Technology
Exceedence investment crowd hits 100
Irish start-up Exceedence has raised a little over £165,000 in its ongoing equity crowdfunding campaign that has also reached 100 investor milestone.
American wave-powered buoy reaches the Adriatic
US-based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has shipped its PB3 PowerBuoy to Italy for the upcoming deployment for oil and gas operations in the Adriatic Sea.
Tidal energy demonstration: A worthwhile endeavor
Amanda White, the Acting Executive Director at Canada’s national association for wave and tidal energy – Marine Renewables Canada – has reflected on the recent activity in tidal energy, and the status of the sector, in the following opinion editorial piece.
Shareholders step in to save OpenHydro
The High Court of Ireland has reportedly appointed an interim examiner for the OpenHydro group of companies in a move instigated by group’s shareholders with the aim to save the firm from sinking.
Damen DOP200 Proved Successful in Bremen
The German contractor Matthäi Wasserbau recently ordered a DOP submersible dredge pump for their environmental cleanup job in Bremen, Germany. For the project, they rented a DOP200 dredge pump from Hydrauvision. The rental included an auger head for the DOPs suction side for precision dredging, and
BLUE Hammer Completes Offshore Test
The Fistuca BLUE 25M hammer has completed its offshore test in the Netherlands as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator BLUE PILOT project.
The PowerDredge Software Launched in Colombia
A new software for Cutter Suction Dredges CSDs named the PowerDredge has been launched recently in Barranquilla, Colombia. According to the developer, Vladimir Arias, this project tries to offer a minimalist and easy-to-use software to the CSD market. “PowerDredge is your partner in dredging quality
Top news, August 13 – 19, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from August 13 – 19, 2018.
Transatlantic link-up to expedite marine storage development
UK-based engineering company Blackfish has teamed up with its Canadian counterpart Venn Design Solutions to further explore development of storage systems for marine energy.
Turkey to pin offshore wind and wave energy dots
The government of Turkey – backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – has launched a tender for consulting services that will encompass the assessment of offshore wind and wave energy potential off this Eurasian country.
First Kincardine Floating Wind Turbine Sets Off
A fully assembled floating wind turbine has left the Port of Dundee in Scotland to be installed on the Kincardine floating wind farm located around 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen.
Aleron Hybrid ROV Books First Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Aberdeenshire-based remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and tooling engineering firm, Aleron Subsea, has won its first contract for its new hybrid TRACKROV technology which will see it supporting unexploded clearance work on an offshore wind project in the Netherlands.
Blade pitch patent drives GKinetic closer to market
Irish tidal energy developer GKinetic Energy has been granted a European patent protection for the power generating water turbine assembly aspect of its technology.
Enel primes OPT’s PowerBuoy for Chilean waves
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed an agreement with Enel Green Power to evaluate the deployment methods of its wave-powered PB3 buoy along the coast of Chile.