Technology
ACMC to Build Tidal Blades for Orbital O2 Turbine
Orbital Marine Power has awarded the composite blades contract for the company’s first commercial O2 tidal turbine to A C Marine & Composites (ACMC) who will carry out the manufacturing at their facilities in Gosport, Hampshire (England). The contract will see ACMC build 10m composite blades for bot
Ocean Harvesting Technologies Looks to Improve InfinityWEC
Ocean Harvesting Technologies is working on an updated design of its wave energy converter – InfinityWEC with aim to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCoE). Since 2017, the Swedish company has been focusing on InfinityWEC. Each individual wave power plant can produce up to 500 kW of average powe
SmartBay NIAP Backs Seven New Projects
Seven successful applicants have been awarded funding under the Marine Institute’s SmartBay National Infrastructure Access Programme (NIAP) following the 2018/2019 funding call. The awardees will receive support of approximately €25,000 per project to trial and validate their technology and/or gain
Arcadis Ost 1 First to Use Floating Turbine Installation Method
Parkwind, MHI Vestas and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) will utilize a new floating turbine installation method on the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, an industry’s first. The revolutionary construction methodology is based on using a floating installation vessel to assemble the turbine componen
Marine Power Systems Secures Grant for Wind-Wave Tech
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has secured GBP 4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of DualSub, a technology that combines floating offshore wind and wave energy. The funding, part of a GBP 6.2 million project under the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local En
Damen DOP250 Creates New Island in Haringvliet
Damen Dredging Equipment was once again put to the test during a land reclamation project in Haringvliet, the Netherlands, for the contractor Martens en Van Oord. The Haringvliet – a large water body just south of Rotterdam – was closed off the North Sea in 1970 to protect the Low Lands. Recently, t
Performance Test Engineer Wanted at EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a Performance Test Engineer to deliver its services into collaborative R&D projects, focussed on marine energy device testing and performance assessment. Based in Orkney, this is a full-time post for a fixed term of 2 years. The Performance Tes
JFMS Mermaid Software to Support CorPower Wave Energy Ops
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has become the latest renewables operator to adopt Mermaid software to assess weather risk and accurately plan its construction and operation and maintenance activities. CorPower will use the software to support decision-making in the early planning stage
Ocean Energy Systems Expects Wave and Tidal Energy Boom in 2020
Ocean Energy Systems is predicting strong advances in ocean energy in 2020, driven by public and private sector funding. The last OES annual report highlights significant international investment including $25 million pledged by the US Department of Energy to support 12 ‘next-generation’ marine ener
Bombora Eyes Lanzarote Wave Farm Partners
Bombora is seeking an engineer procure and construct (EPC) partner to join wave energy converter project in Lanzarote, the fourth largest of the Spanish Canary Islands, off the coast of northern Africa. Cabildo de Lanzarote, the island’s governing body, through a collaboration agreement with Enzen h
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 11 – 17, 2019). Van Oord Kicks Off Port of Caldera Dredging In order to optimize commercial operations and reduce wait times for vessels arriving at the Port of Caldera, Sociedad Portuaria Caldera (SPC)
TSHD Meuse River Hits the Water
DEME and Royal IHC successfully launched the 7,950m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Meuse River at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands, today. Meuse River has the same innovative design as the award winning IHC-built TSHD Scheldt River, which joined the DEME fleet in 20
Eco Wave Power Kicks Off Jaffa Port Project Assembly Phase
Eco Wave Power has started the assembly phase of the hydraulic land-located conversion unit for its first grid connected installation in Israel. This will be the first time that wave energy will connect to the national electric grid in Israel and a special Feed in Tariff (FIT) will be determined for
ORE Catapult Appoints Airlie to Its Board
UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Adrienne Airlie to its Board. Airlie joins ORE Catapult as a non-executive director after standing down as Martin Aitken & Co’s chief executive in 2018. She continues as a director of the firm. Commenting on the appointment, Chairman Colin