Ocean Power Technologies’ (OPT) PowerBuoy has been deployed in the Adriatic Sea since November 2018 by oil and gas company Eni in a project aiming to demonstrate suitability of wave energy technologies in oil and gas operations. Operating continuously and error-free for six months, as part of Eni’s
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) newest clamshell dredger – under the name No. 58 – has officially started dredging operations, the Oak Brook, Illinois, headquartered dredging company said in its latest announcement. On May 8th, Dredge Captain Phil Sanzone and Dredge Technical Manager Doug
Leask Marine has won a contract to provide support for the design, fabrication, assembly and commissioning of the deployment platform for DesignPro’s 60kW hydrokinetic turbine as part of its Horizon 2020 SME Instrument funded project. “We were impressed by Leask Marine’s track record in delivering m
Nova Innovation-led consortium has won a new European project, ELEMENT, that will use Artificial Intelligence to improve tidal turbine performance and accelerate commercialization of tidal energy. The ELEMENT project will incorporate Artificial Intelligence technology from wind energy into tidal tur
Vattenfall and GE Renewable Energy plan to join forces in the deployment of GE’s new wind turbine, the Haliade-X 12 MW, in Europe. With a capacity of 12MW, the Haliade-X is the largest offshore wind turbine on the market to date. Development and production of the new 12MW turbine will mostly take pl
Jan De Nul Group launched their 6.000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sanderus in Singapore last week. This green vessel – Jan De Nul’s fourth Ultra-Low Emission – is the first of two identical medium-sized hopper dredgers under construction at Keppel O&M’s shipyard in Singapore, fitted wit
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) said it is exploring options for the design and development of a system which will allow rapid connection/disconnection of a wave energy device from its moorings and/or electrical system. The connection system and method would aim to reduce the time and cost of installatio
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a call for applications for this year’s Energy Awards. The SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards recognise and reward excellence in all aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy. The competition consisting of 8 categories is open to in
Green Marine and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have joined forces to provide anchoring and mooring solutions for energetic marine environments suitable for a range of applications including offshore floating wind, aquaculture, wave and tidal energy. Green Marine’s experience in operating subsea dr
DSC Dredge, a Reserve, Louisiana, based dredge manufacturer, is joining forces with Dragflow, an Italian producer of dredging equipment, to expand their product lines. Commenting the latest news, DSC’s President/CEO Bob Wetta, said: “There is no overlap in our product lines and this partnership will
Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has opened the new edition of Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge for applications. In the first challenge of the competition, Deutsche Windtechnik is seeking a device or method to measure the present stre
Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has opened the new edition of Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge for applications. In the first challenge of the competition, Deutsche Windtechnik is seeking a device or method to measure the present stre
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), Turbine and Engineering Services Division (ATES) will enter into a technology partnership and preferred supplier agreement with GE’s Power Conversion business (GE). Under the terms of the partnership agreement, both parties will work together and share resources for
A Damen DOP submersible dredge pump was put to the test recently in a lake dredging project in the large nature park Oberspreewald in Eastern Germany. In order to complete the project fast, as wildlife breeding season was approaching, a DOP200 was purchased at the end of February. The DOP200 was att
