Orbital to Supply Floating Tidal Energy Turbine for Washington State Project
; said Andrew Scott, CEO of Orbital Marine Power.“There are no single or simple solutions for figuring out the complexities of our future energy supply in a decarbonized world. OPALCO is exploring all possible technologies to build reliable, sustainable and carbon-free resources to meet the energy needs of San Juan County.“Floating tidal stream energy, as delivered by the Orbital O2, is one of those technologies that could make sense for our islanded territory,” added Foster Hildreth, Managing Director of OPALCO
CGG Pens Multi-Client Reimaging Deal with Trinidad and Tobago
basin. “We are pleased to have reached this multi-client agreement with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. We will use our established leadership in geoscience solutions and cutting-edge imaging technology to support this Caribbean Island nation’s ability to effectively address its energy needs and goals,” Dechun Lin, EVP, Earth Data at CGG
Saildrone Unveils New Acoustic Capabilities to Protect Marine Mammals
;s passive acoustics array is designed to detect marine mammals like whales and dolphins to mitigate impacts on those species from human activities.As the demand for clean energy continues to grow, there has been a corresponding increase in the development of offshore wind farms to help meet energy needs. However, it is important that the construction and operation of these sites don’t negatively impact marine ecosystems. Many large whale species are highly dependent on acoustics to conduct important life functions, which also makes them sensitive to underwater noise.Whale vocalizations
Autonomous Vehicles Used for O&M at the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm
is expected by the first quarter of 2024, the company said.Northland Power is 100% owner of Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, which is located 95 km west of Borkum in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Deutsche Bucht has an operating capacity of 252 megawatts (MW), meeting the annual energy needs of 300,000 people and reducing the annual CO2 emissions of Germany by 700,000 tons
How Floating Solar Panels Could Power Future Population Hotspots
. The region has about 140,000 square km of seascape that has not experienced waves larger than 4m – nor winds stronger than 10m per second – in the past 40 years.Indonesia’s maritime area of 6.4 million square km is 200 times larger than required if Indonesia’s entire future energy needs were met from offshore floating solar panels.Heatmap for offshore floating solar panels in Indonesia. Red areas are best, followed by yellow, green and dark blue. The grey lines show tropical storm tracks. Author-supplied, using OpenStreetMap base, CC BY-NDThe future for offshore floating solarMost
Autonomous O&M Pilot Planned at Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm
for faster acquisition of higher quality data using fewer resources.”Northland Power is 100% owner of Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, which is located 95 km west of Borkum in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Deutsche Bucht has an operating capacity of 252 MW, meeting the annual energy needs of 300,000 people and reducing the annual CO2 emissions of Germany by 700,000 tons.Launching the HAUV for underwater inspection trials. (Photo: Subsea Europe Services GmbH
Eco Wave Power to Set Up U.S. Office
for us to further develop our U.S. operations,” said Inna Braverman, Eco Wave Power’s Founder and CEO. “The United States is a key market for Eco Wave Power because, according to the U.S. Energy Information Association, wave energy can supply up to 66% of all the United States energy needs. Could you imagine the impact the wave energy could have in the United States?” In January 2022, Eco Wave Power signed an agreement with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles to bring its wave energy technology to the AltaSea campus. "In just over a year, Eco Wave Power has successful
Marine Heatwaves Are Sweeping the Seafloor Around North America
crab populations. "Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska is an important fishery and … that population has declined by 75% following the big marine heatwave in 2015," said Michael Jacox, a scientist at NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center.Warmer water, he said, can increase the energy needs of species at the same time that there's less prey available for them to eat, leading to more deaths and fewer births.(Reporting by Gloria Dickie; Editing by Angus MacSwan
Scottish Firm Nova Innovation Gets Funding for Indonesian Tidal Turbine Array Study
Rector of the ITS, said: "The eastern region of Indonesia has the characteristics of an archipelago and abundant natural energy sources. The electricity supply system in this region has to deal with a variety of geographical factors, uneven population distribution and an uneven distribution of energy needs."Collaborative research between ITS and Nova Innovation will deliver a feasibility study for a tidal energy array in the Larantuka strait with the aim of answering economic and technical feasibility issues and providing confidence for investors.”Nova Innovation met with members of the
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