Technology
CWind Expands Offshore Wind Offering with Power Cable Services
Colchester-based offshore wind services provider CWind will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine Systems Limited Group to add power cable installation and maintenance solutions to its offering.
CWind Expands Offshore Wind Offering with Power Cable Services
Colchester-based offshore wind services provider CWind will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine Systems Limited Group to add power cable installation and maintenance solutions to its offering.
Gallery: SEENEOH tidal site set for completion mid-February
SEENEOH tidal test center is wrapping up the construction works at the Garonne river in Bordeaux with the final test berth set for installation this month.
WES hunts for new advisors
Wave energy development body, Wave Energy Scotland (WES), is seeking to appoint three new members to its Advisory Group.
SeaRoc Bolsters Operations Team
SeaRoc Group has expanded its operations team with the hiring of a senior communications engineer, project manager and project planner.
Komatsu Europe Introduces New MR-5 Mini Excavators
Komatsu Europe International has introduced a new range of MR-5 mini excavators, coming in February to the European market. The new PC30MR-5, PC35MR-5, PC45MR-5 and PC55MR-5 hydraulic excavators are four machines with tight tail swing radius and swing booms that hug the machine to help with work in
France goes ahead with 2MW in-river tidal farm
French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) has approved the construction of 2MW in-river tidal energy project on the river Rhône in the eastern France.
Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 February 2017
Dutch MPs Call For Extension of 2023 Offshore Wind Capacity Target The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has received a motion to look into the possibility of adding new offshore wind farm zones to the country’s list of projects scheduled for commissioning by 2023. Taiwan Gets Complete Off
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 6-12, 2017). Shell to Supply LNG for Van der Kamp’s New Dredger Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) and Van der Kamp have signed an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas that will power Van der Kam
Reflex Marine: Smaller Vessels with Advanced Access Systems More Cost-Efficient (Interview)
Offshore WIND spoke to James Strong, Business Development Director at Reflex Marine, a company looking for new ways of personnel and cargo transfer between wind turbines and vessels, and one of the developers of a guidance document for personnel crane transfer, released this summer.
RTsys senses Sabella’s tidal turbine environment
French specialist for underwater acoustic technology RTsys will supply its sensor system for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine.
French wave company HACE raises €700K for wave prototype
Hydro Air Concept Energie (HACE) has raised around €700,000 which will be used to test its wave energy prototype later this year.
EU: Study proposes tech neutral auctions for RE post 2020
EU-funded study has concluded that the best cost-effective way to achieve the 2030 target for sourcing energy from renewables is through technology neutral auctions. For less established renewable energy (RE) technologies, like tidal range, different option has been suggested.
Group De Cloedt to Expand Dredging Fleet with ‘New’ TSHD
Kooiman Marine Group of Zwijndrecht has won a contract from Group De Cloedt for the conversion of their dry cargo vessel DC Eems into a trailing suction hopper dredger. The DC Eems, currently under management with EemsWerken (family Kornet) from Werkendam, measures approximately 90m x 15m. Upon comp