Dutch Firm Designs Blades for TouchWind’s Innovative Floating Wind Turbine
We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade designer, has designed 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup TouchWind for testing on its floating TW6 turbine, a self-tilting, one-piece rotor design that breaks from conventional three-blade models.Engineered to withstand wind speeds of up to 250 km/h, said to be the highest wind class in wind industry standards, the future commercial version is expected to cost significantly less than traditional turbines while delivering higher energy yields.Responsible for the blade design, We4Ce partnered with Dutch mould specialist Kleizen to produce both the moulds and
Solstad Offshore’s CSV Gets Multi-Year Contract
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a three-year contract with an international contractor for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Frontier.The firm contract has an immediate startup and will keep the Normand Frontier fully committed until end 2027, Solstad Offshore said.No additional details about the client or the value of the contract have been disclosed, except that the vessel will support the client’s operations worldwide.As part of the charter party, Solstad, together with Omega Subsea, will deliver two work class ROVs (WROVs) including manning
Schmidt Sciences Fosters AI Research
fellows in the first two cohorts include Prof. Kelly Chibale from the University of Cape Town, recently elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and Fei-Fei Li, co-founder of World Labs. Early career fellows have also made advances in the field of AI: Jacob Steinhardt who founded Transluce, a startup dedicated to scalable technology for understanding AI systems, and Daniela Rus, who established Liquid AI and pioneered the use of liquid neural networks, which are effective, safer and smaller versions of solid-state networks.The five senior fellows and 20 early career fellows in the third cohort
Start me Up! Giving a Leg Up to Ocean Tech Startups
Paula Mendonça came to St. Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador more than two decades ago from her native Portugal, and never left. Today, the energetic Mendonça serves as Executive Director of the Ocean StartUp Project, a national group that aims to “inspire, initiate & invest in early stage ocean technology startups.”Paula Mendonça left her native Portugal more than two decades ago to move the St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador to pursue her PhD. Today she leverages both her love of the ocean with her background in Marine Biology and her career in
Apply Now for the Fourth Ocean Startup Challenge
The Ocean Startup Project announced the launch of its fourth Ocean Startup Challenge, encouraging innovators and entrepreneurs from across Canada to apply for a chance to help transform their idea and early stage ocean startups into impactful, scalable businesses.The Ocean Startup Challenge offers up to $25,000 in awards for winning teams, along with valuable business development support, including mentorship, one-on-one sessions with industry experts, and extensive networking opportunities. This year’s program aims to continue the Project’s mission of fostering innovation and growth
L3Harris, Seasats Trial Autonomous Ops
L3Harris Technologies joined maritime startup Seasats to test the advanced capabilities of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) in the Pacific Ocean.Seasats and L3Harris demonstrated reliable, resilient and effective operations off the coast of Hawaii with a surfboard-size ASV after completing a 2,500-mile journey from San Diego, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The 10-week voyage also proved the ASV’s seaworthiness while continuously operating in challenging conditions.“The ability of ASVs to prove their prolonged and reliable operations in the ocean is critical for establishing their
At Least Two Companies Seek Norway Seabed Mining Permits
elements (REE).Nominations for acreage submitted by a May 21 deadline will form the basis for announcing the country's first seabed mineral exploration licensing round later this year, Norwegian authorities have said.Norway's energy ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Startup Loke, backed by TechnipFMC, Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg Gruppen, told Reuters it had nominated a substantial number of blocks focusing on areas with polymetallic crusts, rich in cobalt and rare earth elements."We are encouraged by the significant resource potential and are looking forward to the
Chance Maritime Technologies' MC-29 USV Completes Long-endurance Testing
U.S.-based Chance Maritime Technologies, a startup and service provider of uncrewed vessel technology, reports it has completed long-endurance commissioning trials of its MC-29: a 29-foot-long, mission-capable USV that operates at high power with long endurance. The vehicle completed over 40 total operational days, which included 24 operational days of 24-hour operation in Vermilion Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.This new class of utility vessel offers kilowatts of continuously available payload power, 30+ day endurance, a 19” payload rack, moon pool, active gyro stabilization, and high-bandwidth
PGS Finds Offshore Wind Site Survey Work
. "We are very pleased with this offshore wind site characterization contract award, which extends visibility for our offshore wind operations through the third quarter. We successfully entered the offshore wind site characterization market last year and have secured continuous activity since startup.“Our geophysical approach by using an ultra-high-resolution 3D towed streamer system is significantly more efficient than traditional 2D and geotechnical solutions.“Our clients value the shorter lead time and the high data quality we offer. There is a significant volume of offshore wind
February 2025
