Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that it has acquired coastal and oceanographic consulting firm Applied Science Consultoria Ltda. (ASA Brazil) based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. With the acquisition, ASA Brazil has changed its name to Tetra Tech. The firm has about 50 employees and provides oceanic modeling and engineering services primarily to offshore oil and gas [...]
Marine Current Turbines have completed move to the Bristol & Bath Science Park, located at Emersons Green, north Bristol. Their engineering, project and business development teams are now located under one roof. The completion of the move last week coincided with the first anniversary of the Science Park, which acts as a hub for the [...]
JMS Naval Architects (JMS) of Mystic, CT has completed the contract design for a Fisheries Research Vessel for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center. The FRV GRAYLING will replace the existing R/V GRAYLING and will be a member of a 5 vessel fleet owned and operated by the Great Lakes Science Center in [...]
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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 [...]
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces a new report from Australia’s national science agency highlighting the significant role that wave energy can play in Australia’s future energy mix. The study, carried out by the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), concluded that the total near shore wave energy between Geraldton and Tasmania [...]
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Construction of the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) has begun at Dunstaffnage near Oban, which will offer commercial space for businesses at one of the world’s leading sites for marine research and development. The 20,000 square feet building will be available by the end of 2012, with further developments planned over the coming decade. The [...]
In a joint project with NERACOOS, U.S. IOOS, the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and Houston-based Sonardyne Inc., a Wave Glider has been launched near Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Over a period of 6 to 8 weeks it will collect information on water conditions in the Gulf of Maine, including [...]
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Bill Young, a professor of physical oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, received one of the highest honors in science May 1, being named to the National Academy of Sciences. Thirty years after his first stint at Scripps as a postdoctoral researcher, he joins 13 other living Scripps researchers to receive [...]
The robotic fish is making a return to the Science Museum in London as part of a robotics exhibition. The robotic fish appeared in a similar exhibition at the Science Museum for six months in 2010 and was extremely well received by visitors. The fish will again be appearing in the museum’s Antenna gallery and [...]
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