Norway Halts Deep-Sea Mining Plans
in the coffin for the destructive industry," Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway, told Reuters.Oslo had plans to open large areas of its Arctic region next year for its inaugural sea bed licensing round, despite opposition from green campaigners and a coalition of 32 countries, including Germany, France, Canada and Brazil.The agreement concluded on Sunday by SV and the government, consisting of Labour and the agrarian Centre Party, means that planned licensing round will not proceed.Norwegians head to the polls in September and two opposition parties leading in opinion surveys, the Conservatives
... And the Winner is ...
that shows the real-life effects of data collection on marine science. Here’s a big congratulations on the image and the high-quality data it represents—a survey near Le Havre illustrating a tidal stream with the Teledyne RESON Seabat T50-R.Image by Axel Gille, Haropaport Le Havre, Le Havre, France, 2024 / Image courtesy Teledyne MarineWinner Adversity AwardThis photo shows the endurance and willpower needed by marine experts. It records the efforts that went into confronting everything from the very harsh conditions and natural forces at hand to other impediments, all a part of working
Russia Eyed for Subsea Cable Cuts
likely an act of sabotage, while Lithuania's armed forces boosted surveillance of its waters in response."Moscow's escalating hybrid activities against NATO and EU countries are also unprecedented in their variety and scale, creating significant security risks," the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain said in a statement.The strongly worded declaration came as European countries probed the complete severing this week of the Baltic cables, one linking Finland and Germany, the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, recalling previous incidents in the busy
Norway's Government Taking Control of Gas Pipeline Network
concessions expire in 2028, and had invited current owners to negotiate a transition.The government agreed to pay the seven owners 18.1 billion crowns ($1.64 billion) for their assets, including stakes in some 9,000 km (5,600 miles) of pipelines, comprising major subsea supply routes to Germany, Britain, France and Belgium.The transaction supports the government's aim of keeping pipeline tariffs low for gas exporting companies, and thus facilitating profitable long-term production, the ministry said.Norway is Europe's largest gas supplier following a sharp fall in Russian deliveries triggered by
Inyanga Takes Over Sabella’s D10 Tidal Energy Turbine
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, the D10 tidal turbine is supplying power to the residents of Ushant Island.The D10 turbine was previously owned by French company Sabella, which went into liquidation in January 2024.Inyanga Marine Energy Group has now secured permissions to operate the tidal turbine until August 2028.The Inyanga Marine Energy team, which is headquartered in the UK and has an
Oceans 2024: A Subsea Technology Showcase
COVE and local universities provide unique resources and testing capabilities.With recent, new, and soon-to-be-unveiled maritime solutions, the Oceans Conference was an excellent space to foster collaboration, connections, and innovation. The Conference will reconvene in 2025 in both Chicago and Brest, France.Teledyne Marine, with the Workhorse Proteus that collects current and wave data, measurements of flow, transport, and discharge, in oceans, estuaries, and rivers. Photo Celia Konow
EU Grants Over $20M for Pilot Wave Energy Farm Offshore Portugal
of up to 500,000 jobs across Europe, reinforcing Europe’s leadership in renewable energy.Coordinated by Queen’s University Belfast, the project includes 14 partners from across Europe, including leading companies and research institutions. These partners, coming from Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and the UK, bring together expertise covering the entire wave energy value chain
Has Antarctica Reached Point of No Return?
ago shows that a balance is still possible if the rate of change is slow enough."If we keep emissions low, we can stop this eventually," said Weber. "If we keep them high, we have a runaway situation and we cannot do anything."Mathieu Casado, a paleoclimate and polar meteorologist at France's Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory, specializes in studying water isotopes to reconstruct historical temperatures.Casado said data from dozens of ice cores collected throughout the ice sheet has allowed him to reconstruct temperature patterns in Antarctica dating back 800,000 years
Prysmian Gets $647M Job to Install Australia’s Green Interconnector
and telecommunications between the two states, enabling an efficient transfer of power from the areas where renewable energy is generated to those where it is needed.Subsea cables will be produced at Prysmian’s facilities in Italy, while land cables will be produced in the Netherlands or France.Installation operations will be conducted with Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) Leonardo da Vinci."This project strengthens our global leadership, as well as our position in Oceania's fast-growing renewables market. We are proud to support Australia in its goal to combine the benefits
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