Technology
Crown Estate Scotland hunts for marine boss
The manager of the seabed in Scotland, Crown Estate Scotland, is looking to appoint a Head of Marine to drive forward the development of the Scottish ‘blue economy’.
Take a Look Back at IHC’s Seven Wonders
Royal IHC has been selected by Suncor Energy – the largest integrated energy company in Canada – for the rental of seven IHC Beaver® 45 cutter suction dredgers. The contract with Suncor is a landmark for IHC, and highlights how it can help both established and new dredging contractors with equipment
ITPEnergised looks for EIA consultant
Scottish engineering consultancy ITPEnergised is seeking to expand its team with a newly opened vacancy for an experienced Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultant.
Floating storage prototype concludes first testing cycle
A small-scale floating energy storage prototype for offshore renewables has entered the next phase of real-sea testing in Malta.
Damen DOP350 Cleaning the Randle Reef
Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc. recently took delivery of a Damen heavy-duty submersible dredge pump, the DOP350 that will be used to clean a contaminated harbor in the Great Lakes. The Fraser River was contracted by Public Works and Government Services Canada to carry out the cleanup of the la
DesignPro sinks Irish 60kW demonstration plans
Limerick company DesignPro Renewables has informed it will not be demonstrating the 60kW hydrokinetic turbine in Country Clare in Ireland due to constraints with project deliverables and timelines.
Minesto’s tidal kite fit to fly full subsea trajectories
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has completed the initial commissioning sea trials of its Deep Green tidal device off the coast of Holyhead, North West Wales.
Laminaria scouts for wave delivery manpower
Belgian start-up Laminaria has opened two vacancies for positions that will help the company undertake project to test and demonstrate a commercial scale wave energy device off Orkney in Scotland.
CEMEX Go Innovation to Include the SlurryPro Pumps
Atlantic Pumps Ltd. announced recently that a new multi-million pound marine aggregates dredger will include two of their built-up SlurryPro 6×4 centrifugal pumps. The CEMEX UK Marine dredger, which has recently been named ‘CEMEX Go Innovation’, is being built by the Dutch conglomerate Damen Shipyar
Top news, August 6 – 12, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from August 6 – 12, 2018.
‘King’ Penguin soon to form Scottish clean energy raft
The second version of the Penguin wave energy converter – developed by Finnish company Wello – is said to have reached 110% increase in power production as it gears up to join its ‘younger sibling’ deployed off Scotland.
Italian machine set for Mediterranean wave power extraction
The upgrade works on the H24 wave energy converter have been completed, and the device – owned by Enel Green Power – stands ready to start producing power once again using the waters of the Ligurian Sea.
Wave2O in the swim for Dutch sustainability jackpot
American company Resolute Marine Energy has made it to the shortlist of 25 sustainability start-ups running for the prize of €500,000 as part of the annual competition organized by the Dutch Postcode Lottery.
TiPA tidal power testing takes off in Germany
The build phase of the EU-backed Tidal Turbine Power Take-off Accelerator (TiPA) project has been completed, with the integral bit of the scheme – power take off (PTO) subsystem – now under tests at RWTH Aachen University.