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Expertise Hub VIDEO: ORE Catapult Ideally Positioned to Test 13-15MW Wind Turbines
The offshore wind turbines that DONG Energy has challenged the industry to deliver by 2024 could hit the market in the next 5 years, according to Tony Quinn, Operations/ Testing & Validation Director at Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, for which Quinn said is ideally positioned to test the
Expertise Hub VIDEO: ORE Catapult Ideally Positioned to Test 13-15MW Wind Turbines
The offshore wind turbines that DONG Energy has challenged the industry to deliver by 2024 could hit the market in the next 5 years, according to Tony Quinn, Operations/ Testing & Validation Director at Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, for which Quinn said is ideally positioned to test the
PHOTO: Upgrading TSHD Amazone
Royal IHC and Dutch Dredging have joined forces to upgrade the pump room on the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone. Both companies worked together in close cooperation to design a drive train capable of reducing its loading time by more than 30%. “IHC is the only service provider capable of sup
Schottel lines up tidal blades for PLAT-I delivery
Schottel Hydro is finalizing the preparations for the delivery of four of its SIT 250 tidal turbines to Sustainable Marine Energy for the PLAT-I tidal platform.
Uljanik: Launching of Jan De Nul’s New CSD Set for Tomorrow
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has just announced that the launching ceremony of one of the world’s largest cutter suction dredgers, Jan De Nul’s ‘Willem van Rubroeck’, will take place tomorrow, August 26. The new CSD will be approximately 50% more powerful than the J.F.J. De Nul, currently the larges
New Qatar and Singapore Contracts for DEME
DEME’s subsidiary MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company) has been awarded a contract for the Old Doha Port Redevelopment project in Qatar. In Singapore, DIAP (Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd) also secured a contract for the Ayer Merbau Reclamation Phase 2 project, DEME said in its latest r
Exceedence, Wood Group to unveil wave techno-financial tool
Wood Group and Exceedence plan to present a new software platform for combined financial and engineering modelling of wave energy systems next week.
ORE Catapult and Scotland Bankroll Offshore Wind Research Project
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced a GBP 920,000 programme to advance offshore wind research in Scotland, based around its Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine.
JDR cleared for takeover. Names new CEO
Umbilical and power cable provider for the offshore energy industry JDR Cable Systems has appointed Richard Turner as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) while also receiving regulatory approval for its acquisition by TFKable.
Ideol’s Floatgen Foundation Hits the Water
The square ring-shaped floating foundation, the heart of the Floatgen floating wind project, was launched yesterday at the Port of Saint-Nazaire, France.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Pursuing Wind and Waves (Floating Power Plant)
While floating wind developers usually look for low wave energy sites, Floating Power Plant’s device is meant to generate wind power in areas with medium to high wave energy, as the company’s hybrid technology aims to harness energy from both sources. In such sea states, the wave absorbers also come
Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Seajacks Scylla
Offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd has completed its first project for Seajacks with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s offshore wind farm installation and maintenance vessel, Seajacks Scylla.
EC-OG to optimize Subsea Power Hub with OGTC support
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has teamed up with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) for the optimization of its hybrid device based on the ocean current energy conversion system with integrated energy storage.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Concrete Floating Foundations More Durable and Cost-Effective (Ideol)
Building a floating foundation in concrete has shown to be a cheaper solution, not only construction-wise but with O&M taken into account as well, since the material is much more durable at sea – as learned from the offshore oil & gas industry – according to Bruno Geschier, Chief Sales & Marketing O