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Offshore Wind a Global, Multi-Billion Pound Chance for UK Companies (Prospectus)
The UK and export market for offshore wind products and services provided by UK-based firms is expected to be worth GBP 4.9 billion a year by 2030, according to a new prospectus by the former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh.
Royal IHC VIDEO: TSHD DC Orisant Sea Trials
Royal IHC has just released this amazing video shot during the sea trials of their new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant. The vessel was built by Royal IHC for joint venture consisting of Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt. According to the sh
Marine-i hosts HF radar web tool launch
EU-backed Marine-i initiative has organized an event to present the capabilities of High Frequency (HR) Radar in relation to offshore renewable energies, accompanied with the new web visualization tool launch that will be offered for use free of charge to Cornish businesses.
DesignPro Renewables looks for tidal researcher
Irish company DesignPro Renewables has opened an opportunity for an experienced researcher to get involved in a renewable energy project related to hydrokinetic power under the SFI Industry Fellowship Programme.
Sabella braces D10 for October tides
French tidal energy company Sabella has completed the optimization works on its 1MW tidal energy turbine which stands ready in the Port of Brest for this month’s deployment off Ushant island.
Top news, September 24 – 30, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from September 24 – 30, 2018.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 24 – 30, 2018). Great Lakes Dredge Secures Tampa Harbor Dredging Contract Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has just won a $47.9 million contract for channel dredging works in Hillsborough County, Florida.
ABB Transformers for Borssele III & IV
ABB has won an order worth over USD 20 million from MHI Vestas to supply its WindSTAR power transformers for the 9.5MW turbines due to be installed at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.
Firm leadership changes as funding wave turns to Carnegie
Australian company Carnegie Clean Energy has accepted the resignation of its chief officer Michael Ottaviano, and appointed Jonathan Fievez to lead the company which has just agreed to receive part of the milestone payment the government committed for its Albany wave energy project.
Irish fintech start-up exceeds £250K fundraising target
Irish company Exceedence has entered limited overfunding in a crowdfunding campaign that surpassed its initial target having been 112% funded by almost 280 investors.
Trade mission set to bolster Franco-Dutch marine ties
A French trade mission to the Netherlands is being organized in October to explore opportunities for the development of joint international projects that would accelerate the take-off of marine energy sector.
Interview with Tiedo Vellinga, Professor Emeritus of Ports and Waterways
After seven years serving as a professor at Delft University of Technology, Mr. Tiedo Vellinga recently assumed the new title of Professor Emeritus of Ports and Waterways. During his concurrent career at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, he practiced what he preached, constantly challenging the statu
DNV GL Welcomes HVDC Gas Insulated Switchgear Prototype
DNV GL has completed the installation of the 320kV high-voltage direct current gas insulated switchgear (GIS) prototype at its KEMA High Voltage DC Laboratory in Arnhem, Netherlands, as part of the PROMOTioN project.
DNV GL Welcomes HVDC Gas Insulated Switchgear Prototype
DNV GL has completed the installation of the 320kV high-voltage direct current gas insulated switchgear (GIS) prototype at its KEMA High Voltage DC Laboratory in Arnhem, Netherlands, as part of the PROMOTioN project.