The AR1500 is the latest tidal power turbine system under development at Atlantis. The AR1500 will have a rated capacity of 1.5 MW at flows of 3.0 m/s. Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed the detailed design of this turbine during 2014. The design is adjusted to withstand the harsh environment
In December 2014 the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) published a policy document, entitled “The Danish Solution: A BluePrint for Clean Soil”. The document provides a policy framework for identifying and prioritizing soil-contamination sites in Denmark and developing green-tec
Companies, entrepreneurs and groups working in the area of marine renewable energy, based in the EU or in FP7-associated States are eligible to participate in the latest MARINET’s call offering free access to Europe’s leading test facilities. As a first step, the user, or the group leader must conta
Following the fast progression of three international commercial projects and the recent success of the combined wind and wave scaled testing of the commercial P80 design, Floating Power Plant (FPP), a Danish company developing combined wind and wave system, has launched a new share emission. Floati
Wasa Dredging recently completed the blasting and dredging works of Pietarsaari Port. All of the company’s equipment was used in different phases during the project. The port was dredged to -12,8 m. The project consisted of about 60 000 m³ of underwater blasting, dredging of 200 000 m³ of blasted ro
Minesto has filed an application to the Isle of Anglesey’s Council for the screening opinion for the development of a 1.5 MW offshore tidal array west off Anglesey island, Wales. This array will be used to demonstrate the viability of the array concept, and Minesto plans to expand the initial array
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has introduced the PC240LC- 11 hydraulic excavator to the European market. This new excavator further leverages Komatsu’s leadership in technology and innovation with a more environmentally friendly EU Stage IV Komatsu engine, up to 6% improved fuel efficiency, an u
The Carbon Trust today announced details of the world’s largest and most challenging validation trials of floating LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. Up to five different offshore wind measurement devices will be subjected to an extensive testing and validation against the state-of-the-
Dredging to remove sand build up at the Murray Mouth has been interrupted, following a mechanical breakdown with the dredger. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources’ Manager Water Resource Operations, Jarrod Eaton, said the breakdown occurred late last week and a replacement engine f
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. (CSA) has been awarded a patent for a method and apparatus meant to assist in the remediation of marine sediment that has been altered as a result of an oil spill, drilling discharge or other discharges of organic compounds. CSA’s Marine Sediment Remediation (MSR) System act
Dublin Port Company has officially opened its newly completed Alexandra Quay Container Terminal following a €35m investment. The opening marks the completion of the third and final phase of the development of the new facility. This third phase will enable the terminal to cater for an additional 80,0
Work is underway on the long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers project to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island. The project will be a benefit to the larger Coney Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Project and will also incl
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – January 2015 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. Van Oor
Oscilla Power Inc. (OPI), a wave energy developer based in Seattle, is developing a patented magnetostrictive wave energy converter (M-WEC) aimed at reducing the cost of grid-scale electricity generated from ocean waves. OPI M-WEC is a two-body point absorbing wave energy converter. Energy is taken
