Technology
UK: Marine Data Exchange grows by 20% since 2015
Over 500 new surveys have been added to The Crown Estate’s Marine Data Exchange (MDE) since 2015, making 60% of all survey work completed by offshore renewable energy customers freely accessible via the platform.
Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers capable of mapping mines in former war zones, which will initially be used to identify potential unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the power cable routes of future offshore
Seatools Introduces the Advanced Series
Dutch technology company Seatools announced today the introduction of a new subsea hydraulic compensator range: the Advanced series. The new compensator range is based on the preceding Hyco range and delivers serious improvements in robustness, durability, and standardization, reported Seatools in t
AXYS rides Bimep’s waves
TRIAXYS directional wave buoy has been deployed at Bimep test site off Spain to assess the performance of Marmok-A5 wave energy converter.
VIDEO: Hydraulic Dredging in Wigginsville Marina
SITECH Solutions, provider of Trimble construction technology solutions, has just released a video about the Wigginsville Marina dredging project. In the video, SITECH presents the use of Trimble GCS900 excavator system for precise marine excavation and dredging and also introduces the use of In Cab
Bureau Veritas guides ‘de-risking’ of MRE technologies
Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines designed to reduce and manage risks associated with marine renewable energy (MRE) businesses and projects.
MET-CERTIFIED scores over €5M for marine energy projects
Europe will contribute €5.6 million to the MET-CERTIFIED project to accelerate the deployment of marine energy projects through its Interreg 2 Seas Programme.
Bureau Veritas Issues Guidelines for De-Risking Floating Wind Projects
International classification society Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines to reduce and manage risk as ocean engineering requirements develop in the growing marine renewable energy sector. The guidelines, NI 631 “Certification Scheme for Marine Renewable Energy Technologies”, cover float
Bureau Veritas Issues Guidelines for De-Risking Floating Wind Projects
International classification society Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines to reduce and manage risk as ocean engineering requirements develop in the growing marine renewable energy sector. The guidelines, NI 631 “Certification Scheme for Marine Renewable Energy Technologies”, cover float
MarTERA launches €30M marine R&I call
MarTERA consortium, consisting of 16 collaborating countries, has opened a joint call for transnational research and innovation projects in maritime and marine technologies, including renewable energy generation.
Kongsberg to supply sonars for Minesto’s tidal kite
Minesto has hired Kongsberg Maritime to supply marine mammal detection sonar system (MMDS) to be used for its Deep Green tidal power plant.
OCEANIC inspects MRE coatings
WavEC’s environmental team has performed a midterm survey of the coatings being developed for marine renewable energy technologies under the OCEANIC project.
France backs EEL Energy with multi-million grant
EEL Energy has received €3.7 million from the French government for the development of its new generation tidal energy device.
PHOTO: Backhoe Optimus in Klintehamn Harbor
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released this amazing photo of their backhoe dredger ‘Optimus’, working on the Klintehamn Harbor dredging project in Sweden. “We are dredging about 250.000 m³ of material from the harbor and fairway of Klinteham