OpenHydro aims to deploy two tidal arrays before the end of 2015 in France and Canada. OpenHydro, a subsidiary of DCNS, celebrates a decade in business while preparing for the realization of two major tidal energy projects. Irish-based company is working with Emera, through its jointly funded ventur
Central Dredging Association – CEDA, an established authority and the leading independent forum for the professional dredging community, has just published its 2014 Annual Report. “In 2014 we consolidated much of the work started in 2013 and we set out some ambitious plans for the future in the CEDA
IHC IQIP, subsidiary of the Royal IHC, is expanding its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. With the acquisition of its Australian agent Machinery Supply on the 4th of May, IHC IQIP reached a new milestone in its aim to be a strong local partner for its clients. Increasin
This week VOSTA LMG celebrates an important milestone as it is 50 years since the company started with the development and production of bayonet dredge ball joints. The 50 years are a unique amount of experience for the dredge component and it overlaps a significant part of the total history of VOST
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), JBA Consulting and Met Office have joined forces to develop software for operational planning at EMEC’s wave and tidal test sites in Orkney. The system for Marine Mission Planner will be based on JBA’s ForeCoast Marine Mission Planner – a forecasting and dec
Anglesey Skerries tidal project could be restarted after the recent acquisition of Marine Current Turbines, the initial developer of the tidal array project, by Atlantis Resources. The location of the proposed Anglesey Skerries tidal array project is in the Sound between the group of rocks and islan
James Fisher Offshore Ltd has reached an agreement with KPMG in Scotland to acquire a number of subsea assets free from encumbrances from Specialist Subsea Services Limited. The investment will facilitate James Fisher groups’ provision of a fully integrated subsea service offering, including: Air, n
SeaGen S 1.2 MW system is capable of delivering up to 20 MW/h of electricity per day. In 2008, the installation and commissioning of SeaGen S 1.2 MW turbine was completed at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The turbines have a patented feature that allows the rotor blades to be pitched through 18
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been awarded three internationally recognized standards in quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management. Following the assessment by DNV-GL, the technology innovation and research centre received three accreditations: ISO 9001:
Carnegie Wave has performed tank tests of their CETO 6 wave energy converter at FloWave ocean energy testing facility, in Edinburgh. The aim of the tests was to understand the performance of CETO 6 technology under a range of operational conditions, as well as implementing CETO 1 advanced tuning str
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.
Keynvor MorLift Ltd (KML), which added a second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT to their ROV fleet last year, reported that the vehicle is now in service and performing as expected. Alongside their more conventional Cougar assignments, Keynvor MorLift specialises in deploying their Cougars for operational, in
Bibby HydroMap, a company involved in a range of services including hydrographic and geophysical survey, geotechnical sampling, etc, has just released a video about their innovative d’ROP system. d’ROP is a dynamic Remotely Operated Survey Platform that borrows and combines technology and operating
Ricardo MultiLife wind turbine bearing system, having the potential to improve wind turbine reliability and extend turbine bearing life by more than 500 percent, has been successfully installed and commissioned on a 600 kW turbine at the Barnesmore wind farm operated by ScottishPower Renewables in C
