Technology
OPERA wraps up bi-radial turbine testing at Mutriku
OPERA, a Horizon 2020 project, has retrieved a bi-radial turbine that was undergoing field tests at Mutriku shoreline wave power plant in Spain and is now preparing to deploy the turbine for open-sea testing at Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), also in Spain.
HACE commissions its first wave energy converter
Hydro Air Concept Energy (HACE) commissioned its first wave energy converter with multiple oscillating water columns on August 31 in the Atlantic Port of La Rochelle, located in Biscay Bay in western France.
PHOTO: Damen’s DOP200 Busy in Brunei
A Damen’s DOP200 was recently used on a harbor deepening job in Bandar Seri Begawan of Brunei. During the project, the harbor was dredged to a max dredging depth of –11m. “The DOP200 did the job mounted on a SANYI excavator. A long stick was integrated in the excavator’s boom, reaching the required
Four New Royal IHC Vessels for DEME
Royal IHC has secured a contract from Belgium-based DEME for the design and build of four new vessels. The order consists of a copy of the recently delivered 8,400m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River, a 2,300m³ TSHD, and two 3,500m³ split barges. “The Scheldt River was delivered i
PHOTO: Royal IHC Builds New Mega CSD for Boskalis
The keel laying ceremony for the new mega cutter suction dredger (CSD) Co. 1277 took place today at the Royal IHC shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The dredger, to be built for Boskalis Westminster NV, will be a sister vessel of the CSD Helios. The new giant will have a total installed power
DesignPro breathes life into its turbine in a new video
DesignPro Renewables has published an animation, created in cooperation with Norwegian company Rendering.no, that shows DesignPro’s hydrokinetic turbine technology and its transport, deployment and maintenance capabilities.
Aquanet Power and Innosea join forces on wave energy projects
The Hong Kong-based Aquanet Power and France-headquartered Innosea have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on further enhancement of Aquanet’s wave energy technology and global project development.
UK and China Bolster Offshore Wind Ties
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is partnering with China’s Tus-Wind to establish the TUS-ORE Catapult Technology Research Centre in Yantai, Shandong Province.
Ingeteam Targets Next-Generation Turbines with New Converter
The Spain-based Ingeteam has developed a new medium voltage power converter for offshore wind turbines with the capacity of up to 15MW.
Ingeteam Targets Next-Generation Turbines with New Converter
The Spain-based Ingeteam has developed a new medium voltage power converter for offshore wind turbines with the capacity of up to 15MW.
VIDEO: XblocPlus at Afsluitdijk
DMC has released a new video with more background information about the use of XblocPlus on the Afsluitdijk Project. Due to the shape of the new blocks, approximately 33% less blocks are needed than with other available armor blocks. Furthermore, the placement operation is safer and quicker due to a
enginei EFMS for CEMEX Dredger
Royston Diesel Power’s advanced enginei EFMS (electronic fuel management system) has been specified as part of the new build program for the first dredging vessel commissioned in 20 years by CEMEX UK Marine. The new £30 million Damen Shipyards Group built CEMEX Go Innovation has been designed to ext
Ørsted Taps Trelleborg for Cable Protection
Ørsted has signed a six-year framework agreement with Trelleborg for the supply of the NjordGuard cable protection system for use on upcoming wind farm projects.
VIDEO: TSHD DC Orisant Sea Trials
Reimerswaal Dredging 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. Accordin