Decom Engineering Enters Australia with Triple Contract Win
Northern Ireland-based Decom Engineering has secured three decommissioning contracts worth over $635,000, marking its entry to the Australian decommissioning sector and strengthening its position in the Asia Pacific region.The decommissioning specialist was commissioned to supply and operate its chopsaw cutting technologies on behalf of a major operator in Victoria's Bass Strait as well as contract awards from two other clients for scopes in Australian waters.Decom performed three cuts on a 20'' concrete weight coated carbon steel rigid pipeline and 25 cuts on a 13" in-filled flexible
Investing in Subsea Decommissioning Pays Off, Decom Engineering Finds
Engineering has completed the first deployment of its largest subsea Chopsaw to date, achieving substantial time savings of almost 300% on a decommissioning job in the North Sea.Following the $1.2 million (£1 million) investment to develop its largest subsea Chopsaw yet - the C1-46 - the Northern Ireland-based offshore decommissioning technology firm said the investment paid off following ‘impressive results’ on its first deployment.Namely, the C1-46 Chopsaw was employed on a subsea infrastructure decommissioning project on behalf of DeepOcean in the Northern North Sea basin.The project
European Wave Energy Project Gets $4.4M Funding Boost
cost of energy (LCOE) while minimizing the environmental impact at the same time.The SHY project consortium comprises nine organizations across seven European countries, strategically chosen for their world-leading capabilities and knowledge.Partners include leading universities National University of Ireland Maynooth and Technical University of Denmark, OEMs FibronPipe and LESER, specialist SMEs Julia F. Chozas, Applied Renewables Research, Marine Systems Modelling, the offshore test site PLOCAN, and wave energy technology developer Wavepiston.The choice of the Wavepiston technology ensures practical
Gazelle and Tugdock Team Up to Reduce Floating Wind Costs
, aiming to generate 1.05 GW of power.The Molise Offshore Wind Farm will cover a total area of 219 square kilometers, and the turbines will be located in waters spanning depths of a minimum of 88 meters to a maximum of 126 meters. The first platform is planned to be launched in January 2028.Gazelle, an Ireland-based developer of next-generation floating offshore wind platform, and Tugdock, a UK company which has designed the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform, will pool their expertise to accelerate the development of the innovative assembly
Floating Wind Leasing Round in the Celtic Sea
The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has set out further details of a new leasing round for three commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the coast of South Wales and South West England. The projects have the potential to deliver enough clean, renewable energy for more than four million homes.In one of the largest initiatives of its kind in the world, sites totalling 4.5GW of floating wind off the coast of South Wales and South West England will be leased across three agreed areas of the Celtic Sea. This is now expected to be
Mocean Energy to Develop 250kW Wave Machine in Orkney with EU Investment
Energy Agency and Ocean Energy Europe.Mocean Energy is one of three wave companies to have been awarded funds in Phase 3, each of which has successfully passed through competitive stage gates in Phases 1 and 2 of the programme.The other successful companies are IDOM Consulting and CETO Wave Energy Ireland, who will install their devices at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in northern Spain.Major milestone“This is a major milestone for Mocean Energy,” states company co-founder and Managing Director Cameron McNatt.“We have already demonstrated our technology successfully
To Predict Future Sea Level Rise, We Need Accurate Maps of the World’s Most Remote Fjords
fed by glaciers not rivers). AMAP, CC BY-SAThat’s why mapping these fjords is one of the most critical steps in assessing the future of the glaciers that flow into them. This is unfortunately easier said than done, since many of these glaciers flow into some of the most remote areas of the world.Ireland-sized glacier, Manhattan-sized icebergsThe Petermann Glacier – the largest in the northern part of the Greenland ice sheet – drains an area of about 74,000 square kilometers, similar to the size of Ireland.Some of the most northerly and inaccessible fjords on earth. Martin Jakobsson
First Underwater Drone Crossing of the English Channel
the 39km underwater route from England to France. The navigation and battery capacity of the YUCO were both put to the test, but it stayed on course and completed its mission with 35% battery power remaining. The YUCO micro AUV is manufactured by SEABER and exclusively distributed by RS Aqua UK and Ireland. It is available in four options: YUCO-PAM, YUCO-SCAN, YUCO-PHYSICO, YUCO-CTD.Image courtesy RS Aqu
Decom Engineering Develops Its Largest Chopsaw Yet for Subsea Pipe Cutting
Northern Ireland-based offshore decommissioning technology firm Decom Engineering said Wednesday it had developed its largest Chopsaw to date in response to client demand for larger-sized subsea pipe-cutting capability.The C1-46 Chopsaw has been designed to cut tubulars and other materials up to 46”, and it can cut a wide range of materials, including inconel alloys, duplex, and concrete.According to Decom Engineering, its new Chopsaw, can be operated in water depths of up to 2,000 meters and is currently deployed on its first project on behalf of a global energy company on a UK North Sea
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