Within the next few years, Taiwan’s National Science Council is planning to harness the power of Kuroshio Current, writes DigiTimes news site. The Council has conducted a research in 2011, after which they have decided to invest around USD 100 million in a 30MW tidal wave project. After its completion, the project would send electricity [...]
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China announces that its largest oceanographic research center in Qingdao is under construction. As China Daily reported, the Qingdao National Oceanographic Science and Technology Laboratory is expected to grow into a leading oceanographic research institution within 10 years. The center is a joint programe launched by five universities and scientific research institutions in Qingdao and [...]
The Bermuda National Museum is conducting salvage operations of the naval warship Warwick that was hit by a hurricane in October 1619 and driven into the rocky shore of the Bermuda. According to maritime-executive.com, in 1969 Mendel Peterson, a famous Bermuda shipwreck hunter, located the remains of the warship and found that a good part [...]
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Statnett and National Grid have signed an agreement to confirm their plans to develop an electricity interconnector between Norway and the UK with a goal to have it operational by 2020. The North Sea Network (NSN) project is a key to further development of the North-European power grid, and of high priority to the companies. [...]
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From removing trash to counting whales and educating school children, volunteers across the country performing a variety of critical functions have donated more than one million hours of community service to help conserve the country’s ocean and coastal treasures for future generations, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced. “We are incredibly thankful for every [...]
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The German government’s plan to improve the storage capacity of the present grid by installing approximately 1,800 kilometres of new, high voltage power lines by 2012 resulted in only 214 kilometres of installed power lines until June 7, writes the cospp.com news portal. After renouncing nuclear power, Germany’s process to shift to renewables will require [...]
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced the procurement of six Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). These small, remotely controlled, underwater robots will be provided by Aurora ROV Systems Ltd. of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, at a cost of approximately $1.66 million. “This contract award demonstrates the ability [...]
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A specialist North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility has expanded its team following continued growth in business. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) has made three key appointments to its training and consultancy departments increasing the in-house team to 24 experts. The NHC, which is a privately owned company, has been operating [...]
On 30 May 2012 two delegates from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce at the Austrian embassy in Brussels, Mr. Peter Fuchs and Mr. Henry Simon, visited Hydrex nv in Antwerp to present the company with the National Energy Globe Award for sustainability for 2012. Hydrex won the award for Belgium for its Ecospeed non-toxic hull [...]
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Schlumberger Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Wilson distribution business to National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Additionally, Schlumberger has committed to divest the remaining portion of its distribution business by agreeing to support NOV’s previously announced proposed acquisition of all outstanding shares of CE Franklin Ltd. for CAD$12.75 in cash per [...]
