protect the planet’s last great wilderness area, says an international team of researchers, including a Texas A&M University oceanographer, in a paper published in the current issue of Science magazine. Mahlon “Chuck” Kennicutt II, professor [...]
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Following several years of research, the University of Adelaide’s team, which has been developing the Sustainable Marine Current Energy (SMCE) turbine, is thinking of commercializing the device, says the EcoGeneration news site. In 2009, the University has engaged the final-year students in development of a prototype marine current turbine. At that time a simplified scale [...]
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