Technology
Aquatera gets recognition at SCDI Business Excellence Awards
Orkney-based marine consultancy Aquatera has won an award at the annual SCDI Highlands and Islands Business Excellence Awards for its worldwide marine renewables activities.
Damen: Mining Sand at Huge Dredging Depths
The building industry needs a continuous supply of sand, and as the near shore supplies are drying out, dredging is done at deeper concessions. One of the best tools for the job under these circumstances is Damen DOP submersible dredge pump. Damen Dredging Equipment recently delivered its DOP Submer
DesignPro Renewables seeks electrical systems technician
DesignPro Renewables is recruiting for the role of Renewables Electrical Systems Technician who would support the lead engineering team working on the development of hydrokinetic turbines.
France Allocates EUR 2.4 Million for EolFloat Project
Dietswell, a French company specialising in engineering for the energy industry, has informed that EUR 2.4 million in funding have been allocated for the EolFloat project, developing a semi-submersible platform for large offshore wind turbines.
Bombora obtains US, AU patents for wave membrane tech
Bombora Wave Power has been granted patents both in the USA and Australia for its wave energy technology based on inflatable membranes.
MeyGen aims at half-priced tidal CfD
Atlantis Resources plans to seek Contract for Difference (CfD) from the UK government at the price of about 150 £/MWh for the Phase 1C of the MeyGen project.
Atlantis shrinks interim loss
Atlantis Resources has reported a 27% decrease in loss for the first half of 2017, compared to the same period a year earlier.
IHCantabria releases update to wave CFD tool
Research center for marine renewables IHCantabria has released an update to the IHFOAM simulation tool designed for studies of interaction of waves with marine structures.
Marine Power Systems looks for WaveSub engineers
Marine Power Systems (MPS) is looking to expand its team with two new openings for engineering positions that will support the development of its WaveSub wave energy device.
Marine tech certification takes step forward with Lloyd’s Register
The MET-CERTIFIED project has welcomed aboard the certification body Lloyd’s Register (LR) which will be providing its expertise to progress the development and global standardization of marine energy devices.
EOLOS Snags Sales Director from GE as Floating LiDAR Business Grows
EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions has appointed now former Senior Sales Manager for GE Renewable Energy division, Julian Harland as its Sales Director. EOLOS is strengthening its team with additional orders landing on its desk, following a secured project portfolio of more than EUR 2 million in 2016.
ETIP Ocean sets up ocean energy funding webinar
ETIP Ocean is organizing a webinar that will investigate the use and value of PCP and stage-gate development processes in funding bodies operating in the ocean energy sector.
HollandMT Delivers Dredging System for New TSHD
Holland Marine Technologies BV recently completed delivery and commissioned a dredging system for a 200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger. The THSD was built by Neptune Shipyards and is destined to work in the Caspian sea, reported the HollandMT. As first in a range of compact trailing suction hoppe
First Contract for Subcon in Africa
Subcon Europe was contracted recently by Subtech Group to design and fabricate 1680m² of CoastMatt™ for the scour protection of Terminal de Carvão da Matola in Mozambique. The dry bulk terminal has an annual export of 7.5mil tonne of coal and magnetite and the scour protection was a part of the curr