Speaking on the consent given the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, the Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that leading Scottish wave developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13 million wave first array support programme – part of the
Speaking on the consent given the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, the Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that leading Scottish wave developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13 million wave first array support programme – part of the
Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal ar
Rabobank Publishes Outlook for Dredging Sector CEDA Corporate Member Rabobank has published its newest outlook for the dredging sector, and for the first time, made it available to the general public. Greens: Abbott OKs Great Barrier Reef Destruction (Australia) Tony Abbott’s Great Barrier Reef po
FriGeo has landed a very prestigious contract regarding freeze dredging in the Värta harbor, outside Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish Harbors introduced a plan to create a new pier for passenger traffic there. The main contractor, and the FriGeo customer, is Danish company Aarsleff. “We are very pleas
Having gotten off to a flying start, the SeaGen 2.0MW test programme at The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec continues to prove its success. Siemens-owned MCT delivered the prototype powertrain and all associated equipment to the Narec facility in June 2013. Since that time, a large variety o
Having gotten off to a flying start, the SeaGen 2.0MW test programme at The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec continues to prove its success. Siemens-owned MCT delivered the prototype powertrain and all associated equipment to the Narec facility in June 2013. Since that time, a large variety o
Peter DeMoor of Dredging International/DEME, explained their “best of breed” approach for their positioning systems for over 50 of their machines. DredgeRover™ from Carlson Machine Control, is flexible and can be configured for an array of excavators and cable cranes. Carlson Machine Control provide
In the next weeks Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience, will take part to four exhibition and convention in Southern America: Perumin, Exposibram, Colombia Minera and the International mining congress of Mexico. Dragflow will present its dredge mining
Vestas has produced the first prototype 80 meter blade for the V164-8.0 MW – the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine – at the R&D centre on the Isle of Wight, UK. The blade will now undergo an extensive testing regime to ensure total reliability. The 80 meter blade is the longest ever produc
Vestas has produced the first prototype 80 meter blade for the V164-8.0 MW – the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine – at the R&D centre on the Isle of Wight, UK. The blade will now undergo an extensive testing regime to ensure total reliability. The 80 meter blade is the longest ever produc
Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 10th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter was redeployed in Orkney in July 2013 after pre-commissioning of the power plant. The Penguin has no
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group seminar will take place on 20 September 2013 in Le Havre, France. This seminar will bring together experts from across Europe from governments, industry and academia to discuss and understand the latest developments in marine sand and gravel. Previous semina
Minesto has identified the Welsh waters as candidate for a full-scale deployment of Deep Green after extensive measurements of the sea conditions carried out by SEACAMS, a Welsh research project that offers marine businesses access to research facilities, expertise and knowledge from Welsh Universit
