The European Commission has approved French plans to support four demonstration floating wind farms, one in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the Mediterranean. The projects include the Groix Belle Ile wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Golfe du Lion, Eolmed, and Provence Grand Large wind farms
Eco Wave Power’s founder Inna Braverman has been selected as the winner of the Women4Climate Tech Challenge, organized by C40 Cities in Paris. The Women4Climate Tech Challenge is an international contest open to women designing an innovative, climate-focused tech solutions. Ten solutions of women fr
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Marine-i, the EU funded programme set up to boost marine innovation in Cornwall, has made a grant award to specialist marine technology company, Submarine Technology Ltd (STL). Based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, STL have opened a new office in Penryn, Cornwall, to focus on designing and building t
26 European islands have officially launched their clean energy transition with the support of the European Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat. In a first phase, 6 islands, the Aran Islands (Ireland), the Cres-Lošinj archipelago (Croatia), Sifnos (Greece), Culatra (Portugal), Salin
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, discussed a unique dredging capability with Thad Pratt at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory on Feb. 19, 2019. The new remote-operated Subdredge, which was buil
Crown Estate Scotland has granted an extension to the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) lease for the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney until 2040. The extension will support the long-term ambitions and demonstration plans of EMEC’s clients. EMEC’s Fall of Warness site offers dev
The ecompany Ltd has launched the latest version of RE-search, an online renewable energy marketplace aimed at large and medium corporates, helping them source and buy clean energy directly from generators across the globe. The London-based tech company provides a fresh approach to the digitalisatio
DTOceanPlus H2020 Project is looking to develop and demonstrate a suite of 2nd generation advanced design tools for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems, aligning innovation and development processes with those used in mature engineering sectors. The FP7 funded DTOcean p
Jonas Kamf has recently taken over as CEO of the Gothenburg-based wave power plant company Waves4Power. Kamf has been the marketing manager for the company since 2012. Waves4Power is now entering a new phase of development work and commercialization. The company aims to produce the first of a number
Radio Holland has received an order to renew the IT infrastructure on Jack-Up Barge’s vessel JB-115. The order includes the design, installation and commissioning of the IT network with all necessary components and network security. According to Radio Holland, JB-115 already has an IT structure on b
A contract between Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld (DSHa) and Herman Sr. BV for the building of the first diesel-electric Damen Shoalbuster 3514 SD DP2 was inked on January 25, 2019. According to Damen, “the Shoalbuster 3514 SD (shallow draft) DP2 (dynamic positioning 2) will be the first of a new Shoal
The Belgium-based Marlinks has secured a contract for monitoring the cable burial depth of the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. Marlinks will monitor the burial depth of six inter-array cables and one export cable, which will be equipped by the company’s distributed temperature sensing (DTS) measur
The Belgium-based Marlinks has secured a contract for monitoring the cable burial depth of the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. Marlinks will monitor the burial depth of six inter-array cables and one export cable, which will be equipped by the company’s distributed temperature sensing (DTS) measur
