Having designed gravity-base foundation for Minesto’s Deep Green tidal energy plant, a multinational professional services firm Arup has welcomed the completion of the first offshore installation phase for the project.
Work has begun at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque on the conversion of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability combining MGO and LNG. A ceremony was held at the yard to mark the first cutting of steel for the prefabrication of
The Australian Marine Energy Taskfoce (AMET), a working group of Australia’s marine energy technology and project developers, has proposed the creation of a virtual marine energy cluster to drive forward sector development.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from May 7 – 13, 2018.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 7-13, 2018). Jan de Nul and Zublin Consortium Wins Odense Port Contract LINDØ port of ODENSE A/S and a consortium including Jan de Nul and Züblin A/S have signed a $56 million contract for the Lindø Port exte
Wales has benefited from £1.4 million additional EU funding secured last month that will be used to help more than 400 people gain technical skills in new and emerging sectors in energy and power.
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017 – a 5.3% increase from 2016, according to the latest figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The consortium, led by ITPEnergised, has launched a low-cost dynamic positioning (DP) barge which is expected to significantly improve the commercial viability of the wave and tidal energy generation sector.
Menter Môn, the manager of the Morlais tidal energy project, has invited tenders for marine ecological survey in support of the tidal energy demonstration zone proposed off Anglesey in North Wales.
The governments of Indonesia and South Korea have signed an agreement to establish a research center for marine energy technologies in West Java, unveiling also the plans for cooperation on tidal power generation.
Royal IHC has successfully tested a new 5,940kW cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Golden Falcon Marine Construction. The dredger was built at the Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands and have a cutter power of 1,500kW. The Dutch shipbuilder successfully launched the CSD on 28 January at
GE Renewable Energy has revealed additional details on the size and power of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine.
A new joint industry project led by ASV Global is set to explore the technical, regulatory and societal issues of using autonomous surface vessels, integrated with existing manned shipping operations, to support offshore wind farm operations and maintenance.
On 23 April, University of Limerick (UL) launched a EUR 2 million Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), delivered by Forum Energy Technologies and fine-tuned by researches from UL’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligence Systems. The ROV will be used for inspection, repair and maintenance of underwater par
