Magallanes Puts Tadek on Tidal Energy Cables and Mooring Systems Job
a detailed design related to cables, installation and mooring systems for tidal energy projects to be installed offshore United Kingdom.Magallanes Renovables secured two contracts in UK’ contracts for difference (CfD) allocation rounds – the first at the Morlais Demonstration Zone, in North Wales, where it will install two 1.5 MW tidal energy platforms, adding 3 MW to the 6 MW capacity secured in 2022.The second project will take place at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland where the company has its UK base and plans to install a 1.5 MW tidal energy array featuring its ATIR
HydroWing Opens New Base in Wales
HydroWing announced it has opened a new office in Wales, to support the development of its tidal stream energy project at Morlais on Anglesey.The company has been awarded a contract through the latest round of the U.K. government’s ‘Contracts for Difference’ allocation for a 10 MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais, the U.K.’s largest consented tidal energy scheme.Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, the parent company of HydroWing, said, “Our vision is to become the world leader in tidal array technology. Our project at Morlais will be a key step on
Top 10 Things to Watch in Offshore Wind in '24
, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Poland, etc.), U.S., and Asian (Taiwan, South Korea and Japan) offshore wind markets.4 .Potential in Australia and South AmericaAustralia is seeking to identify developers for a number of multi-gigawatt sites, both bottom-fixed and floating, off Vicotria, New South Wales and Western Australia for commissioning in the next decade. In South America, Brazil and Columbia are the emerging markets, developing permitting frameworks and offshore wind opportunities. In addition to Australia and South America, we anticipate that new commercial-scale markets will emerge in
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
Advanced Navigation Unveils Hi-Tech Robotics Facility in Australia for AI-Powered Navigation Systems
Advanced Navigation, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at the UTS Tech Lab in Botany, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.The facility will scale up the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation’s world-first AI navigation systems for GPS-denied environments, including its digital fiber-optic gyroscope (DFOG) technology, Boreas.Advanced Navigation says it is one of only four companies in the world with the capability to manufacture strategic grade fiber-optic gyroscopes."Thi
Marine Power Systems PelaFlex Floating Wind Platform Receives Feasibility Certification from DNV
model for faster deployment and reduces the need for specific port requirements.Per Marine Power Systems, the company is working with several major energy developers on engineering studies, focusing on the deployment of their technology at specific sites in Europe and further afield. That includes RWE, Wales’ largest energy generator, to help prove the platform’s capabilities in the Celtic Sea marine environment and test the deliverability of the technology in the region. They are also working on pre-commercial projects in Gran Canaria and Portugal to prove and further optimize their technology
Mounting Evidence Shows Seismic Surveys Can Harm Marine Life
Authority) is currently examining a proposal for seismic testing in the Otway Basin in Bass Strait, which conservationists say has attracted more than 30,000 public submissions.Seismic testing is also mooted as part of the “PEP11” (Petroleum Exploration Permit 11) off the coast of New South Wales, from Manly to Newcastle.As marine biologists with research expertise in this field, here we give a roundup of the latest evidence on the effects of seismic surveys. It shows there are many potential harms to marine life, and many unanswered questions.What are seismic surveys?Marine seismic surveys
Offshore Wind Farms Could Offer New Habitats For Lobsters
. We must discover the most suitable ways of increasing lobster populations using scour protection, such as the ideal boulder size to create crevices suitable for lobster shelter. We must also study the logistics of fishing within these sites.We are now working alongside the fishing community of north Wales to investigate the abundance of lobsters within existing offshore windfarms. We are aiming to quantify and predict the potential fishing opportunities that may arise from offshore windfarm construction.Authors:Harry Thatcher, PhD Candidate, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University and
Malaysia Detains Chinese Ship Linked to Suspected Illegal Salvage of British WW2 Wrecks
to be from World War Two have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained at the weekend for anchoring in its waters without permission.The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War Two wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, just three days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned at
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