Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) has announced the program for the eighth annual Ocean Renewable Energy Conference presented by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC). “Community and Industry: Collaboration, Innovation and Opportunity” is the theme of the event that takes place September 25-26, 2013 at the Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon. Over the [...]
August 2, 2013 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Americas,
Company News,
Conferences & Exhibitions,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Press releases,
Regional news |
Read More »
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) plc (TLSB) has launched a new, 3D virtual reality programme showing the proposed tidal energy lagoon in the context of Swansea Bay. Developed by Swansea-based iCreate in collaboration with design engineers Atkins and master-planners LDA Design, the interactive fly-through takes viewers on a journey of discovery, bringing the proposed lagoon to [...]
July 4, 2013 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Company News,
Equipment & Technology,
Europe & Eurasia,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Operations,
Press releases,
Regional news,
Research & Development |
Read More »
On 27 November 2011, the 34 year old Cook Islands-registered general cargo ship Swanland experienced a structural failure when heading directly into rough seas and gale force winds while on passage from Llanddulas, Wales to Cowes, Isle of Wight with a cargo of limestone. The vessel sank about 17 minutes later. Two of the vessel’s [...]
June 13, 2013 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Company News,
Europe & Eurasia,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Press releases,
Regional news,
Research & Development,
Vessels |
Read More »
At a conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics, Michiel Knaapen presents findings on information required to develop a practical model of a dredging site, and the processes that are required to build a model. New methods have been developed for variable flow fields, multiple grain sizes, and simplified ecological rule systems so that realistic [...]
April 16, 2013 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Company News,
Conferences & Exhibitions,
Equipment & Technology,
Europe & Eurasia,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Press releases,
Regional news |
Read More »
Acta Marine, an independent maritime service provider which focuses on coastal and shallow waters, has released a video of the process behind remedial lowering of subsea cables and pipelines. Because of the relative vulnerability of the pipeline, the vessel is first carefully positioned and anchored, then the trenching begins by removing the soil around and underneath [...]
O-lay is a state-of-the-art disruptive method to install offshore pipeline in a safe way and with a minimum of costs. The method has following stages: Welding and construction onshore, pulling the pipe in the water supported by floatation devices, spiraling the pipe in a flat mono-layer spiral on the surface of the water while the [...]
The high amount of plastic that floats freely in the oceans forming gyres, which endanger sea life, affects food chain and causes over a billion US dollar worth vessel damages per year. Take a look at the inspiring speech of a first year aerospace engineering student at the Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands, Boyan [...]
March 29, 2013 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Company News,
Europe & Eurasia,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Press releases,
Regional news,
Research & Development |
Read More »
A new instrument to detect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, and provide immediate alerts during the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal installations, will be showcased to an international audience at the University of St Andrews on Thursday 27 September. PAMBuoy™ was developed by SMRU Limited, a marine mammal consultancy which is a [...]
September 25, 2012 | Posted in
Also in the news,
Company News,
Equipment & Technology,
Europe & Eurasia,
Featured,
News,
News by topic,
NEWS category,
Press releases,
Regional news |
Read More »
16 visitors came to Oceanlab for the afternoon of Wednesday, 5th September to learn about deep-sea life. They viewed the research facilities at Oceanlab including the workshop and test laboratory for deep ocean unmanned lander vehicles capable of descending to over 10km beneath the sea surface. They were shown video and still image presentations of [...]
Mr. Ugland is presented with the award for creating partnerships and new products for the wider energy sector for more than 4 decades - and always with a drive for improved safety for operations at sea. Andreas K.L. Ugland is one of the pioneers with background in shipping who early took important positions in the [...]
