Negrini company, specialized in engineering and manufacturing a comprehensive range of grabs and buckets for rope machines and crawler mounted cranes, has been active in the market since 1967. The company’s equipment is very well-known for quality as well as for the very accurate and skillful engine
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched its first GBP 7 mln international technology innovation competition. WES has issued a competitive project call for innovative power take-off (PTO) systems. Applications are invited from innovative technology developers who require investment to advance their t
Aquamarine Power has published the initial operational information gathered during the testing of their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The data collected shows a high correlation between Aquamarine Power’s predictions of Oyster 800 performance and the
Aquamarine Power today published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major st
Aquamarine Power today published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major st
Head of the New Energy at Bluewater Energy Services was awarded the title Engineer of the Year by the Prince Friso Engineers Prize held at University of Twente. Allard van Hoeken studied Mechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology. From 1995, he held various positions at Bluewater Energ
Under the umbrella of the Ecoshape partnership, Deltares will be starting this year on greening the banks of the New Meuse river in Rotterdam. On 16 March, Ecoshape signed a memorandum of understanding to that effect with nine other parties. Ecoshape is involved with this program on the basis of the
Fugro has introduced a high accuracy G2+ service, designed to benefit offshore operators around the globe who require positioning and measurement accuracy at centimetre level. G2+ is an enhancement of Fugro’s highly regarded G2 service (based on GPS and GLONASS) and utilises highly advanced GNSS aug
Fugro has introduced high accuracy G2+ service designed to help offshore operators with positioning and measurement accuracy. Applications for this service include offshore construction, survey services, vessel monitoring and structural monitoring. The service enables real-time correction of tidal c
DemoWind, the Offshore Wind European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) Cofund, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, launched a Joint Call 2015 on 25th February 2015. DemoWind offers the opportunity for project consortia to participate in its first Joint Call this year for collaborati
In UK’s Budget 2015 the government has announced investments in the creation of the new Energy Systems Catapult in Birmingham. The government will invest an initial GBP 60 million in a proposal made by six universities across the Midlands for a new Energy Research Accelerator, a major project to dev
Konecranes has received an order from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the U.S. for nine Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes. They will be shipped to the Port Authority’s Bayport Container Terminal in mid-2016. The nine Konecranes RTGs on order are high-performance, 16-wheel RTGs with a lifting c
The final phase of testing the Corpower WEC (wave energy conversion) technology is now completed and the project can now focus on full scale deployment activities. The project aims to industrialize a wave energy converter with five times higher energy density compared to existing technologies. The f
With almost €2.4 million, the EU’s TEN-T Program will support studies for the development of the Port of Genoa in Italy and the construction of a new breakwater near the port. The project will back up a larger plan on the port’s integration in the European core transport network. The preparatory stu
