Caterpillar announced it has been selected to supply generator power to Principle Power, a renewable energy technology developer, for its WindFloat Prototype project. The grid-connected floating structure supports a Vestas V80-2.0 MW turbine, with an Olympian™ GEP 88-4 generator set for standby powe
Subsea UK reports that Tyne and Wear Marine (TWM) Ltd., a marine and engineering company, used Tritech’s StarFish 990F for the dock wall survey on the Tyne River, Newcastle. The technology was used during port survey and inspection project, and has the latest in advanced CHIRP (Compressed High Inten
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has selected Cargotec as the quay crane supplier for the company’s future Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The decision reflects a comprehensive bidding process designed to find cranes that offered the highest safety, productivity and automation standards required for
Abeko Marine received new requests for dredging and land reclamation projects, for which the company had to expand the fleet on the short term with a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. Suitable second hand dredgers were not available which made the company decide for the conversion of the MV ‘Siro
The RESON Group are offering existing SEABAT 7125 SV2 customers the opportunity to upgrade their systems with RESONs Feature Pack 3, (FP3) totally, free of charge. Feature Pack 3 has taken all the benefits of FP2 and added two new features, TRACKER and SEABAT UI, to provide users with increased effi
Gamesa has again demonstrated its commitment to leadership in environmental protection and product improvement in the renewable energy industry by obtaining Ecodesign certification – granted by rating agency TÜV in accordance with ISO 14006/2011 standards — for its G128-4.5 MW wind turbine, the firs
A tidal and wave testing facility that is currently under construction is expected to make testing of tidal prototypes easier. According to Onlinetes.com, the FloWave TT test center is being built at the University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus. The facility will contain the first water tan
The Aquamarine Power’s underwater base is coming to its completion and over the next few weeks the Oyster 800, producing 800KW is expected to be put into operation in Orkney waters, reports the Irish Times. At the time being, Aquamarine has its 300KW Oyster I operational for 6,000 hours. The company
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. and their agent in the Netherlands, Nautikaris BV, have recently been involved in a project for Deep BV – Hydrography and Geophysics, providing positioning and survey services for the installation of a power cable from the Thornton Bank Wind Farm off the Belgian coast. This
The Vertiwind project that involves the testing of a 2 MW prototype VAWT (vertical-axis wind turbine) has recently been launched by the French companies Technip and Nénuphar. Currently a 35 kW VAWT prototype is being tested onshore at Boulogne-sur-Mer by Nénuphar, the company responsible for the des
Gurit, a leading global supplier of composite materials and technical solutions to the wind energy, transportation, tooling, marine markets and other selected application areas congratulates ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest who has successfully achieved supply of power to the grid from their HS1000 device.
Because of doubts about the original design of the new harbour built in Sal Rei on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, the Cape Verdean client asked Royal Haskoning and Deltares to produce, test and optimise a new design. The harbour is vital for the ongoing development of tourism on the island. Stor
The first direct measurement of wind over the Great Lakes at the height of commercial turbines comes from a six-ton buoy loaded with scientific equipment. The buoy was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore. The project was led by
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for global subsea, topside and onshore applications, has been awarded £1million in financial support from the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA). The company predicts a 20% increase in turn
