Technology
Van Oord Strengthens Fleet with TSHD Contender
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has acquired trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Contender’ from Dutch Abeko Marine. The vessel has a hopper capacity of 2,680 m3. This purchase allows Van Oord to strengthen its fleet in the small trailing
Marine WITT prepares for summer tank testing
Witt Ltd, the developer behind WITT technology that converts motional energy into electricity, plans to conduct tank tests on its 200-Watt Marine WITT this summer. Witt Ltd is focusing on the development of 200-Watt WITT marine power unit with the aim of bringing it into manufacture for sale to cust
UK: Tidal lagoon competition on the horizon
Ecotricity, a UK-based green energy company, plans to build the first tidal lagoon in the UK for almost half the price currently proposed for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme, the company informed. Ecotricty, which will release details of its plans later this year, said it is ready to compete to buil
EMEC puts Pelamis WEC up for research
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is seeking ideas on future learning opportunities and R&D projects which may benefit from utilising the Pelamis P2-002 wave energy prototype.
Tocardo to test T2 tidal array at EMEC
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a Dutch tidal turbines manufacturer, has singed up to demonstrate a 20 year pre-commercial array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. Tocardo plans to install eight T2 turbines across two Tocardo systems at EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site at the Fall o
SEAI funds 15 marine energy projects
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a total grant award of €4.3 million to 15 new marine energy projects underway in 2016 under its Prototype Development Fund. The announcement was made as SEAI in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland hosts an ‘Ireland open for business’ e
Job opening at SmartBay Ireland
SmartBay Ireland is currently seeking applications for the position of Business Development and Projects Coordinator. The Business Development and Projects Coordinator is responsible for the development of new projects and opportunities for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy test site. This
Maputo Port Dredging Set for Mid-May
The dredging of the Port of Maputo’s access channel is estimated to begin in mid-May and will be executed by Jan De Nul Dredging Middle East FZE, UAE, according to the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The dredging operations will last 10 months, including mobilization and demobilization of th
Royal IHC Delivers Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Mahury
Royal IHC delivered the trailing suction hopper dredger Mahury to Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging on February 18, 2016. The 1,840m3 twin-screw TSHD was built at IHC’s partner shipyard, MTG Dolphin, in Varna, Bulgaria. The Mahury was successfully launched on 14 August and named on 29 October 2
VIDEO: ACETube Dewatering System Introduced
ACE Geosynthetics, a manufacturer of geosynthetic fabric and geosynthetic products, such as geogrid and geotextile, has just released a video about their ACETube® (Geotextile Tube) Dewatering System, that can make dredging faster and more efficient. ACETube® is integrated with single or multiple pie
VIDEO: FLiDAR 6M Braving North Sea Winter Storm
Canada-based Axys Technologies has recently shared a video showing its FLiDAR 6M, formerly known as the WindSentinel, navigating the rough seas at the Fino1 Met Mast off the coast of Germany. The FINO1 Met Mast is situated in the North Sea, approximately 45 kilometres to the north of Borkum,and in a
VIDEO: Dredge Ball Joints – Engineering and Manufacturing
Dredge Yard, an international producer of mining/dredging components and equipment, has just released this very interesting video about the engineering and manufacturing of their dredge ball joints. The dredge ball joints are designed in six different types, giving variations of tilting angle from 1
Scotrenewables’ FloTEC bags €10M from Horizon 2020
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has awarded a grant of €10 million (£7.75 million) to advance the commercialisation of Scotrenewables’ floating tidal energy technology. The Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation (FloTEC) project will advance Scotrenewables
Carbon Trust backs renewables testing in Japan
The Carbon Trust is working as part of a consortium created to progress the development of tidal and floating wind energy test centre in Japan. The Carbon Trust has been working closely with both the Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo and the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association on the