Technology
DEME Forms Drone Partnership with Airobot
DEME, a Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group, has partnered with Airobot in its plan to involve the drones into DEME’s operations. “We are considering drones to improve the safety of our crews on our construction sites,” said Lorentz Lievens, head of the DEME sur
DEME Looking Into Drones
DEME Group’s offshore wind division is looking into the possibility of using drones to inspect the foundations of the offshore wind turbines for corrosion.
Renewables hybrid LOGiC gets EU funding push
The European Union has formally approved €2.5 million for the international project seeking to develop a standardized model for the renewables-based decentralized hybrid energy systems for remote off-grid communities.
Big Win for MAN Diesel & Turbo
In just four months, MAN Diesel & Turbo has won contracts for four Chinese dredger newbuildings. Chinese outfits CHECD, Jiangsu Haixin and Huanghua Port Bureau recently chose MAN medium-speed engines for the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). CHECD CHECD (CHEC Dredging Company Ltd.) – a sub
Innovate UK opens £15 million call. Wave, tidal can apply
Innovate UK has launched a £15 million call for cutting-edge technology innovation projects from any sector, including tidal and wave energy.
Carnegie to lead global business to UN’s clean energy goal
Carnegie Clean Energy (CCE) has been selected to lead global business in achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of affordable and clean energy.
HIE appoints new CEO
Scottish business development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Charlotte Wright as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Heinen & Hopman to Supply HVAC for New TSHD
Heinen & Hopman announced recently that it will supply the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) for a new, custom-built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), to be built by Royal IHC for the Administración Nacional de Puertos in Montevideo, Uruguay. The basic design and detailed engine
EU Innovation Fund as energy industry experts would want it
The European energy industry experts have expressed their views on how the proposed Innovation Fund could be designed to support the energy innovation investment needs.
HydroQuest first to test at SEENEOH tidal site
French hydrokinetic developer HydroQuest will be the first company to test its tidal technology at the recently launched SEENEOH testing site.
Bureau Veritas Okays DCNS Energies’ Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued a preliminary design approval for a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) foundation designed by DCNS Energies.
Wave and tidal devices show minor effects on marine wildlife
The study into the impacts of tidal and wave devices on marine wildlife found little evidence of long-term effects on use of the seas by birds and marine mammals as a result of the operation and installation of such devices at the test sites.
Atkins to Design Binhai South Phase 3 Offshore Substation
Atkins has been appointed by PowerChina Huadong Engineering Co. Ltd (HDEC) to design the offshore substation platform at State Power Investment Corporation’s (SPIC) 300MW Binhai South Phase 3 offshore wind farm in the Yellow Sea
SR2000 almost ready for comeback to EMEC
The SR2000 floating tidal turbine will next week be towed back to Fall of Warness tidal testing site following the completion of repair works.