Technology
DNV GL Okays DanTysk Offshore Accommodation Platform
DNV GL has awarded Vattenfall with a final statement of compliance for its DanTysk offshore accommodation platform recently installed in the North Sea. This is the first offshore platform in the North Sea to host up to 50 operation and maintenance staff members working at the 288MW DanTysk offshore
Tidal Sails wraps up TackReach trials
Tidal Sails, a Norwegian tidal energy developer, has concluded the testing of its scaled prototype TackReach tidal energy device.
First 2MW tidal turbine hits Bay of Fundy waters
Cape Sharp Tidal has deployed the first 2MW OpenHydro tidal turbine at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Mainstay Marine to build Wave-tricity WEC
UK wave energy developer Wave-tricity has hired Mainstay Marine Solutions to build its Ocean Wave Rower wave energy device.
Cape Sharp Tidal deployment begins
Cape Sharp Tidal has started the deployment operations for the first 2MW tidal turbine in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
Columbia Power set to test new generator
US-based wave energy developer, Columbia Power Technologies, will test its prototype direct-drive generator at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Colorado starting this week.
GSG Towers Aims High after Upgrades
Poland’s GSG Towers, a Gdańsk Shipyard Group company, has recently opened upgraded facilities for the production of wind towers and steel structures for the offshore industry. GSG Towers invested around PLN 160 million (EUR 37 million) in upgrading its bending, welding and paining equipment which is
FloWave gets real
The open ocean conditions found in Orkney can now be replicated at FloWave test tank as a result of a three-year research collaboration between the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility.
CorPower scores €4M for WaveBoost project
European Commission has backed the Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean with €4 million for its WaveBoost project.
Ten-Year Maintenance Dredge Contract for Dutch Dredging
Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities. The contract will be signed in Auckland this week, Wednesday, 9 November, in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, and the Dutch and New Zealand ministe
University of Limerick Acquires Fully-Equipped Marine ROV for EUR 2.1 Million
Aberdeen company Forum Energy Technologies and Paris-based iXBlue have won contracts from the University of Limerick for the delivery of marine remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems for subsea applications in offshore wind or similar infrastructure. The total value of awarded contracts is EUR 2,08
Ex-Minesto chief to drive CorPower’s commercialization
Anders Jansson has been named Commercial Director of the Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean.
Carnegie bags £9.6M EU grant
Carnegie Wave Energy has secured £9.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub.
Trimble Introduces Marine Inertial Positioning System
Trimble has released a precise Marine Inertial Positioning System which provides robust 3D position, attitude and orientation data in the most challenging of marine environments. It’s targeted at marine contractors who are constructing ports or waterways with dredging, placement or piling machines t