Technology
KCI Secures Funds and Partners to Build Double Slip Joint Prototype
Dutch engineering firm KCI has been awarded with a research and development (R&D) subsidy from Dutch Top consortium Knowlegde and Innovation, Wind at Sea (TKI – WoZ) for the further development of its Double Slip Joint (DSJ) concept. KCI has also teamed up with partners Van Oord Offshore Wind Projec
KCI Secures Funds and Partners to Build Double Slip Joint Prototype
Dutch engineering firm KCI has been awarded with a research and development (R&D) subsidy from Dutch Top consortium Knowlegde and Innovation, Wind at Sea (TKI – WoZ) for the further development of its Double Slip Joint (DSJ) concept. KCI has also teamed up with partners Van Oord Offshore Wind Projec
Take a 360° Aerial Tour of an Offshore Wind Farm with Siemens (Video)
Siemens has released a video showing a 360° flight to an offshore wind farm. The video explains how the company’s technology and O&M solutions keep the industry moving forward and help reduce costs. The technologies described include Siemens’ wind turbines with Direct Drive technology. The video als
Gallery: Full steam ahead for MeyGen installation
Atlantis Resources is making final preparations to install the first phase of the MeyGen tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, off Caithness.
Minesto welcomes Seacams funding. Announces collaboration
Minesto has hailed the award of funding for the Seacams 2 project as good news for the marine energy industry, announcing the potential collaboration in the project.
Offshore WIND International Business Guide 2017 Seeks Cover Photo
The Offshore WIND International Business Guide 2017 will be launched in January 2017 and will continue to successfully display a large amount of companies who are active in offshore wind industry. Already in its sixth edition, the latest business guide contains more companies than ever proving that
AXYS teams up with Geomarine
AXYS Technologies, a Canadian environmental monitoring company, has appointed Geomarine as its new value added reseller in Italy.
Report: Innovations Can Shave 33 Percent Off LCOE by 2030
A report by KIC InnoEnergy and BVG Associates has identified fifty offshore wind innovations which have the potential to make a substantial reduction in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) through changes to design, hardware, software or process. The report, ‘Future renewable energy costs: offshore
Wales grants £12M of EU funds to grow marine energy sector
The Welsh government has awarded almost £12 million to support Bangor University’s Seacams 2 project which aims to expand Wales’ marine energy sector over the next four years.
Oceantec WEC soon to raise Spanish waves
Spanish wave energy developer, Oceantec Energías Marinas, is finalizing the construction of its wave energy converter ahead of the deployment off Spain.
New Turbidity Monitoring Buoy from MacArtney
MacArtney’s German subsidiary, MBT GmbH, has manufactured a turbidity monitoring buoy, which is intended for deployment for accompanying environmental monitoring during dredging. Being deployed as a surface buoy, the compact sized, autonomous buoy system intended for determining turbidity in coastal
Ecosse Subsea Systems Lands GBP 3 Million Carousel Contract
Aberdeenshire-based Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded a GBP 3 million contract by an international infrastructure group to design and build a 1,500-ton carousel and associated spread. The carousel will be used for the storage of spare cables required for UK offshore wind farm projects and
Sabella treads towards bright 2016 ending
French tidal energy developer, Sabella, is expecting to wrap up the year 2016 with several projects moving forward to the next phase of development.
Atkins Ready to Go Into Details at Dounreay Trì
UK-based design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins is preparing to carry out a detailed design of the world’s first multi-turbine offshore wind floating platform to be deployed at the Dounreay Trì Project off the Scottish north coast. Atkins’ offshore wind team has been working w