Strategically Situated in the Hub of Global Oil and Gas Operations and Energy Innovation MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced the establishment of its Houston, Texas office […]
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Ocean Power Technologies Unveils Its Subsea Battery Solution
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced the launch of its latest […]
‘Let’s understand the ocean through art’
One “pitch-black night” in 2015, Markus Reymann, co-founder and director of the ocean-conservation non-profit TBA21–Academy, and eminent marine biologist David Gruber were diving in the Solomon Islands. “I was really nervous,” recalls Reymann. Diving after dark, “there could be sharks… or saltwater crocodiles.” But the conditions – “no moon, no […]
Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world
Scientists considered Pluto to be a planet when it was discovered, but it later became the first dwarf planet. It’s not the closest one to Earth, though. Ceres is a dwarf planet and the largest object in the Great Asteroid Belt, and it has a new distinction today: ocean world. […]
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Today’s technologies allow us to explore the ocean in increasingly systematic, scientific, and noninvasive ways. With continuing scientific and technological advances, our ability to observe the ocean environment and its resident creatures is beginning to catch up with our imaginations, expanding our understanding and appreciation of this still largely unexplored […]
Perion to Acquire Pub Ocean, an Innovative Publisher Technology Platform, for up to $22 Million
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TEL AVIV & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perion Network Ltd., (NASDAQ: PERI), a global technology company that delivers its Synchronized Digital Branding solution across the three main pillars of digital advertising – ad search, social media and display / video – signed today an agreement to acquire the assets of Pub Ocean, […]
Penetron Technology Helps Waterproof Florida Residential Towers
Both the Gio Midtown in Miami and the Aurora Condominiums in nearby Sunny Isles Beach are high-end residential projects that were completed in January and July 2020, respectively. Beyond the extensive amenities and unforgettable ocean views, both projects also specified Penetron crystalline technology to ensure waterproof below-grade concrete structures. EAST […]
Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2018 kicks off in June
April 2018 The U.S. Capitol Building. Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), the premier ocean policy conference in the United States, brings together global stakeholders to discuss ocean and Great Lakes science, conservation, and management issues. Be part of the […]
Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem
Plastic bag in the ocean. Credit: Making Oceans Plastic Free Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. Researchers compared estimates of current and future plastic waste with the ability of floating clean-up devices to collect it—and found the […]
Ocean Protocol to perform token swap on August 21
OCEAN will move to a new ERC20 contract in preparation for network rewards and staking. The Ocean Protocol Foundation (OPF) is conducting a token swap on August 21, 2020 at 2400 SGT / 1800 CET / 1200 ET. The token swap will allow for the activation of the full capabilities […]
Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Schmidt Ocean
The July/August edition of Marine Technology Reporter, the 15th Annual “MTR100”, recognizes Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s (SOI) first executive director, as an ‘Ocean Influencer.’ Virmani defines what it means to be passionate and motivated in the field of marine science and exploration. Her humble start began in her […]
New way to study ocean life
Like spirits passing between worlds, billions of invisible beings rise to meet the starlight, then descend into darkness at sunrise. Microscopic plankton’s daily journey between the ocean’s depths and surface holds the key to understanding crucial planetary processes, but has remained largely a mystery until now. A new Stanford-developed rotating […]
Ocean plastic is on track to triple by 2040
Plastic pollution in the ocean is on track to get a lot worse: In two decades, if business continues as usual, there will be nearly three times as much plastic waste leaking into the ocean every year, according to a new analysis. By 2040, since the existing plastic in the […]
Ocean Insight Announces Dr. Michael Edwards as New President
WINTER PARK, Fla., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ocean Insight, the applied spectral knowledge company, has named Dr. Michael Edwards as its new president. Edwards will be responsible for leading the delivery of Ocean’s mission to apply spectral knowledge, and for supporting customers across academia and industry in developing spectroscopy-based […]
Ocean Technologies Group Appoints Experienced Technology Leader as CFO
By The Maritime Executive 08-20-2020 01:44:04 Experienced technology executive Maarten Van Gool has joined Ocean Technologies Group, as Chief Financial Officer. Maarten’s diverse experience in technology businesses spans three decades with blue-chip organizations building strong fiduciary controls and successful businesses and teams. He started his career with global technology giant […]
Can Ocean Forests Help Solve The Climate Crisis?
By Emma Bryce Sixty years ago, Tasmania’s coastline was cushioned by a velvety forest of kelp so dense it would ensnare local fishers as they headed out in their boats. “We speak especially to the older generation of fishers, and they say, ‘When I was your age, this bay was […]
Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy
1. The Ocean Economy in 2030 (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2016); https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264251724-en 2. Castro-Santos, L., Rute Bento, A., Silva, D., Salvação, N. & Guedes Soares, C. Economic feasibility of floating offshore wind farms in the north of Spain. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 8, 58 (2020). Google Scholar 3. […]
Ocean Plastic Pollution Is on Track to Triple By 2040
(Bloomberg) — The annual flow of plastics into our oceans is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which could add up to 110 pounds of plastic trash for every meter of coastline worldwide, a new report finds. Load Error That path is not inevitable, however. The […]
Ocean hitchhiker’s sucker mechanism offers potential for underwater adhesion
A remora. Credit: NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team/Wikipedia A new study has revealed how remora suckerfish detach themselves from the surfaces they’ve clung to—and how the mechanism could provide inspiration for future reversible underwater adhesion devices. The research, by an international, multidisciplinary team working across robotics, comparative biology, and electrical engineering, […]
How Robotic Technology Officially Identified the World War II Submarine S-28 Gravesite
Discovered by the Lost 52 Expedition Team After almost 75 years utilizing advanced imaging technology, Ocean Explorer Tim Taylor and his Lost 52 Expedition Team officially discovered the final resting place for the 49 Sailors of the U.S. submarine S-28 (SS-133) off Oahu, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy recently validated the […]