SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine management system, has been selected to support the construction of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. SeaRoc said that the agreement is part of its strategic partnership with Mercuries Data System (MDS), which is contracted to deliver communications and marin
Eni, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fincantieri and Terna have signed an agreement to set up a company for the development and manufacturing of wave-energy power plants. The agreement was signed in Ravenna by the chief executive officers of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fabrizio Palermo, of Fincantieri, Gi
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Swansea University is looking for research officer and research assistant for CFD modelling of tidal (and wind) turbine arrays using an existing advanced actuator disk model implemented in OpenFOAM. The role includes further development of the model, publication of research outputs and interaction w
UmbraGroup-led Electro-Mechanical Reciprocating Generator (EMERGE) project has delivered sea trial in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. The project is funded by Wave Energy Scotland within the innovation power take-off (PTO) Stage 3 call. The Electro-Mechanical Generator (EMG) is an innovative direct-driv
Orbital has entered into a strategic contract with SKF for the supply of the fully integrated power trains on its upcoming O2 2MW floating tidal turbine, set to enter operation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in 2020. The contract brings the industrial capabilities of SKF in be
The Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), Oregon State University and Sandia National Laboratories are organizing a 2-day workshop to offer a hands-on understanding of the wave energy converter (WEC) design theory and experimental testing approach. The workshop will pay specific attention on dynamics
SINN Power is part of the research project MUSICA that is granted € 9 million to build and test a floating renewable offshore platform. The MaREI center for Marine and Renewable Energy takes the lead and is supported by a consortium of 15 European participants. Under the lead of MaREI’s Gordon Dalst
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 14 – 20, 2019). Jan De Nul Kicks Off Nouadhibou Dredging Project Jan De Nul Group has officially kicked off the deepening and widening operations in the inner port channel and turning basin of the large o
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The W2POWER prototype, the first multi-turbine wind floating platform in Spain designed by the Spanish company ENEROCEAN S.L., was decommissioned from the PLOCAN’s test site on 17 October. The testing of the 1:6 scale prototype was carried out between June and October with an aim to collect informat
The W2POWER prototype, the first multi-turbine wind floating platform in Spain designed by the Spanish company ENEROCEAN S.L., was decommissioned from the PLOCAN’s test site on 17 October. The testing of the 1:6 scale prototype was carried out between June and October with an aim to collect informat
During a ceremony at the IADC Annual General Meeting in New Delhi yesterday, IADC President Frank Verhoeven announced the Safety Award 2019 winner: Boskalis with its Floating Line Connecting System. From fourteen nominations, the association’s Safety Committee and Board of Directors selected the Bos
Minesto has received approval for an EU-funded project aiming at installing its renewable energy technology at the grid-connected Paimpol-Bréhat test site in France. Minesto, as part of a wider EU-funded project called TIGER, will utilise a grant of approximately €2.4 million to manufacture, install
