Italy's TSO Tests Subsea Drone for Marine Geophysical Surveys
;s ten-year National Grid Development Plan outlines a significant increase in investment in subsea cables infrastructure, to develop a more efficient and reliable grid.The plan includes large subsea infrastructure projects like the Tyrrhenian Link - connecting Campania, Sicily and Sardinia - the Adriatic Link, between the Italian regions of Marche and Abruzzo - and Elmed, the energy bridge between Italy and Tunisia
Gazelle and Tugdock Team Up to Reduce Floating Wind Costs
memorandum of understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system which could drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.The first project for the new partnership will be Italy’s largest offshore wind farm, the Molise Offshore Wind Farm project in the Adriatic Sea, where the combined technologies will help install 70 turbines, aiming to generate 1.05 GW of power.The Molise Offshore Wind Farm will cover a total area of 219 square kilometers, and the turbines will be located in waters spanning depths of a minimum of 88 meters to a maximum of 126 meters
Strong Offshore Quake Rattles Italy
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck off Italy's Adriatic coast early on Wednesday, but caused no serious damage or injuries but was felt as far away as Rome and northern parts of the country. The quake, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m. (0600 GMT), was followed by more than 50 aftershocks of weaker intensity, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said. Its epicentre was 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) offshore from Pesaro, a seaside city in the eastern Marche region, at a depth of 7 km, and was felt in Rome on the other side of the country and in the northern
NOCs Scientist Find "Staggering" Sea Level Rise in the Med
the Marine Physics and Ocean Climate group at the National Oceanography Centre, said: “Our research demonstrates how climate change has sped up sea-level rise in the Mediterranean significantly since the turn of the millennium through increased melting of land ice. This is especially true in the Adriatic, Aegean and Levantine Seas which are rising even faster than the rest of the Mediterranean.”The previous lack of long-term sea-level records has hampered the ability to make long-term plans for local coastal defences.Dr Calafat continued: “This is the first time we are able to clearly
TAP Taps NDT for Pipeline Survey
NDT Global has won a contract to complete a baseline inspection survey for Trans Adriatic Pipeline, a company operating the namesake European pipeline carrying gas from the Caspian Sea to the EU.TAP is a European leg of a pipeline transporting gas from the Azeri section of the Caspian Sea, and crossing Greece, Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and Italy, which started commercial operations in November 2020.TAP, part of the Southern Gas Corridor, will transport 10 billion cubic meters (bcm/a) of new gas supplies from Azerbaijan to markets in Europe.NDT, which announced its baseline survey contract on
Eni Taps OPT PowerBuoy for New Mission
US-based Ocean Power Technologies said Italian energy company Eni has extended its lease of a PB3 PowerBuoy for an additional 18 months. OPT has also been contracted for an additional scope of work to provide a power and communications solution for an entirely new application in the Adriatic Sea.Following more than one year of continuous maintenance-free operation as part of an underwater autonomous vehicle charging pilot project off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea, OPT will redeploy the leased PB3 PowerBuoy to provide power to systems on an unmanned, decommissioned gas production platform.
MTR100: Five "Ones to Watch"
power sources may be needed.New Jersey, US, based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has been a leading company in this area, working with Italian oil company ENI.An OPT PB3 PowerBuoy® was installed, using a three-point mooring system, in November 2018, near ENI’s Amelia B platform in the Adriatic Sea, where it’s providing energy to a mock-up of a subsea system. A wave buoy was installed near it, to help monitor performance. Earlier this year, OPT said the system had demonstrated AUV charging capabilities, successfully sending power and communications to a subsea payload throughout
OPT and Saab Seaeye Partner
the long-term for OPT: providing disruptive technology in massive, long-established markets, enabling us to become an authority to these industries with the potential for future partnership and greater financial opportunities,” Kirby said.In November 2018, OPT deployed its PB3 PowerBuoy in the Adriatic Sea to advance Eni’s research and development of proprietary integrated subsea technology systems to allow future applications for remotely controlled field developments powered by wave energy, environmental monitoring and offshore asset inspection using AUVs. The PowerBuoy will be used to
Eni Deploys OPT's PowerBuoy
Ocean Power Technologies' PowerBuoy has been deployed in the Adriatic Sea to advance Eni’s R&D MaREnergy project that aims to develop, deploy and demonstrate wave energy renewable technologies in oil and gas operations, the U.S.-based ocean energy solutions provider announced Wednesday.The OPT PowerBuoy will be used in the Adriatic Sea to advance Eni’s research and development of proprietary integrated subsea technology systems to allow future applications for remotely controlled field developments powered by wave energy, environmental monitoring and offshore asset inspection using
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