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Oct. 26 - HydroWing Ltd, the tidal energy division of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has signed a contract with Ecodetect to introduce AI-driven environmental monitoring solutions to its pioneering tidal stream energy project at Morlais in Wales. Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, says: “Tidal energy projects operate in sensitive marine environments. Ecodetect’s... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has secured GBP 3 million (approximately EUR 3.5 million) from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to advance the development of DeepWind, a planned floating and deepwater offshore wind test site in Scotland. The two-year funding, awarded through the UK government’s Infrastructure Fund, will support engineering, environmental,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) Verlume, a UK-headquartered subsea batteries and power management systems specialist, has put its 500 kWh modular subsea energy storage system to the test in Aberdeen ahead of planned deployment in the Dutch North Sea, where it will become the world’s first grid-forming subsea battery co-located with offshore wind. Verlume reported on 1... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (OE) Halliburton has ruled out working on the Sea Lion oil project near the Falkland Islands after Argentine federal authorities raised questions over potential criminal and civil enforcement related to hydrocarbon activities around the disputed territory. The U.S. oilfield services provider said it had been in contact with Argentine federal authorities regarding any... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted’s Barrow Offshore Wind Farm off the UK’s Cumbrian coast has been in commercial operation for 20 years. Located 7 kilometres south-west of Walney Island in the Irish Sea, Barrow comprises 30 Vestas V90-3.0 MW turbines with a combined capacity of 90 MW. The wind farm became commercially operational in 2006. Barrow... Continue Reading →
Sept. 8 (OE) T12 Engineering has secured funding from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) to advance its Floating Mooring System (FMS), a technology designed to reduce the cost and complexity of maintaining floating offshore wind turbines. The latest project follows a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study supported by Scottish Enterprise in 2025, which confirmed... Continue Reading →
Sept. 3 (Reuters) Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country's south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening Argentina's response to what he called violations of its sovereignty. In a televised address, Milei said... Continue Reading →
Aug. 13 (Estadao) Seatrium, a marine engineering multinational expanding its global offshore wind operations, sees Brazil as a market ripe for development and hopes to leverage its local infrastructure to manufacture substations and vessels dedicated to the sector. However, the company is making any planning contingent on the maturation of the legal framework. It has... Continue Reading →
Aug. 10 (splash247.com) Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has bought a 33.3% equity interest in the Gwynt Glas offshore wind farm, developed by EDF and Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in the Celtic Sea. The acquisition marks Sumitomo’s first participation in a floating offshore wind project. The project involves the development, construction, and operation of a floating offshore... Continue Reading →
June 16 (OE) Europe will require a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and a network of 33 ports by 2050 to support the large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), according to a new study led by energy consultancy Xodus. The CCUS Enabling Infrastructure Study, prepared by Xodus on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
