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Top news, June 18 – 24, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 18 – 24, 2018.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 18-24, 2018). VIDEO: Upgrading Wilmington District’s Dredger Merritt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, held a Completion of Work Ceremony on June 7, celebrating the successful upgrade of Wi
Scottish start-up seeks wave energy assistance
Wave energy developer Mocean Energy is looking to hire a graduate numerical modeller to assist the company in its wave energy converter (WEC) modelling and design activities.
EMEC’s Managing Director: Don’t repeat failures of the past, UK
The Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) – Neil Kermode – has urged the UK not to repeat the failures of the past by being ‘timid and ineffectual’ when supporting nascent technologies such as tidal and wave. The time has come to commit to making the UK a prosperous, decarbon
New Damen Cutter Suction Dredger for Kingston District Council
Kingston District Council said in their latest announcement that the assembly works of council’s new dredger are now complete. The dredger was launched yesterday and testing and training activities are set to begin today, the council said. As reported earlier, Kingston District Council and Cape Jaff
Spain Gets Its First Offshore Wind Turbine
The 5MW Elisa self-installing telescopic offshore wind turbine, developed under the EU-funded Elican project, arrived at its designated location at the Plocan site off Gran Canaria today, 21 June.
Tidal apt Gen3 energy storage machine unveiled by redT
UK-based energy storage solutions company redT energy has launched its third generation (Gen 3) flow machine that can be coupled with tidal energy generators to store energy.
European Commission backs Minesto’s ‘smaller’ tidal kite
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has been selected by the European Commission to receive funding to conduct commercial feasibility study for its 100kW tidal energy device variant. The funding in the amount of €50,000 – awarded through the phase 1 of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument program – has b
Knowledge sharing as driver of ocean energy innovation
ETIP Ocean has organized a webinar dedicated to the importance of knowledge sharing and collaboration for the development of marine energy sector.
Jan De Nul: Envisan Gets Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, yesterday received the Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship from the Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce (Voka) as a recognition for its sustainability program. This program includes various action points, including the investment in two brand new phy
OES spotlights ocean’s 20
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has published a new document which highlights worldwide key projects and political initiatives driving the ocean energy sector forward.
OW Innovation in Scotland Sees Further Boost from ORE Catapult
On the same day Scottish government informed on awarding GBP 2 million of funding to support innovation in offshore wind, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, one of the three awardees, announced a GBP 1.3 million programme of technology innovation projects designed to advance Scotland’s of
OW Innovation in Scotland Sees Further Boost from ORE Catapult
On the same day Scottish government informed on awarding GBP 2 million of funding to support innovation in offshore wind, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, one of the three awardees, announced a GBP 1.3 million programme of technology innovation projects designed to advance Scotland’s of
Scotland to map marine economic buzz
The Scottish government is looking to commission a set of case studies to characterize the economic activity and social impact for Scotland arising from offshore wind, wave and tidal energy projects.