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Swedish Firm Lines Up $35M Investment in Its Wave Energy Tech

Oct 16, 2024

CorPower Ocean has secured $35 million (€32 million) funding in an investment round set up to support the commercial roll out of its wave energy technology.The Series B1 investment round was led by NordicNinja, the largest Japanese backed VC in Europe…

Inyanga Takes Over Sabella’s D10 Tidal Energy Turbine

Oct 16, 2024

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has taken over the operatorship of D10 tidal energy turbine in France, deployed in the Fromveur Passage, off the coast of Brittany, following the liquidation of its previous owner Sabella.Initially deployed in 2015…

Wood Spearheads Industry Initiative to Develop CCUS Guidelines

Oct 16, 2024

Consulting and engineering firm Wood has taken charge of the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) to create industry guidelines for CO2 specifications to accelerate sustainable carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects.The guidelines…

Iberdrola and Masdar Install All 50 Turbines at Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm (Video)

Oct 16, 2024

Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) have completed the installation of all 50 wind turbines at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.When fully operational, Baltic Eagle will supply around 475…

Friede & Goldman Model Tests Its BargeRack Solution

Oct 15, 2024

Houston-based offshore engineering firm Friede & Goldman (F&G) announced it has completed model testing for its BargeRack offshore wind feeder solution at the MARIN maritime research institute in the Netherlands, bringing F&G closer to commercializing the technology…

DNV-Led Floating Wind Substations Standardization Project Enters Second Phase

Oct 15, 2024

Certification body DNV has launched the second phase of its floating substation joint industry project (JIP), which aims to establish standards for offshore substations in the growing floating wind sector.The new phase will play a key role in refining guidelines and closing technology gaps…

Dutch Engineering Firms Present Floating Offshore Substation Concept

Oct 11, 2024

Nevesbu, together with Iv, has developed a patented concept for a floating offshore substation (FOSS), which has already been tested at model scale at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) in the Netherlands.The concept developed…

JMU Readying Offshore Wind Technology for Overseas Markets

Oct 10, 2024

A consortium including Japan Marine United (JMU) has officially started 'The Southern Akita Floating Offshore Demonstration Project Aimed at Overseas Expansion via Cost Reductions.'The consortium plans to install two wind turbine generators with a capacity of over 15MW each…

Schottel’s Swift Anchor Tech Could Cut Floating Wind LCoE for 12%, Study Finds

Oct 09, 2024

Schottel Marine Technologies has released a report highlighting the potential of its Swift Anchor technology, which found it could deliver up to 12% of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) savings for floating wind farms.The study was carried out…

ABL to Oversee Installation of Offshore Wind Substations in France

Oct 09, 2024

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to the construction of the grid connection system known as Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2…

Eni Gets Lease from Crown Estate for UK’s HyNet CCS Project

Oct 04, 2024

The Crown Estate has awarded an agreement for lease to Eni for the HyNet project, the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK to repurpose existing pipeline infrastructure, reducing both cost and the environmental impact of construction…

Teledyne Marine Launches Intrepid – A GNSS/Inertial Navigation System

Oct 02, 2024

Teledyne Marine introduces the Intrepid, a GNSS/Inertial Navigation System. The system is integrated with the SeaBat T20-ASV processor and comprises a compact inertial measurement unit (IMU) and two GNSS antennas, delivering reliable and precise positioning…

German Independent Inspections Firm Acquires Safetec

Oct 01, 2024

German company TÜV Rheinland has acquired Safetec, a risk management consulting company in Norway active across oil and gas, renewables, and maritime sectors.Safetec’s operations will complement the existing risk, safety and integrity management…

BV Issues Final Prototype Certificate for DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform

Sep 26, 2024

Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with RWE and Kansai Electric Power, has secured the final prototype certification from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, marking a significant advancement in innovative SATH floating wind technology…

OPT Teams Up with Brazilin Institute for Autonomous Ocean Developments

Sep 26, 2024

Ocean Power Technologies Signs (OPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s SENAI to advance autonomous ocean developments.OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil…

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