Green Marine Poised for Growth Alongside Potential UK Marine Energy Surge
European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) in Orkney, further cementing Scotland’s status as a global hub for marine renewables.For Green Marine, it marks another milestone in a marine energy journey that has included support for breakthrough technologies from CorPower Ocean, Orbital Marine Power, AWS, SME, Pelamis, and others.The firm’s growing portfolio of specialized services includes mooring design, installation, and hookup, cable jointing, lay and pull-in, as well as diamond wire cutting and CFE (Controller Flow Excavation) for cable burial and deburial. In addition to the renewables sector
Discover the Future of Ocean Tech: Oi24 Event Registration Now Live
and events, including:Exhibition – The show floor is expected to host 450+ exhibitors from 80+ countries, showcasing the latest in cutting edge technology to 7,500+ attendees. The international profile is underscored at Oi24, with 10+ International and Regional Pavilions, promoting more than 100+ SME’s, start-ups, accelerators and innovation clusters.Exclusive Launches – More than 100 companies are due to conduct product or service launch activity in 2024. The event’s first Official Launch Partner, Geo-matching, will help to deliver integrated worldwide promotion for the trailblazers
Lander Lab 8: Titanium and Ocean Landers
; in addition to requiring material assay certifications. There’s always the possibility that the wrong material is delivered with the certs from another run, but that requires diligence by and trust in your vendor. It helps if your vendor is ISO 9001 certified.The reader is referred to the SME text “Tool and Manufacturing Engineering Handbook, Volume III, Materials, Finishing and Coating” for further discussion of Titanium metallurgy and fabrication.Galvanic Series and IsolationWhile it is good practice to avoid joining dissimilar materials, occasionally designers are faced
Funding Granted for "World’s First" Vessel Charging Station within Offshore Wind Farm
Maritime Manager at ORE Catapult, said: “Recharging in field is a critical enabler for the deployment of more electric support vessels. This project is an exciting step in demonstrating not only recharge at sea, but also integration with a working wind farm. We are pleased to be able to support this SME-led project to deliver an industry ready solution for CTVs by 2025.”Crew transfer vessels will be the primary focus of the project, however the concept could also be scaled for oil and gas vessels, as well as larger service operations vessel (SOV) daughter craft which are considered an emerging
BMT's Off-grid Project Enabling Rural Electrification in Canada
the world are becoming willing participants in the energy transition movement, but managing this increasing engagement poses its own set of challenges - incorporating technical, regulatory, social and economic elements”, added Byrtus.BMT's project partner Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) Chief Executive Officer Jason Hayman commented about its collaboration with BMT and the Nova Scotia testing:“The energy transition is picking up speed and it's great to see a growing uptake of renewables. This can be challenging for island and coastal communities, and we think that
Mammoet, Offshore Wind Innovators Open Challenge to Innovate on Offshore Wind Logistics
close to the wind turbine foundation, floater, or tower?How do you transfer the components required for maintenance from a barge, ship or vessel onto the wind turbine structure, or floating foundation?How do you transfer/ lift the components towards the nacelle?From November 10, 2021 to January 7, 2022, SME entrepreneurs can apply for this challenge. They can then present their idea or proven (complete or partial) solution during the Pitch & Ask session in January.Thereafter, until April 2nd companies can optimize their solutions, receiving feedback and collaborating with professionals of Mammoet
DNV, Partners Working on Automated Verification of Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Results
Development Director at DNV.As part of the project, the Visual Information Lab at the University of Bristol, experts in 3D computer vision and image processing, will create algorithms for automated localization of inspection images and defects using SLAM and 3-D tracking technology.Perceptual Robotics, an SME specializing in visual inspection of wind turbines using drones, will perform drone inspections and create AI based models for defect detection to trial automation of process in a commercial production environment.DNV will provide inspection expertise, verify data collected, validate the methodology
Proserv, Intelligent Plant Ink Deal Aiming to Drive Digital Evolution
control systems or in data analysis. We repeatedly hear how operators would like to do more with their data as they believe it will create new value or reduce costs. Unfortunately, this is not happening today because the focus is on cost reductions through headcount, resulting in subject matter expert (SME) bandwidth deprivation," said Stuart Harvey, Digital Innovation Manager, Proserv Controls, in explaining one of the main differentiators of the new collaboration will be a commitment to transparency around data access while ensuring security levels are maintained. “The only
Spider-like Robot to Change Offshore Wind Blade IMR Game
initiative, a technology accelerator program for the offshore wind industry, focusing on near to market solutions. The BladeBUG team has also grown from one to six full-time employees. Chris Cieslak, the founder of BladeBUG, explains the company’s growth since it first entered an ORE Catapult SME incubation program:“The BladeBUG journey has moved at a fast pace since our first conversations around the concept with ORE Catapult back in 2015. Our latest developments are informed by observers from several global wind industry operators: their feedback on requirements and regulatory issues
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