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OCEANIC performs closing sea tests at BiMEP
The OCEANIC project team has conducted the final test on the set of samples as part of the EU-backed scheme looking to develop low-impact surface protection for devices and structures in the marine environment.
KNVTS Ship of the Year Award Goes to SCHELDT RIVER
Royal IHC has been awarded the KNVTS Ship of the Year award for the 8,400m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) SCHELDT RIVER, designed and built for DEME. This year, the jury selected three nominees out of seven entries for the most prestigious maritime award. To be nominated, ships have to be d
GODESS Gets EU Funds
The European Union has awarded a EUR 1.4 million research grant to the GODESS (Global Optimal DEsign of Support Structures) project aimed at optimizing the design of offshore wind turbines.
German-Danish Offshore Wind Link Comes to Life
The Kriegers Flak – Combined Grid Solution has reached another milestone after Germany’s 50Hertz and Denmark’s Energinet completed the 24 hours tests on both of the offshore cables connecting the Danish platform on the Kriegers Flak wind farm with the German platform on the Baltic 2.
Tidal Sails boosts full-scale demonstration volume
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has granted Tidal Sails’ subsidiary Finnmark Tidal Energy permission to increase the installed capacity of the planned full-scale pilot project in the Kvalsund Strait in Norway.
Esteyco and Tecnalia Wade Into Deep Waters
Spain’s Esteyco has teamed up with the Basque Research and Innovation Center Tecnalia to design a dynamic energy transmission cable as part of the Telwind floating wind platform project.
Irish tidal ‘milestone’ celebrated in France
Irish start-up company DesignPro Renewables has held an official launch event in France to mark successful deployment of its 25kW floating tidal turbine at SEENEOH test site as part of the EU-funded project.
Faroe Islands to buy power from Minesto’s tidal kites
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has signed up its first customer through a collaboration agreement with the main power utility on the Faroe Islands, SEV, for the installation of two DG100 tidal energy devices.
Top news, November 5 – 11, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from November 5 – 11, 2018.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 5-11, 2018). Elbe Fairway Adjustment VIDEO With the building permit for the adaptation of the fairway obtained, the actual work to facilitate access to the Port of Hamburg can now begin. Dredging Under
Royal IHC, DEME: LNG CSD Spartacus Hits the Water
DEME’s giant cutter suction dredger Spartacus has been successfully launched at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands. With a total installed capacity of 44,180 kW, Spartacus is simply the most powerful and environmental friendly cutter suction dredger (CSD) that has ev
Muddy waters hold OpenHydro turbine broken at bay’s bottom
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has granted one month of creditor protection to OpenHydro Technologies Canada, during which the company will try to find a way to get the broken 2MW tidal turbine out of the waters of the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
Minesto wraps EU-backed Deep Green tidal kite demo
Marine energy developer Minesto has completed the offshore commissioning and test program of its EU-funded tidal energy project off Wales, which aims to demonstrate the company’s first utility-scale Deep Green subsea kite technology.
Certification specialist called to jump in CorPower’s waves
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has opened two vacancies, one of which relates to certification and reliability of the company’s wave energy technology.