Technology
Our New Dredging Vessel Directory Available!
Our new Dredging Vessel Directory (DVD), featuring more cutter suction dredgers (CSD) than the last year’s edition, is now finished and available online! Being introduced for the first time today at the IRO-CEDA meeting in Voorschoten, the new directory, which will provide the dredging industry with
Statoil Boosts Research Funds for New Energy Solutions
Norwegian energy company Statoil plans to direct 25% of its research funds to new energy solutions such as offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen by 2020. At its recent Capital Markets update, Statoil announced plans to build a material industrial position in profitable renewables a
First Hornsea One OSS Topside Reaches Aalborg
The first of three substation topsides being built for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm has arrived at Bladt Industries’ site in Aalborg, Denmark.
Gardline and G.A.S. Jointly Tackle Taiwanese Offshore Market
Gardline and Global Aqua Survey (G.A.S) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on offshore survey projects in Taiwan. Under the MoU, Gardline will provide specialist consultancy and services to G.A.S. The company plans to introduce into the Taiwanese market ”high-end geotechnical and
OES: Ocean energy sector to create 680,000 jobs by 2050
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has released a new report presenting global state-of-the-art in ocean energy sector.
Backhoe Dredger Magnor Fitted with WDH Cylinders
WDH Hydraulics announced recently that the digging system of the world’s largest backhoe dredger Magnor is equipped with 12 WDH cylinders. In the release, the company said that in consultation with the client’s technical specialists, WDH came up with a customer-specific design. The double-acting hyd
EDF EN Seeks Geotechnical Investigators for the Mediterranean Floater
Parc Eolien Offshore De Provence Grand Large, a subsidiary of EDF EN France, has invited tenders for geotechnical investigations and associated services for the 24MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in the French part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Marine-i bags £6.8M from ERDF for Cornish marine innovation
Marine-i, a collaborative project set up to boost marine innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has secured up to £6.8 million through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Fraunhofer IWES Completes StEnSea Tests
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) has completed a four-week test of a scaled-down version of the StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) system in the Lake Constance.
Minesto enlists bend restrictors supplier
Minesto has hired Subsea Energy Solutions to provide bend restrictors for its Deep Green tidal plant. UK-based engineering company Subsea Energy Solutions will supply super duplex stainless bend restrictors to Minesto for its Deep Green tidal energy ‘kite’. Minesto had previously hired Subsea Energy
EMEC looks for Non-Exec Director
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to appoint a Non-Executive Director to strengthen its Board for the next phase of development.
Royal IHC: Keel Laying Ceremony for NMDC’s New TSHD
The keel laying ceremony for the first custom-build trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) in the Gulf area took place yesterday at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. The vessel is being built for the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), an Abu Dhabi based marine contractor. The Arzanah will ha
SeaPower wave device weathering storms
Sea Power’s wave energy platform has tackled some extreme wave conditions caused by storms while continuing its operation off the west coast of Ireland.
Drones Lift SgurrEnergy’s Turbine Inspection Game
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has introduced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its existing inspection service offering after obtaining the Civil Aviation Authority‘s Permission for Aerial Work.