MBN Lars Hoppe, dealer for Waterking amphibious excavators and accessories in Germany, recently organized dredging demonstration for a German water board district. The demonstration started with the help of a Waterking WK 100 NG-AS. The amphibious excavator was equipped with side pontoons and spudpo
According to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its nearing completion. The barrier now spans the approximately 750-foot-wide river between Jersey and Bradford islands and blocks sa
Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has taken delivery of its new Bauer Enriched Air Nitrox diving system for projects in the global offshore renewable and oil and gas industries. The IMCA compliant system offers a safe and cost-effective solution by enabling longer dive times with a potentia
Construction of the 900-meter quay at the Port of Gothenburg has been completed three months ahead of schedule thanks to close collaboration between the Port of Gothenburg, the terminal operator APM Terminals Gothenburg and the contractors. The quay is now ready to receive large ocean-going containe
Anchors for BlueTec tidal platform are being towed into position on May 28, 2015, ahead of the planned installation of the floating tidal platform. The platform will serve as a demonstration targeted at remote locations, and will be deployed off Texel island, after which it will be connected to the
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has completed the cable laying procedure for its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. The cable was installed using Bourbon’s Argonaut tugboat that is 69 m long and 14 m wide. The installation of the 2 km, 7.5 kVA cable started on Monday, May 25.
China is planning to build three wave energy test sites off Shandong, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces. The small-scale test site planned for Shandong will be designated for both tidal current and wave energy technologies. The site off Zhejiang will comprise a full scale test site for tidal turbines
NNMREC, together with NOAA, will be performing a current survey throughout Puget Sound, Washington, US, to ensure the accuracy of tidal current predictions. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) through its Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) will be
With EDF set to operate a tidal energy array near Paimpol-Bréhat in Brittany, France at the end of 2015, GE Power Conversion reported that it is on track for finalization of the electrical conversion system, due for summer 2015. GE’s Belfort team is working diligently to perform relevant tests befor
Van der Vlist has completed a long haul multimodal transport from Turkey to Holland, moving two pump houses for a dredging vessel. The project consisted of moving a 80t complete pump house, and three additional pieces of the second one. Using trusted partners in Turkey the loads were firstly wrapped
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS, the Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems, are collaborating to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indep
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS (Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) have joined forces to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indepe
Huisman has reached an agreement to participate as shareholder and investor in Fistuca BV. Fistuca BV is developing a new pile driving technology, BLUE Piling Technology which will allow silent installation of large piles offshore. BLUE Piling Technology is expected to significantly reduce the found
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been invited to present at the annual conference of the Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE). John Chapman, Chief Engineer at MPS, will update attendees on the development of its wave energy converter – the WaveSub. The prototype was designed a
