Sabella will retry the cable connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France, next week. After delaying the cable connection of the turbine due to unsuitable safety conditions for the equipment, Sabella confirmed to Tidal Energy Today that it will retry the cable connection operation
Earlcoate Construction have completed the beach recycling project at Mudeford for Christchurch and East Dorset Council. The contract was carried out in an environmentally-sensitive area and planned accordingly. The main requirement of this coast protection scheme was to dredge and pump ashore approx
Jan De Nul Group has just posted on its official facebook page this amazing photo of their Ibn Battuta, one of seven cutter suction dredgers of Jan De Nul Group currently working on the New Suez Canal Project in Egypt. By the end of this month, 24 vessels of the Challenge Consortium (Nati
The innovation fund provided in a reformed Emissions Trading Scheme must take into account the specific finance needs of the emerging technologies for which it was created, it is stated in Ocean Energy Europe’s press release. The comment follows the publication of the European Commission’s proposal
Textiles technology group Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) has just released a video about the TenCate Geotube® and TenCate GeoContainer® custom applications. TenCate Geotube® Technology offers solutions for both dewatering applications and marine structures/shoreline protection applications. The two TenCat
Carl Sargeant, the Minister for Natural Resources in Wales, has visited Marine Power Systems (MPS), the developer behind WaveSub wave energy converter. The Minister was given a presentation and gudied tour of the business, during which MPS’ wave energy technology WaveSub was showcased. MPS is curren
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based developer of wave energy technology, welcomed Carl Sargeant AM, the Minister for Natural Resources in Wales, to its offices on Thursday, June 26. The Minister enjoyed a presentation and guided tour of the business, which showcased the potential of the Wave
Seatricity’s wave energy device Oceanus 2 is currently under tests at the Beaufort Wave basin, Ireland. The image shows a 3D-printed model of the Oceanus 2 device used for testing. The testing of the device is taking place from July 13-18, 2015. The aims of the trial include optimisation options for
The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry. The project, funded by a £ 1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Resear
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment specialized in solid pumping solutions, recently delivered its new cutterhead DTM85 with hydraulic pump HY85B for a sand production project in Pakistan. The company was able to provide the unit in just five days after the request. This cutterhe
The first phase of the Wallasea Island Wild Coast project was completed just a couple of days ago when the new sea walls of ‘Cell 1’ were successfully breached to allow for tidal flow into the marshland. This coastal scheme, located eight miles north of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, aims to transform 67
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches an
Stena Line, an international transport and travel service company, and the Port of Rotterdam today announced their collaboration to build a second berth at the Stena Line terminal at Europoort, as part of a 27 million Euro investment. “We believe in the future of Europoort as a strong freight hub on
