Technology
Work begins on new radar system for wave energy applications
The development of a new radar system for wave and offshore wind energy applications as part of MORA project has begun with a kick-off meeting held earlier this week.
GKinetic concludes second round of tidal testing
Irish tidal energy developer GKinetic Energy has completed a new round of testing on its optimized 1:10 scale tidal device at the Limerick Docks testing facility in Ireland.
IEA forecasts strong renewables growth by 2022
International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its medium-term renewables market report which predicts 43% increase in renewable energy capacity in the next five years.
Port of Brest steps up for marine renewables
The French port of Brest has begun upgrading its quay areas to better serve the needs of the marine renewable energy industry.
Damen Secures New TSHD Contract
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with LLC Onego Shipyard to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 2000. The vessel will be built by order of FSUE Rosmorport in Petrozavodsk (the Russian Federation) and will be the sixth dredger built under the design of the Dutch company Damen. C
Wave Hub goes on a recruiting spree
Wave Hub is looking to expand its team with new job openings for Research and Business Development Manager, and Electrical Development Engineer.
MORE redeploys Evopod tidal device
The Marine Offshore Renewable Energy (MORE) team from the University of Algarve has redeployed the Evopod E1 tidal energy device off Portugal.
Bardot appoints financial engineering head
Bardot Group has appointed Xavier de Lastic to the position of Head of Financial Engineering for large projects.
VIDEO: Testing New LNG TSHD Scheldt River
The dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredger Scheldt River recently returned from successful sea trials, during which it sailed on LNG and its dredging equipment was extensively tested. The 8,400m³ TSHD, the second dredger in the DEME fleet equipped with dual-fuel engines, was officially handed ove
Tidal Transit Equipping Its CTVs with Marfle Diagnostics
Tidal Transit’s crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Eden Rose and Tia Elizabeth are the first two in the company’s fleet to be fitted with Marfle data collectors, after the UK CTV operator signed an agreement with the marine fleet productivity specialists Marfle.
Royal IHC to Build Two Cutter Suction Dredgers for Suez Canal Authority
The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). The vessels will have an overall length of 147.4 meters and provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 meters. In addi
Marine certification workshop set for Nantes
The MET-CERTIFIED project has organized a workshop on marine energy certification and standardization as a side event of the upcoming Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition.
OceaNET wraps up wind and wave engineers coaching
The OceaNET project has come to an end having trained 13 young researchers in the areas of floating offshore wind and wave energies to support the emerging marine renewable energy sector.
Damen Delivers Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services. Adding shallow-water dredging capacity to the abilities of this already multi-faceted platform, Damen has fitted the vessel out with a Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump 250. Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services is ba