Komatsu Europe recently presented the new D37EXi/PXi-24 dozer, the latest in a growing range of machines equipped with intelligent Machine Control technology. Featuring all the advantages of the new D37-24 dozer, the D37EXi/PXi-24 brings improved efficiency and reduced costs to customers. “The D37EX
Offshore wind turbine maker Adwen has begun the civil works on the site in Bremerhaven where the first prototype of its AD 8-180 wind turbine will be installed. The main components of the wind turbine will arrive gradually until the installation starts in the fourth quarter of the year. The turbine’
Waterking BV recently completed the production of a new generation WK 220 NG-5 amphibious excavator. The new excavator, which is already at work, is the first in a series of seven. The new WK 220 NG-5 model undercarriage has several improvements such as newly designed tracks with a slightly differen
One of the finalist teams in the Wave Energy Prize challenge, AquaHarmonics, is testing its wave energy converter (WEC) at the US Navy’s maneuvering and seakeeping basin (MASK) in Carderock this week. The AquaHarmonics team arrived in Carderock last week and carried out setup works prior to putting
ENGIE Fabricom-Tractebel and Iemants have joined forces to carry out engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of an offshore substation and an associated jacket for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. ENGIE Fabricom is in charge of the overall integr
The State of Massachusetts has set aside USD 700,000 to advance three studies relating to offshore wind development. The funds will be allocated to nine academic and research institutions across Massachusetts and it will support offshore wind research projects to identify industry workforce training
GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week? General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design Ger
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has just released an interesting video showing capabilities of backhoe dredgers. A backhoe dredger is basically a hydraulic excavator installed on a pontoon. Dredging is executed by the excavator which is mounted on a turntable at the front of the pontoon.
Dalby Offshore is currently trialling a new system for motion and impact monitoring of offshore vessels, Oceanic Dynamics, on the recently delivered crew transfer vessel Dalby Ouse. Oceanic Dynamics is created by UK Electronic Solutions, part of NSSLGlobal Group, and is designed to protect the longe
Hamburg-based engineering and design company HeavyLift@Sea has responded to an expected surge in construction of floating offshore wind farms built farther from the shore and in deeper waters by designing a floating foundation installation vessel – the FFI 1700. With the dimensions of 165m in length
UK magnetic gear technology company, Magnomatics, and Seaplace, an offshore engineering specialist, are developing a tidal turbine using Magnomatics’ Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator, according to Yorkshire Post.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has invited applications for funding under a EUR 3 million scientific research programme at the company’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland, to understand the impacts of offshore wind on the environment. A scientific panel ha
Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. is expanding its offshore wind business abroad through a partnership with Taiwanese steel maker China Steel Corporation, Nikkei Asian Review reports. The two companies are expected to start collaborating on offshore wind-related projects this autumn. Hitachi will be in charg
Norwegian tidal technology developer, Tidetec, stated that the priority market for its low-head turbine is the UK’s future tidal lagoons industry.
