The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has signed new contracts to provide forecast services during the construction of the 322MW Nordsee One and the 402MW Veja Mate, the two offshore wind farms to be built in the south west of the German Bight area of the North Sea. The Nordsee One OWF
Coatings manufacturer Whitford is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability for applications
UK-based coating manufacturer Whitford Ltd is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability
Anton Berkenheger Group, also called Berky, is developing and producing special machines for water maintenance for more than 50 years. Meanwhile Berky has grown to a company providing a whole range of innovative and efficient solutions for ministration and maintenance of water ways like rivers, digs
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) ahead of the installation of its SR2000 2 MW floating tidal turbine.
WITT Energy, a Plymouth-based company developing the technology that converts motional energy into electricity with potential application as a wave energy converter, has named James Burnell-Nugent as the company’s Chairman. Burnell-Nugent is the former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy. He curren
MacArtney continues to expand its business portfolio through a new partnership with dotOcean for North American markets. The agreement consolidates MacArtney’s strong position in key markets and provides customer access to the extensive range of dotOcean sediment and soil measurement products. dotOc
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) setting out the outlines of closer co-operation between the two organisations on projects of mutual interest in the energy field. The two parties share similar goals and have to
DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC) – a subsidiary of DEME Group – has purchased a fleet of Hitachi hybrid excavators to work on its soil and sediment recycling centers in Belgium. Two of the ZH210LC-5s are based on the banks of the River Scheldt at Zwijndrecht, near Antwerp, with a third machine d
New website to monitor the pace of research and innovation within the EU, which provides data and analyses at both national and EU level, is now online. The Research and Innovation Observatory (RIO) – Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility website supports policy-making in Europe by providing practica
Scientists from University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute are exploring the possibility of harnessing the energy from Gulf Stream to produce power. The scientists are collecting data off Cape Hatteras using several methods, PilotOnline reports. The methods used include current measuring
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced yesterday that the Board has approved a contract for the investigation and excavation of historical resources on the Yellow House Creek Borrow Site, a location from which soil fill material will be mined for construction of the Leatherman Terminal. The
IHC has secured an order for a cutting edge power cable plough system, destined for the recently launched cable installation vessel, Maersk Connector, chartered to DeepOcean. The equipment to be provided by IHC comprises a 3.3m trench depth power cable plough, a sea state 5 LARS and tow winch. The p
Floating offshore wind is one of six key innovation areas that should get a portion of the UK government’s GBP 500 million energy innovation programme funds, according to a report published by Scottish Renewables. Floating offshore wind has the potential to open huge areas of the world’s deepest oce
