Nova Scotia government has introduced a new electricity plan that will have more predictable power rates, more competition and innovation, and a utility that is more accountable to ratepayers. The new plan outlines a vision for the next 25 years and reflects findings from a review that heard from mo
BioPower Systems has completed the final preparation of the bioWAVE wave energy device. The unit is ready for installation offshore Victoria, Australia. It will be loaded onto the transport vessel, and moved to the deployment site near Port Fairy, the company wrote in a statement. The deployment is
BioPower Systems has completed the final preparations of its bioWAVE wave energy device ahead of the planned installation off Victoria, Australia. According to BioPower, the device will be loaded onto the transport vessel and moved to the deployment site near Port Fairy for the installation schedule
The £10 million Saltire Prize challenge created by the Scottish government to accelerate the commercialisation of wave and tidal energy has been criticized by Murdo Fraser, the Scottish Conservative MSP, who stated that the money should be put to better use. The Saltire Prize challenge has been laun
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has urged the UK Government to change their policy direction to ensure faster build of new power capacity, including renewable energy, in combination with increased storage capacity, following the last week’s market notification from National Grid of a shortfa
Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to connect its ISWEC wave energy device to the Italian electricity grid by the end of January, 2016. Wave for Energy has deployed ISWEC off Pantelleria island early in August, 2015. The device has since been undergoing tests, and the compan
Researchers at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that can reduce energy costs to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) through a more efficient design and c
A new electrical engineering consultancy, Kinewell Energy, has been launched, introducing its specially developed software for the offshore wind industry. According to the newly set up company, the Kinewell Layout Optimisation of Cable (KLOC) software is a result of two years of research and develop
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 5 months, dredging operations will be carried out in the Nim Wan area in Deep Bay (Shenzhen Wan), the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) informs. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger and one derr
As part of a $1 billion, five-year modernization plan, which also includes dredging, land-side infrastructure works and wharf improvements, the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) last week commissioned the first of four new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at its Barbours Cut Container Ter
Royal IHC has announced the sale of an Easydredge® 3700, the largest vessel in the Easydredge® series of standard twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), designed and built by IHC. This innovative and flexible Easydredge® concept can be tailor-made to suit requirements, without compromis
DEME has developed an innovative technique and pontoon to seal and reinforce canal and river bends. This solution, the bentonite mattresses laying pontoon called the MATTEDOOR, is currently being used for the widening of the Juliana Canal. The Juliana Canal forms a vital navigation route between Lim
Québec-based hydrokinetic technology developer Idénergie has signed a contract with Parks Canada for the installation of 10 in-river turbines in Canadian provinces of Alberta, and British Columbia. According to Écotech Québec, Idénergie is expected to install 10 in-river turbines in the Canadian Roc
India and Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding for energy cooperation between the two countries. The objective of this memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new
