Technology
Interview: DredgePumps Opts for Alia Density Meter
DredgePumps designs, engineers and constructs dredgers worldwide. This Dutch based company specializes in stationary electrically powered deep suction dredgers, cutter suction dredgers and booster stations for applications such as mining, dredging of reservoirs as well as maintenance of small ports.
Global OTEC Resources Gets Further Marine-i Funding for Its Project
Global OTEC Resources has completed the initial designs and feasibility studies for its ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) project and is already progressing to detailed design of the key components, all with the aid of a further £80,000 grant from Marine-i. The project is aimed to provide green
Glasgow Workshop on IEC standards by OPERA and MET-CERTIFIED
A joint initiative of the H2020 OPERA and INTERREG 2SEAS MET-CERTIFIED projects is setting up a a workshop on certification of marine energy converters. Both the OPERA and MET-CERTIFIED projects have been applying the IEC standards to real world wave and tidal energy deployments. The workshop aims t
SIMEC Atlantis Seeks Digital Designer & Comms Manager
SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a global developer of renewable and sustainable energy projects, is looking to recruit a digital designer & communications manager. Namely, the company is seeking a talented digital designer with experience in communications and/or digital marketing to lead on its external com
WavEC Seeks Head of Technologies and Monitoring
WavEC Offshore Renewables is seeking to appoint a senior engineer to take the leadership of the Technology and Monitoring team. WavEC is an R&D-based consulting non-profit company dedicated to the development and promotion of marine renewable energy technologies (including wave energy and offshore w
12 Partners Join Forces to Improve Ocean Energy Tech
Earlier this month, the first consortium meeting was held in Bilbao, which will work in the coming years, until September 30, 2022, in the European project NEMMO (Next Evolution in Materials and Models for Ocean energy) . The project aims to design, model and test small-scale prototypes of larger, l
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 22-28, 2019). Hard Times for Uljanik, Jan De Nul Wants Money Back Jan De Nul Group is demanding the repayment of all installments paid to Croatia’s troubled Uljanik Shipyard, plus interest, after they cance
Kobelco Unveils Its First Electric Mini Excavator
Following extensive research and innovation in partnership with German engine manufacturer, Deutz AG (Deutz), Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe B.V. (KCME) has announced the launch of its first electric mini excavator concept. The arrival of the Kobelco Electric powered 17SR comes just three yea
Marine Mammal Monitoring Equipment Testing Conducted
The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland Firth. The linear actuators that were tested form part of a marine mammal monitoring station anchored to t
OSIL Buoy for ORION Coastal Erosion Project
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has supplied a 1.2m data buoy platform to the “ORION” joint research and development center in Nicosia, Cyprus, for use as a real-time monitoring station on an EU-funded project managing coastal erosion. According to OSIL, “The Harmonized Coastal Corrosion M
New Ocean Energy Europe Report Calls for Revenue Support
Europe continues to lead the world in ocean energy deployments, and last year its tidal projects produced record volumes of electricity, according to yearly statistics published by Ocean Energy Europe. In 2018, European tidal stream installations reached 26.8MW, and wave energy installations 11.3MW.
Wello Preps New Penguin for Orkney
Wello said that its optimized Penguin model – WEC2 is complete and ready to depart the Tallinn shipyard over the next few days, to be towed towards Orkney, Scotland. The new wave energy converter device will be installed by the coast as soon as it arrives. According to Finnish technology company, Pe
RH Marine Systems for LNG TSHD Ecodelta
RH Marine has supplied its Rhodium Alarm Monitoring System (AMS) and Dynamic Positioning and Tracking Control System (DPT) for the Ecodelta, the first Dutch dredger on LNG. The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), owned by Van der Kamp, is 134 meters long, 21 meters wide and can dredge up to 37 m
Bombora Gears for Technical Challenge Weekend
Bombora Wave Power has announced the inaugural Bombora Technical Challenge weekend where it is inviting groups to put themselves forward for an intensive technical engineering and water sporting challenge. The event will be held at the Llanion Cove, Outdoor Adventure Centre in the heart of the Pembr