Littleport, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom – – JDR Cables Systems LTD JDR Cable Systems Ltd, a leading provider of custom designed and manufactured subsea power cables, umbilical systems and specialised marine cables, has been awarded a contract by the South West RDA (Regional Development Agency) for the supply of subsea power cables for the UK?s ground-breaking [...]
The federal government has given the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) $830 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. According to NOAA, this much needed funding will be used to “restore wetlands, salt marsh, oyster and coral reefs, as well as remove fish passage barriers on coastal rivers and [...]
South West England’s ambition to be a global centre for harnessing energy from the sea has received a major boost with the announcement of a £10.3 million investment in marine energy research. The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), set up two years ago by the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth with funding [...]
Voith Hydro: Heidenheim, Germany/Gaschurn-Rifa, Austria. In the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, the world’s most modern pumped storage power plant, Kopswerk II, was recently inaugurated. Clean energy for Austria and strong grids for Europe – pumped storage power plant Kopswerk II inaugurated In the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, the world’s most modern pumped storage power plant, Kopswerk [...]
An international oceanographic research expedition to the middle of the South Pacific Gyre
Source. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A new type of deep-sea robotic vehicle called Nereus has successfully reached the deepest part of the world’s ocean, reports a team of U.S. engineers and scientists aboard the research vessel Kilo Moana. The dive to 10,902 meters (6.8 miles) occurred on May 31, 2009, at the Challenger Deep in [...]
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) announced the award of $950,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy last week. Funding will go to a consortium of researchers from area institutions working with MREC, which is located at Umass Dartmouth’s Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC). The research will focus on developing technologies to [...]
WASHINGTON — Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record
According to UNEP scientists, without the contribution of oceans and coastal ecosystems to global biological carbon sequestration, today’s CO2 concentration in the atmosphere would be much larger than it is. But the uptake capacity of oceans and coasts is both finite and vulnerable. Minimisation of pressures, restoration and sustainable use are management options that can [...]
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the world renowned Smithsonian Institution
Alstom plans to commercialise its first tidal stream products by 2012. Alstom Hydro has signed a licensing cooperation agreement with Clean Current Power Systems Incorporated, a private Canadian company specialised in the design and testing of tidal energy technology.The terms of the agreement between Alstom Hydro and Clean Current Power Systems Incorporated include an [...]
Earlier this year, a new version of Google Earth was released with many new features. One of these features is a detailed bathymetric map of the ocean floor, which allows you to drop below the surface of the water and and explore the nooks and crannies of the sea floor in 3D. This is [...]
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Today’s announcement is designed to support the deployment of turbines and control technologies to increase power generation and environmental stewardship at existing non-Federal [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to slash harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels. EPA is proposing a rule under the Clean Air Act that sets tough engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards and lead to significant air quality improvements throughout [...]
BOEM Seeks Input on an Environmental Assessment for Ocean Current Technology Testing Offshore Florida
UK Opens a £20Million Marine Energy Grant Opportunity
U.S. DOE to Fund One Wave Energy Project for One Year
Norway’s Wello Will Deploy Wave Energy Converter at EMEC by the end of the Month
Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ended January 31, 2012
Ocean Renewable Power Company Receives Permit for Tidal Energy Project in Bay of Fundy
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