A new four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power off Maryport coast. C-Cell, a curved paddle which has the capacity to double the energy which can currently be captured from oc
A new four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power off Maryport coast. C-Cell, a curved paddle which has the capacity to double the energy which can currently be captured from oc
In order to remove sand from seabed and allow the oil pipes maintenance, DRAGFLOW has delivered a specifically designed machine to one of the largest contractors in the oil and gas industry. “We attached 2 Hydraulic Pumps HY85 to a shell that we designed and created, to cover the pipe (diameter is a
Recharged and rejuvenated beaches at Holland on Sea will reopen to the public tomorrow following the completion of phase one of a £36 million coastal protection scheme. The beaches have been closed off for safety reasons while the work has been undertaken by contractors. Tendring District Council (T
Tocardo has deployed an array of three turbines at the sluice gate of Afsluitdijk, Den Oever. The final preparations for the installation were conducted during previous weeks. The turbines were loaded on a pontoon yesterday, and the installation took place earlier today, according to Dutch Tidal Tes
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, has released a video about their “LARIO™” dredging and mining pumps. “LARIO™” ironclad pumps are known for their well-researched design, reliability, performance, strength and flexibility. All components subject to wear are manufactured from ni-
Mojo Maritime and IKM Subsea have secured an EU Horizon 2020 Grant to develop an ROV which would be used in high energy tidal sites and operated from Mojo’s energy vessel HF4. Mojo Maritime, British tidal energy developer, and IKM, Norwegian ROV manufacturer, joined forces in mid-2014 to bid for EU
Dutch applied research institute TNO has won innovation challenge for renewable-energy seawater desalination technology for its MemPower membrane distillation process that produces both drinking water and electricity, TNO’s press release reads. Three other teams were awarded for their desalination a
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. (GDG) and ACCIONA Infrastructures will present some preliminary findings from LEANWIND during the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event in Copenhagen. The paper will address the global performance of various existing concepts of gravity based foundations in terms of buoyancy a
Hydroquest’s river tidal turbine has been installed in the Loire river in the city of Orleans, according to laRep news site. The installation represents another test phase for the river tidal turbines. It is expected that the turbine will be connected to the electricity grid in March or April. Frede
Jee Ltd, a subsea engineering and training company, will share its experience in the field of offshore renewables and marine energy at the annual Wave & Tidal 2015 conference and exhibition next month. Presenting on day two in the session ‘Next Generation Enabling Technologies for the Wave and Tidal
Van Oord’s Flexible Fall Pipe Vessel (FFPV) ‘Nordnes’ has been refitted at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen under a tight schedule with the Seatools completing upgrades of the vessel’s Fall Pipe ROV (remotely operated vehicle). The FPROV is an underwater robot that steers the mouth of the fall pipe, ther
Marlink has been selected to provide high-end VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) services for the fleet of the international dredging and offshore contractor Van Oord. The contract is expected to include 30 vessels being supported by Marlink’s customized VSAT services by the end of 2015. Marlink’s
Contractors will begin the construction of a 340-meter access road at the MeyGen tidal stream project today, majority owner of the project, Atlantis Resources, announced. The announcement marks the start of all onshore construction at the site, a preparatory stage which will pave the way for the 398
