Technology
Great Potential for Russian Dredging Industry
Recent presentation of Russian and foreign companies from the 4th Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow showed that there is a great potential for implementation of dredging projects in Russia. When speaking at the forum, Olivier Marcus, Damen’s Product Director Dredging, reminded about active invol
HR Wallingford: Modelling Colwyn Bay’s New Beach Defense
Conwy County Borough Council recently hired HR Wallingford to conduct physical modelling of the Colwyn Bay’s new beach defenses. “The Council wants to assure the longevity of the new beach, which has to date involved the placing of approximately 500,000m³ of dredged material, and has commissioned HR
SR2000 to restart EMEC trials next week
Scotrenewables Tidal Power plans to redeploy its SR2000 tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) next week.
Wave Hub checking Pembrokeshire Demo Zone feasibility
Wave Hub has launched a tender for a feasibility study for the wave energy site off the South Pembrokeshire coastline, Wales.
Bardot Group maps Indonesia for OTEC projects
French engineering company Bardot Group has shown interest to develop ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) projects in Indonesia.
Nautricity all set for CoRMaT turbine deployment
Nautricity plans to begin with the installation of its CoRMaT tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in two days time.
Bauer Renewables to Do Relief Drilling for Beatrice Piles
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has awarded Bauer Renewables with a subcontract to design, build, test and operate specialized equipment – the BAUER Dive Drill C40 – to execute relief drilling services for the foundation piles at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. S
EMEC looks for micro-grid solutions
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a tender for a micro-grid solution to facilitate the testing of marine energy converters.
ETI names new CEO
Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed Jonathan Wills as its new Chief Executive Officer.
University of Exeter wraps up novel mooring ropes tests
The University of Exeter has carried out performance and durability tests of a set of elastometric mooring tethers as part of the H2020-funded OPERA wave energy project.
Welsh assembly members call PM May to back Swansea tidal
Over two-thirds of Wales assembly members have urged the UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May to support the plans for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon.
Ulstein Orders Palfinger Kit for Acta Marine’s CSV Newbuilding
Palfinger Marine has signed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Verft to deliver the complete winch package and a container handling system for the DP2 construction support vessel (CSV) being built for the Netherlands-based Acta Marine B.V.
EC grants €4.4M for tidal turbines subsystem project
European Commission (EC) has awarded €4.4 million to Nova Innovation-led project set to demonstrate and validate a new direct drive power-take off solution for tidal turbines.
ABB and NKT Complete High Voltage Cable Business Deal
ABB completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables, on Wednesday, 1 March.