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Highlights of the Week
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from February 25 – March 03, 2019. https://marineenergy.biz/2019/02/28/smes-plat-i-produces-first-power-in-nova-scotia/ https://marineenergy.biz/2019/02/26/minesto-explores-deep-green-deployment-opportunities-in-eastern-caribbean
Dragflow, Gerotto Present New Remote Controlled Dredger
From the collaboration between Dragflow (an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment) and Gerotto Federico S.R.L. (a company specializing in the design and production of Mini Excavator robots and in work with suction excavators) a new dredging tool is born: The Bull – ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle)
Offshore Energy Awards Nominations Begin
The Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference Opening Gala Dinner and Awards show is coming back on October 07, 2019 at the new venue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Opening Gala Dinner and Awards show will take place at Amsterdome, the first circular event location in the Netherlands. The three
Fraunhofer Commissions Bearing Test Rig for Offshore Wind Turbines
Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers a
Fraunhofer Commissions Bearing Test Rig for Offshore Wind Turbines
Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers a
Global Marine Group Orders New Osbit Plough
Offshore technology and engineering company Osbit Limited has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough – Scion 240. The Scion 240 plough is being designed and built in North-East England and will be delivered from Osbit’s Blyth works a
Global Marine Group Orders New Osbit Plough
Offshore technology and engineering company Osbit Limited has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough – Scion 240. The Scion 240 plough is being designed and built in North-East England and will be delivered from Osbit’s Blyth works a
PHOTO: IHC Beaver for the Middle East
Royal IHC said in its latest announcement that their first IHC Beaver ever built in the Middle East was officially launched today. “We are proud of our local project team in Dubai, who did a great job, together with colleagues in the Netherlands,” the Dutch based supplier of equipment, vessels and s
Lithuanian Floating Solar Plant Wins Project Funding
Experimental floating photovoltaic solar power plant project in Kruonis pumped storage hydroelectric power plant (PSHP), developed by Lithuanian state-owned enterprise Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba, has received funding from the Lithuanian Business Support Agency (LBSA). The total amount of €235,000 hav
EU Nods to Four French Floating Wind Farms
The European Commission has approved French plans to support four demonstration floating wind farms, one in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the Mediterranean. The projects include the Groix Belle Ile wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Golfe du Lion, Eolmed, and Provence Grand Large wind farms
Eco Wave Power Founder Wins Women4Climate Tech Challenge
Eco Wave Power’s founder Inna Braverman has been selected as the winner of the Women4Climate Tech Challenge, organized by C40 Cities in Paris. The Women4Climate Tech Challenge is an international contest open to women designing an innovative, climate-focused tech solutions. Ten solutions of women fr
Highlights of the Week
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from February 18 – February 24, 2019. https://marineenergy.biz/2019/02/18/carnegie-files-albany-funding-plan/ https://marineenergy.biz/2019/02/19/magallanes-sets-up-tidal-device-at-emec/ https://marineenergy.biz/2019/02/20/atlant
Marine-i Backs STL’s Robotic Arm for Marine Ops Project
Marine-i, the EU funded programme set up to boost marine innovation in Cornwall, has made a grant award to specialist marine technology company, Submarine Technology Ltd (STL). Based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, STL have opened a new office in Penryn, Cornwall, to focus on designing and building t
26 European Islands Initiate Clean Energy Transition
26 European islands have officially launched their clean energy transition with the support of the European Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat. In a first phase, 6 islands, the Aran Islands (Ireland), the Cres-Lošinj archipelago (Croatia), Sifnos (Greece), Culatra (Portugal), Salin