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Orbital takes steps to develop floating tidal farm at EMEC
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 by Scottish based tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has signed up to a second berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), paving the way for the company to...

Vale invests in technology to reduce the use of tailings dams
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 by Vale aims to invest up to US$100 million to build an industrial plant for dry magnetic concentration of low-grade iron ore – eliminating the use of water and the need for tailings dams.

Solar panels commissioned at Nizhne-Bureyskaya, Russia
Thursday, January 23, 2020 by Solar panels with combined capacity of 1275kW have been commissioned at the Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydropower project in Amur region, RusHydro has announced. .

Transmission line to deliver hydropower from Canada to US gets key approval
Friday, January 10, 2020 by A project to provide 1200MW of transmission capacity, delivering electricity from hydropower sources in Québec, Canada to New England in the US, has received key state approval...

Major new initiative launched to showcase new hydro technologies
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 by An €18million four-year project has been launched that will showcase new and innovative hydropower technologies and support the integration of variable renewables such as wind and...

Voith launches e-learning platform DRIVE
Thursday, November 07, 2019 by Voith has announced the launch of new e-learning platform DRIVE, designed to future-proof manufacturing companies and to support them in harnessing the potential of digitalization to...

Orbital and SKF team up for power train supply
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 by Orbital Marine Power has agreed a strategic contract with SKF for the supply of the fully integrated power trains on its upcoming O2 2MW floating tidal turbine, which is due to...

Interreg’s biggest ever project approved
Monday, October 21, 2019 by A project that has been described as a ‘game-changer’ for the European tidal stream energy sector has been approved by Interreg France (Channel) England

US DOE announce prize winners in FAST competition
Wednesday, October 09, 2019 by Four competitors have been named prize winner by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) in the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time...

Plans unveiled for 9MW tidal project off Canadian coast
Monday, September 30, 2019 by Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) and Minas Tidal LP (MTLP) have agreed to co-develop their adjacent berths at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) and will utilise...

Plans unveiled for world’s largest ocean powered data centre, Scotland
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 by Simec Atlantis Energy Limited (Atlantis) has unveiled plans for a data centre in the Caithness region of Scotland to be powered by electricity supplied via a private wire network...

3D modeling software installed at New York dam
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 by State-of-the-art analytics are helping the New York Power Authority (NYPA) ensure dam safety at Hinckley Reservoir in Oneida County.

Orbital awards fabrication contract for tidal turbine anchors
Thursday, August 08, 2019 by Orbital Marine Power Ltd has announced that FAUN Trackway will manufacture four steel anchor structures, along with bespoke mooring connectors, for its new O2 tidal turbine, that will...

Hydrogen production planned at Swiss hydro plant
Monday, July 29, 2019 by Alpiq and H2 Energy have announced they have achieved a milestone for the development of hydrogen-powered mobility in Switzerland, with the country’s first system for the...

Global technology alliance aims to harness AI technology
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by A global technology alliance has been formed by Mott MacDonald, Endeavour Programme and WT Partnership in a bid to harness the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...

Voith’s OnCare.Asset now available for the hydro industry
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Voith has announced that it’s asset and workforce management software OnCare.Asset is now available for the hydropower industry.

Jacobs in major agreement to use Seequent’s solutions on civil and environmental projects
Thursday, July 11, 2019 by Seequent, a provider of technical, professional and construction services, has signed a major agreement to use Leapfrog Works on its civil engineering and environmental projects,...

Voith introduces online platform MyVoith
Friday, May 17, 2019 by Voith has announced details of MyVoith, a global platform that brings together the company’s digital services and business-related information in one location. The platform offers...

IHC IQIP invests in BLUE Piling technology
Thursday, April 11, 2019 by IHC IQIP has announced it is joining forces with Jasper Winkes, developer of the hammer with the BLUE Piling Technology, to advance the technology which can be used to drive piles...