New UXO Removal Contractor Enters Offshore Renewables Market
Pritchard-Gordon group of companies has launched PG Renewables, a turnkey contractor providing offshore and nearshore Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance services for the marine energy and offshore wind markets.PG Renewables will initially focus on servicing the UXO identification, relocation and disposal service needs of developers and their supply chains in the U.K. and Europe, primarily targeting offshore wind and marine energy industries.PG Renewables has secured the experience of UXO and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) solutions provider EORCA UK on an exclusive basis.
Apollo Wraps Up Trials of Quick Connector for Floating Offshore Renewables
, and demonstrated its robustness through multiple connect and disconnect operations.“It is reassuring to see the PALM perform exactly as Apollo hoped, including its capabilities in challenging weather conditions. Quick connection technologies are an exciting enabling development for offshore marine renewables and WES looks forward to seeing Apollo continue to develop their technology and collaborate further within the marine renewables sector,” said Tim Hurst, Managing Director of Wave Energy Scotland
US DOE Launches $14.5M Marine Energy Research Call
higher education, including minority-serving institutions, as part of an effort to address challenges facing marine and ocean renewable energy industries and spur innovation and development.The opportunity will provide funding for foundational research and development (R&D) activities to advance marine energy and offshore wind technologies with the goal of more widely deploying renewable energy sources.The opportunity will fund projects across four topic areas.The first topic area, with up to $5 million available, is reserved for projects that generate publicly available data and test platforms that
US DOE’s TEAMER Awards $1.3M to Marine Energy Researchers
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has selected 10 projects to share $1.3 million for marine energy-related research.The projects have been selected as part of TEAMER Program’s 11th Request for Technical Support (RFTS).The marine energy projects will receive support for testing expertise and access to numerical modeling, laboratory or bench testing, tank/flume testing, and expertise within the growing TEAMER Facility Network.Selected applicants, along with their supporting facility, will now submit
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