Damen’s new Ultra Shallow Shoalbuster 3815 SD has successfully completed sea trials and bollard pull testing. The newly designed vessel achieved 18.6 tonnes of bollard pull, while still being able to operate in extreme shallow waters. Despite this impressive show of power, noise levels inside all th
Toronto-based Biome Renewables has completed the testing of its PowerCone tidal technology in Strangford Loch, Northern Ireland in cooperation with Queens University Belfast and Cuan Marine Services. According to the company, the initial results are very promising. Reportedly, the PowerCone retrofit
Delegates at the ‘Marine Renewable Energy and Offshore Aquaculture’ seminar in Lisbon, Portugal, heard about a series of advances involving deep water floating wind, wave energy, hydrogen production, offshore aquaculture and seaweed cultivation. New developmental pathways are being geared towards su
At this year’s International Tidal Energy Summit 2019 (ITES 2019), Magallanes Renovables presented the results of its first six months connected to the Scottish grid. During this period, it has been possible to generate blue energy thanks to the ATIR platform, 1.7 MW, generating energy continuously
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ABB has partnered with Romande Energie to supply its inverter solutions for one of the world’s highest floating PV installations, situated 1810 meters above sea level on the artificial Lac des Toules in Switzerland. The innovative solar plant, is predicted to produce more than 800,000 kWh of electri
US-based wave energy company Columbia Power Technologies (C·Power) is looking for an entry-level electrical or mechanical engineer. The Engineer is responsible for producing cost-effective designs that satisfy specifications of C·Power’s WEC. Balancing lowest cost of energy while ensuring system sur
MO4 and Seaqualize have been declared winners of the Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2019, Offshore Wind Innovators said. During the Q-meeting of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa, the audience of 240 wind energy professionals awarded Seaqualize with the public prize. The prize of the professional jury wen
MO4 and Seaqualize have been declared winners of the Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2019, Offshore Wind Innovators said. During the Q-meeting of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa, the audience of 240 wind energy professionals awarded Seaqualize with the public prize. The prize of the professional jury wen
Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines has issued a marine renewable energy permit to Nova Innovation for a tidal electricity project in the Bay of Fundy. “Nova Scotia’s leadership in the development of clean, renewable tidal energy continues to attract new businesses and new investment to our s
CASE Construction Equipment has launched their new full-size CX350D LR excavator, providing increased operating performance in applications that require long-distance bucket reach and precision. The new model features an elongated boom and arm and additional counterweight for increased digging capab
Callan Marine, a Texas-based, family-owned dredging business founded in 2009, recently launched the General MacArthur, one of the largest cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) in the U.S. market. At 290 feet in length and a 9 foot draft, the General MacArthur boasts 24,000 total installed horsepower. Power
Denmark has initiated studies to find possible locations for one or more energy islands supporting at least 10GW of offshore wind capacity. This corresponds to ten large offshore wind farms that could meet the electricity demand of more than ten million European households. The total investment need
Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won a contract to develop an innovative subsea electrical connector for Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Nova’s MECMate subsea connector is tailored to meet the requirements of the marine energy environment. Nova Innovation engineering director, Gary Conn
