Wave Power System Installed at the Port of Los Angeles
Israel, which will soon be joined by operational projects in Taiwan, India and Portugal. Together, these sites will expand the company’s data collection and performance validation across diverse marine conditions, supporting the path to full-scale commercialization.Eco Wave Power partnered with California-based companies including All-Ways Metal, a woman-owned fabrication company, which produced the innovative floaters, and C&S Welding Inc., a family-owned Wilmington contractor, performed the installation.The pilot forms an essential stepping stone for Eco Wave Power’s U.S. commercialization
Oceanbotics Returns to Shark Week With SRV-8X ROV to Capture Black Mako
Oceanbotics Inc. has announced its return to the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week for the third consecutive year, participating in the production of a new special, “Black Mako of the Abyss,” filmed off the coast of Catalina Island in Southern California.To help locate this rare, dark-colored shark, Oceanbotics deployed its SRV-8X remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV). Ryan Gates, an ROV operator, piloted the vehicle down to 1,640 feet (500 meters) using a handheld controller and a laptop, showcasing how straightforward and user-friendly the system is, even in challenging conditions.
Eco Wave Power Installs Floaters for LA’s Pilot Wave Energy Plant
and our energy conversion system installation underway, we're proud to demonstrate how existing coastal infrastructure can be leveraged for clean, reliable power from ocean waves," said Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power.The floaters were fabricated by All-Ways Metal, a California-based company, and installed by C&S Welding, a Wilmington-based marine and industrial contractor.Hosted by AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles and supported by Shell's Marine Renewable Program, the project utilizes floaters mounted on existing marine structures, converting wave motion into
Eco Wave Power Signs Up Local Contractor for California Wave Energy Pilot
Eco Wave Power Global has signed an agreement with C&S Welding, a California-based industrial and maritime contractor, for the installation of its wave energy floaters and the company's energy conversion unit at the Port of Los Angeles.The agreement marks the final step before deployment begins for Eco Wave Power's first-ever onshore wave energy project in the United States.All floaters for the pilot proejct have been fabricated by All-Ways Metal, and are expected to be fully assembled in the upcoming week, keeping the installation timeline on track.The project is hosted by AltaSea at the
Nortek Nucleus Supports Coral Reef Photogrammetry Project
In a collaboration between the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), University of Sydney, California Academy of Sciences (CalAcademy), Oceanly, University of Western Australia, and University of Auckland, supported by Inkfish, the University of Sydney’s Seeker AUV, equipped with a Nortek Nucleus 1000, worked alongside divers to create a 3D map of a coral reef off the coast of Tonga.Researchers from NTNU, the University of Sydney, and CalAcademy are working together to investigate how mesophotic reefs (low-light coral reefs in middle-depth waters) support the genetic diversity
Whale Fecal Samples Link Ocean Warming to Rising Algal Toxins in Arctic Waters
Fisheries Science Center in Seattle and lead author of the new study, also leads the Wildlife Algal-toxin Research and Response Network for the U.S. West Coast. This alliance of agencies and institutions collects wildlife tissue samples from as far North as the Beaufort Sea in Alaska to Southern California. Members then send the samples to her Seattle lab to test for the presence of algal toxins. The lab’s early work found that many species in Alaska had evidence of exposure, although not at levels high enough to be considered harmful to the animals sampled.Over two decades, the lab regularly
Rick van de Wetering Wins 2025 IADC Young Author Award
;stimulate the promotion of new ideas and encourage younger men and women in the dredging industry." The award is granted at industry-leading conferences, with 2025’s winning young authors selected from the proceedings of the 24th WODCON Congress, held from June 23-27, 2025 in San Diego, California.Rick van de Wetering was selected as the Young Author Award winner for his contribution to the paper “A laboratory scale linear rock cutting setup to study cutting forces of blunt chisels.” Dredging hard rock with a cutter head, as used on a cutter suction dredger, is becoming
Greensea IQ to Host First Public Demonstration of Bayonet 350 AUGV
Greensea IQ, a developer of autonomous robotic systems for subsea and nearshore operations, will host the first public demonstration of its Bayonet 350 Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicle (AUGV) on June 23, 2025, at the Hotel del Coronado’s North Beach in San Diego, California. The demonstration will take place ahead of the 24th World Dredging Congress & Exposition (WODCON XXIV) and is open to invited guests from the commercial dredging and marine construction industries.The Bayonet 350 is designed for operations in the surf and swash zones—areas that are notoriously difficult to
The Ocean Cleanup: Call for Sailors to Take Part in Plastic Research
The Ocean Cleanup is calling on sailors out in the Pacific, anywhere between California and Hawaii this summer, to take part in its research expedition to help map plastic in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).This summer, the Dutch non-profit is looking to track the patch, the world’s largest accumulation of floating plastic, using AI technology so they can clean it more efficiently in the future.Sailors willing to fit the AI cameras and use GPS trackers on their leisure trips or during regattas can advance understanding of the patch’s composition to help future cleanup efforts.
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