Technology
Bakker Sliedrecht to Deliver Electrical Power Plant for Spartacus
Bakker Sliedrecht has been awarded a contract for the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the electrical power plant and auxiliary electrical installations for the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus. This giant dredging vessel, to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (
ORE Supergen allies offshore renewables researchers
The University of Plymouth will lead a new consortium that will unite researchers from wave, tidal and offshore wind fields in addressing research challenges and developing synergies between the sectors.
Ampelmann Launches A-type Enhanced Performance Gangway
Ampelmann has announced the launch of its latest gangway for personnel transfer: the A-type Enhanced Performance (AEP).
Two turbines up and running at MeyGen
Atlantis Resources has reinstalled and reconnected two of the four turbines of the MeyGen tidal array Phase 1A project.
Top news, July 3 – 9, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 3 – 9, 2017.
EC-OG power hybrid set for quick turnaround at EMEC
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) will over the weekend conduct retrieval and redeployment operation of its Subsea Power Hub system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
MaRINET2 awards €1.3M for ocean energy tech development
The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.3 million to 34 technology development teams to accelerate the development of next generation offshore renewable energy technologies.
Unite trade union urges for Swansea lagoon go-ahead
Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union Unite has called the UK government to stop stalling on the creation of over 2,000 jobs and unleash an economic boost worth at least £500 million to the Welsh economy, by giving the green light to the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project.
MaREI wins at SeaFest
Ireland’s Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) and the Lir National Ocean Test Facility (Lir-NOTF) have won awards during Ireland’s national maritime festival SeaFest for their contribution to the development of marine renewables.
Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
TLP submits final Swansea lagoon fish impact assessment
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has filed the final assessment of the impact on fish for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project to Natural Resources Wales as part of marine license procurement process.
TSHD Shanti Sagar 18 Hits the Water
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 18 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This is the second of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the first (Shanti Sagar 17) was launched in March 2017.
Mediterranean eyes Minesto’s tidal kite
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto hosted a study visit from the members of the Maestrale project which aims to lay the basis for Maritime Energy Deployment Strategy in the Mediterranean.
Horizon 2020 picks Nova Innovation to lead €20M tidal arrays project
European Union’s Horizon 2020 has selected Nova Innovation to lead the project that aims to increase the commercial viability of tidal power through tidal arrays optimization.