Able UK has announced a further expansion of its fleet with the acquisition of a new heavy duty dredging grab which will be used in conjunction with Europe’s largest mobile harbor crane, based at Able Seaton Port on the Tees. Able has invested EUR 220,000 in the 28 tonne grab supplied by Verstegen,
Three European research and testing sites are collaborating on the development of a methodology to improve reliability in marine energy converters. Scotland’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is working with the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and SP Technical Research Institute of
Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, believes the £1 billion project still has the support from within the UK government, BBC reports. The UK government announced on February 10 it would conduct an independent review into the feasibility and practicality of tid
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has made two final contract awards from its first competitive call for power take-off systems. The first contract in the amount of £474,493 has been awarded to Trident Energy who joins the stage 2 programme Another award of £90,000 will be made to Exceedence who will parti
The foundations, steelwork and cladding have been completed for the MeyGen’s Power Conversion Utility Building, and the onshore project is ready for electrical fit out works. Once completed, the building will house power conversion equipment for the turbines, 33 kV switchgear for grid connection, an
A contract has been signed by EPN, the Nicaraguan Port Authority, and INTUR, the Nicaraguan Tourist Agency, with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of a CSD350 Cutter Suction Dredger. The dredger is to be operated by EPN on a project to create and maintain a 200 km inland channel running alo
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has signed new contracts to provide forecast services during the construction of the 322MW Nordsee One and the 402MW Veja Mate, the two offshore wind farms to be built in the south west of the German Bight area of the North Sea. The Nordsee One OWF
Coatings manufacturer Whitford is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability for applications
UK-based coating manufacturer Whitford Ltd is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability
Anton Berkenheger Group, also called Berky, is developing and producing special machines for water maintenance for more than 50 years. Meanwhile Berky has grown to a company providing a whole range of innovative and efficient solutions for ministration and maintenance of water ways like rivers, digs
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) ahead of the installation of its SR2000 2 MW floating tidal turbine.
WITT Energy, a Plymouth-based company developing the technology that converts motional energy into electricity with potential application as a wave energy converter, has named James Burnell-Nugent as the company’s Chairman. Burnell-Nugent is the former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy. He curren
MacArtney continues to expand its business portfolio through a new partnership with dotOcean for North American markets. The agreement consolidates MacArtney’s strong position in key markets and provides customer access to the extensive range of dotOcean sediment and soil measurement products. dotOc
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) setting out the outlines of closer co-operation between the two organisations on projects of mutual interest in the energy field. The two parties share similar goals and have to
