Scotland should set an ambitious new target of generating the equivalent of 50% of its total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Scottish Renewables is calling for the new target as part of its manifesto, Renewed Ambitions:
Van Oord, a Dutch dredging company, has won the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary dredging contract. The dredging operations could start as soon as 21st January – weather permitting, according to the Salcombe Harbor Authority. Adam Parnell, Harbor Master at Salcombe Harbor, said that the type of dred
Bombora Wave Power has received Au$181,000 (~$127,000) of funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to complete a detailed ‘Levelised Cost of Energy’ (LCOE) study for its wave energy converter. The study aims to confirm that the Bombora WEC will make an important contributi
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just published a new ‘Facts About’ publication on soil improvement. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subje
Ireland’s Department of Jobs, through Science Foundation Ireland, has awarded multi-million funding for marine renewable energy research projects to MaREI, MARINET, and their university research partners. A total of 21 research projects will be supported through €28 million investment in research eq
Norwegian Ocean Power (NOP) has applied for a licence to Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to test tidal turbine in Gimsøystraumen, north of the Arctic Circle, Norway. Norwegian-based tidal energy developer expects to receive the licence from NVE mid-March 2017 if the consultati
The initial stages of a project looking at biofouling solutions for marine renewables has been completed by the International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT), in collaboration with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Heriot-Watt’s Energy Academy. The project was focused on the developmen
ECN has confirmed that the Fugro Oceanor Seawatch floating LiDAR is in the pre-commercial stage according to the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) roadmap for the commercial acceptance of floating LiDAR technology. In collaboration with RWE, Eneco and Fugro Oceanor, ECN has performed a Fugro Oceanor S
ECN has confirmed that the Fugro Oceanor Seawatch floating LiDAR is in the pre-commercial stage according to the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) roadmap for the commercial acceptance of floating LiDAR technology. In collaboration with RWE, Eneco and Fugro Oceanor, ECN has performed a Fugro Oceanor S
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a Final Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Long Island Sound. The DMMP was requested by the Governors of Connecticut and New York, in their letter of February 8, 2005 to the Chief of
dotOcean has designed an innovative geotechnical profiling system for deep sea waters, the Deep Sea GraviProbe. The system’s cone is lowered in the underwater sediment layer, analyzing those layers during intrusion. Under its own weight it penetrates loose and consolidated mud layers and measuring d
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) researchers have deployed SWIFT buoys from a helicopter to assess the extremely stormy conditions in the Pacific ocean, off Oregon, USA. The Surface Wave Instrument Float with Tracking (SWIFT) is a free drifting system to measure waves, wind
Some of the EU’s environmental directives present regulatory burdens that hinder tidal and wave energy sectors growth, said Stephanie Merry, Head of the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) Ocean Energy Group.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 3-10). Boskalis Strengthens Market Position in Germany Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has reached a heads of agreement with STRABAG SE for the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG W
