Marine Power Systems PelaFlex Floating Wind Platform Receives Feasibility Certification from DNV
Marine Power Systems said Tuesday that its flexible floating platform technology, PelaFlex, has been awarded the Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body, DNV.According to Marine Power Systems, its modular floating platform solution supports the rapid deployment of industrial-scale floating offshore wind while maximizing local content delivery through the existing supply chain.Marine Power Systems said that the high system stability, low overall mass, and zero tilt maximize energy yields, allow for simple installation using standard vessels, and increase operation and maintenance
Synthetic Tendons for MPS' Floating Wind Tension Leg Platform
suppliers as very much part our team, and with the addition of FibreMax we are benefiting from the very best expertise in the industry and developing an extremely credible floating offshore wind delivery solution for the global market.”Marine Power Systems claims that its floating offshore platform technology offers best in class cost compared with its peers due to the significantly reduced system mass. Moreover, the company says its modular and flexible design, enables optimum local content delivery through a decentralised logistics model. Sander van Helvoort, Director Renewable Energy
Marine Power Systems, WavEC to Deploy Modular Floating Wind System in Portugal
renewable energy technology can be more easily deployed and tested without incurring all the normal regulatory processes.Portugal Ups Debut Offshore Wind Auction Target to 10 GWGareth Stockman, CEO at Marine Power Systems, said, “This project will demonstrate our unique and modular floating platform technology, PelaFlex, at scale. Our technology has been designed to optimize local content delivery through a decentralised logistics model, and these benefits help utility scale developers minimise costs whilst maximising local economic benefits and accelerating industrial scale farm development. The
Navy Provides Realistic, Operationally-relevant Test Environment for Technology
warfare centers observing.Each of the team members brough their own specialized technology and capability. SpotterRF’s C550 perimeter surveillance radar detected and tracked a target and passed information to the command and control (C2) hub developed by ION, which used their Marlin platform technology to plan and execute the missions for the Theiss UAV. The UAV was fitted with a command-initiated device that discharged and arresting line in front of the vessel at the precise time and location computed the C2 system. The radar data enabled a constantly updated solution.
GE Researchers Unveil 12 MW Floating Wind Turbine Concept
wind energy toward becoming a future commercially viable solution.”GE is working on the project with marine design and consulting firm Glosten, developer of the PelaStar tension-leg platform floating wind turbine foundation. By coupling a 12 MW GE turbine with Glosten’s tension leg platform technology, the team has taken on the challenge of designing a lightweight floating turbine with up to 35% less mass in the tower and the floating platform. This is expected to result in a very significant reduction of the resulting levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the electricity generated with this
HII Completes Hydroid Acquisition
White, who previously served as Technical Solution’s senior director of unmanned maritime systems, will serve as vice president of operations and strategy for the new Unmanned Systems business, reporting to Fotheringham. White has 30 years of experience starting and leading large defense platform technology operations, running business development as well as mergers and acquisition organizations
Good Undersea Vehicles Come in Small Packages
MOOS-IvP robot control engine. This was a powerful feature set for any AUV. At a starting price around $15,000 there was significant market interest. By 2019 the success of this product was noted by BAE Systems. The BAE Systems FAST Labs organization acquired Riptide and is now maturing the platform technology and scaling manufacturing. FAST Labs is the R&D arm of BAE Systems, Inc. and is unique in thedefense industry as an in-house, customer-funded R&D business designed tocollaborate across the company’s global enterprise to develop and transition advanced technologies. The micro
Offshore Wind – A Brief History
a 1:8 scale, 20-kw concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine--the first in the world. This project will inform design and construction of two full-scale floating offshore wind turbines, work underway now, set for completion in 2021. The project utilizes patented VolturnUS platform technology, a floating concrete hull that can support wind turbines in water depths of 45 meters or more (recall Windby’s 2-5 meter depth).Habib Dagher, PhD, PE is the Executive Director at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.Dagher explained that Maine has
BAE Systems Acquires Riptide
will join the BAE Systems Electronic Systems sector, many as part of the FAST Labs organization, where scientists and engineers innovate capabilities to address some of the toughest challenges in the defense, aerospace and security domains. The FAST Labs team will work to mature Riptide’s platform technology, demonstrating new solutions, and scaling manufacturing production.BAE Systems said it expects to maintain the Riptide facilities in Plymouth, Mass
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