SMD Books ROV, Trencher Orders for Asia’s Offshore Wind Sector
of the terrain and challenges our customers face in local waters,” said Matthew Woodward, business development manager at SMD.Asia’s offshore wind market is poised for rapid growth as countries in the region seek to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, aligning with global targets for clean energy and emissions reduction
Offshore Wind: Building the UK’s First Nearshore Artificial Nesting Structures
, recent example is the installation of the UK’s first nearshore artificial nesting structures, designed to safeguard seabirds while enabling the development of the world’s single largest offshore wind farm.Hornsea 3, developed by Ørsted, plays a critical role in the UK’s clean energy transition. Yet the project faced a significant environmental challenge by needing to protect the black-legged kittiwake, a seabird whose populations have declined sharply and even face extinction due to habitat loss and changing food availability.The solution involved building three artificial
CorPower Ocean Takes Charge of $35M Wave Energy Project off UK
technology readiness for commercial deployment and accelerating volume manufacturing across Europe.Partners include EMEC, the University of Edinburgh, Ocean Energy Europe, Renewable Risk Advisers, and Kristinehamn Teknik & Service.CorPower said the program reinforces Europe’s position in clean-energy innovation and supports the UK’s ambitions in floating renewable technologies. With an estimated 25GW of practical wave deployment potential, the U.K. is viewed as a key future market.The project builds on CorPower’s wave energy converter technology currently operating off Portugal
XOCEAN Secures Five-Year Survey Deal for Six Dutch Offshore Wind Farms
by Eneco on behalf of the participating wind farms – Borssele 3&4 (Blauwwind), Borssele 5 (Two Towers), Eneco Luchterduinen, Hollandse Kust Noord (CrossWind), Hollandse Kust West VI (Ecowende), and Prinses Amaliawindpark (Eneco).Together, these six wind farms comprise 303 turbines generating clean energy for millions of Dutch homes.Under these contracts, XOCEAN will deliver bathymetric survey services across the six offshore wind farms. The work includes the acquisition of high-resolution data to assess the condition of monopile foundations, inter-array cables, and export cable assets. This data
Microscopic Wave Machine Mimics Ocean Waves
to hundreds of metres long to study shallow-water dynamics such as tsunamis and rogue waves,” Bowen said. “But these facilities only reach a fraction of the complexity of waves found in nature.“Turbulence and nonlinear wave motion shape the weather, climate, and even the efficiency of clean-energy technologies like wind farms. Our miniature device amplifies the nonlinearities that drive these complex behaviours by more than 100,000 times. Being able to study these effects at chip scale – with quantum-level precision – could transform how we understand and model them.&rdquo
Fugro Concludes Site Investigations for TenneT’s Offshore Grid Links
(TSO) TenneT Germany, to support the development of the LanWin1 and LanWin2 offshore grid connection projects.These projects are part of TenneT Germany’s 2 GW program, a major initiative that aims to connect at least 14 offshore connection systems to the onshore electricity grid, delivering clean energy to up to 35 million European households.The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project development. Fugro’s new GroundIQ service enabled low-impact geophysical surveys, including electrical resistivity profiling and patented
India and EU Launch Ideathon on Marine Plastic Litter
; has been formally launched.The initiative is being organized by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to India, with the support of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council Working Group 2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies.Mentors from India and the European Union have outlined three challenges:• identifying and tracking marine plastics to develop innovative approaches for detecting and monitoring their movement across coastal and ocean ecosystems,• developing technologies and scalable solutions
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Awards $11.3 Million to Advance Ocean Technology Innovation
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced over $11 million in funding for seven organizations through its new Ocean Innovation Network. The program will further position Massachusetts as a leader in ocean technology, accelerating the development of new solutions while fostering connections among marine science and technology businesses, particularly on the South Coast, Cape Cod, and the North Shore.The announcement took place at New Bedford Research and Robotics during the Southeast stop of MassCEC’s Climatetech Corridor Roadshow, following morning sessions at UMass Dartmouth. Dr.
India Signs Deepsea Mining Exploration Deal with International Seabed Authority
Seabed Authority for exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in the Indian Ocean, the government said on Saturday.Polymetallic sulphides, which form around hydrothermal vents on the seafloor, contain high concentrations of metals such as copper, zinc, gold and silver - essential for clean energy technologies, electronics, and other high-tech applications.India is the first country to hold two ISA contracts for polymetallic sulphides. An earlier agreement with the United Nations body, which regulates mineral exploration and exploitation in international seabed areas, covered the Central
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