Technology
Black & Veatch UK recruits for wave Mechanical Engineer
Black & Veatch UK’s Water Division is looking to expand its marine energy team with the addition of a new Mechanical Engineer.
Video: Marine WITT testing at Southampton University
Witt Energy, a Plymouth-based developer behind the technology that converts motional energy into electricity, has released the video of its 200-Watt Marine WITT prototype testing.
EMEC hires new Systems Developer
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has added Steven Pyke as a new Systems Developer to its team.
Taiwan Seeks Seismometers for Offshore Wind Farm
The government of Taiwan is looking for suppliers of seismometer monitoring equipment as part of an unnamed offshore wind project. The local company is looking for three to four seismometers to be used on an unidentified offshore wind farm, according to the UK’s Exporting Is Great programme. Seismom
EOLINK Tests +10MW Floating Wind Concept, Expects 25% LCOE Reduction
EOLINK is performing tank testing of a 1:50 scale model of its floating wind turbine, which would allow for the utilization of +10MW wind turbines and reduction of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of 25%. So far, the tests validated that the floating wind turbine is able to withstand very harsh seast
EOLINK Tests +10MW Floating Wind Concept, Expects 25% LCOE Reduction
EOLINK is performing tank testing of a 1:50 scale model of its floating wind turbine, which would allow for the utilization of +10MW wind turbines and reduction of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of 25%. So far, the tests validated that the floating wind turbine is able to withstand very harsh seast
Turbulence monitoring set to begin in Orkney
A trans-Atlantic research project is preparing for the deployment of tidal turbulence measurement devices at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
OSIL: New Dredge Monitoring Buoys for Jan De Nul
Data buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have recently supplied 8 buoy platforms to Jan De Nul Group. The robust 1.2m buoys will be used on different dredging or renewables projects as platforms for environmental monitoring. Each buoy incorporates a variety of sensors from d
Video: OTEC with DCNS
DCNS has released a video on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) showcasing the working principles of its NEMO floating OTEC power plant.
Keller Delivers Gearboxes for Tianjin’s CSD ‘Tian Kun’
Keller, a German manufacturer of special gearboxes, recently delivered their gearing systems for 2 inboard pumps and an underwater pump to Tianjin Dredging Corporation (TDC). In addition to these gearing systems, the contract also involved a cutter-head gearbox with a nominal engine power of 5,000 k
Glasgow to host workshop on wave, tidal devices reliability
Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) project partners are organizing a free training workshop that will provide updates on the outcomes of the project.
ORE Catapult challenges oil and gas firms to diversify into renewables
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in Aberdeen has urged the oil and gas companies in the UK to diversify and take an early lead in the growing offshore renewables market, set to spend £210 billion in the coming decade.
W3G Developing Drone-Based Erosion Inspection Solution
W3G Marine is working on a drone-based erosion inspection technology concept for offshore wind farms, with an aim to contribute to operations and maintenance cost reduction. As one of the companies predominantly working in offshore oil and gas and moving into offshore renewables, W3G Marine met with
ORE Catapult, NSRI Launch Renewables Innovation Challenges for Oil and Gas Companies
As announced last month, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) have launched innovation challenges in an effort to help companies working in the oil and gas industry diversify into offshore renewables sector as the growing offshore renewables market