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Voith launches e-learning platform DRIVE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Wello in deal for Indian wave energy parks
Wave energy conversion technology company Wello has signed a letter of intent with Ixin Group that could see Wello’s technology deployed at two wave energy parks in India.
Milestone for EU wave energy project
A wave energy project that is part of the EU Horizons 2020 programme has hit an important milestone by completing an advanced custom structure interaction Wave Energy Converter (WEC) model.
Statkraft plans floating solar plant in Albanian reservoir
Statkraft Albania has entered into an agreement with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun AS for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of...
PLAT-I hits major milestone as it becomes operational in Nova Scotia
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-I tidal energy platform has generated first power from the tidal currents of Grand Passage in Digby County, the company has announced.
EMEC helps guide first marine energy centre in China
China is to develop its first wave and tidal test centre for marine energy converters (MECs) in a project supported by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
