Technology
Met Office to Monitor Weather over Veja Mate and Nordsee One
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has signed new contracts to provide forecast services during the construction of the 322MW Nordsee One and the 402MW Veja Mate, the two offshore wind farms to be built in the south west of the German Bight area of the North Sea. The Nordsee One OWF
Whitford, EMEC team up for coatings testing
Coatings manufacturer Whitford is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability for applications
Whitford Testing Coatings for Offshore Industries at EMEC
UK-based coating manufacturer Whitford Ltd is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability
Anton Berkenheger Group Takes Over Senwatec
Anton Berkenheger Group, also called Berky, is developing and producing special machines for water maintenance for more than 50 years. Meanwhile Berky has grown to a company providing a whole range of innovative and efficient solutions for ministration and maintenance of water ways like rivers, digs
Scotrenewables anchors at EMEC
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) ahead of the installation of its SR2000 2 MW floating tidal turbine.
WITT Energy appoints Chairman
WITT Energy, a Plymouth-based company developing the technology that converts motional energy into electricity with potential application as a wave energy converter, has named James Burnell-Nugent as the company’s Chairman. Burnell-Nugent is the former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy. He curren
MacArtney and dotOcean Enter Partnership Agreement
MacArtney continues to expand its business portfolio through a new partnership with dotOcean for North American markets. The agreement consolidates MacArtney’s strong position in key markets and provides customer access to the extensive range of dotOcean sediment and soil measurement products. dotOc
IEA, UfM join forces for climate action
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) setting out the outlines of closer co-operation between the two organisations on projects of mutual interest in the energy field. The two parties share similar goals and have to
DEC Opts for Hitachi Hybrid Excavators
DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC) – a subsidiary of DEME Group – has purchased a fleet of Hitachi hybrid excavators to work on its soil and sediment recycling centers in Belgium. Two of the ZH210LC-5s are based on the banks of the River Scheldt at Zwijndrecht, near Antwerp, with a third machine d
EU research and innovation website comes online
New website to monitor the pace of research and innovation within the EU, which provides data and analyses at both national and EU level, is now online. The Research and Innovation Observatory (RIO) – Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility website supports policy-making in Europe by providing practica
IHC to Kit Out Maersk Connector with Plough System
IHC has secured an order for a cutting edge power cable plough system, destined for the recently launched cable installation vessel, Maersk Connector, chartered to DeepOcean. The equipment to be provided by IHC comprises a 3.3m trench depth power cable plough, a sea state 5 LARS and tow winch. The p
Report: Floaters Are Part of UK’s Renewable Energy Future
Floating offshore wind is one of six key innovation areas that should get a portion of the UK government’s GBP 500 million energy innovation programme funds, according to a report published by Scottish Renewables. Floating offshore wind has the potential to open huge areas of the world’s deepest oce
Report: Floaters Are Part of UK’s Renewable Energy Future
Floating offshore wind is one of six key innovation areas that should get a portion of the UK government’s GBP 500 million energy innovation programme funds, according to a report published by Scottish Renewables. Floating offshore wind has the potential to open huge areas of the world’s deepest oce
SR: Wave and tidal to drive UK’s renewable energy future
Scottish Renewables has identified six key innovation areas and called the UK government to work with industry to help guide investment to deliver a low-carbon, low-cost energy sector. Government innovation spending could deliver a world-leading energy system if £500 million of allocated funds are t