Magallanes Puts Tadek on Tidal Energy Cables and Mooring Systems Job
for 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
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
Tidal Energy Firms Nova Innovation, Sabella Secure 12MW Berth in Wales
monitoring of wildlife and habitat. Morlay - Credit: Nova InnovationJulie James, Climate Change Minister for the Welsh Government, said: “I welcome the news of Nova Innovation and Sabella's plans for expansion through the Morlais project and that it will bring highly-skilled jobs to north Wales. There is an abundance of marine resources in Wales which we need to harness in a sustainable way if we are to move towards a low carbon economy.“We have invested heavily in a range of projects, with EU support, both in the marine energy sector and in low-carbon developments that can make
UK Announces 'Biggest' Investment in Tidal Power
65%," the Government said.Over time, the Government said Wednesday, marine technologies have the potential to significantly contribute to our decarbonization commitments and will support hundreds of green jobs across the country, with projects currently in development in North-West Scotland, North Wales, and the Southern coast of England. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: "As an island nation we are perfectly placed to capitalize on clean marine energy, building on our booming offshore wind sector which is now a British industrial success story. "We hope to see
Britain's New Polar Ship Sir David Attenborough Starts Sea Trials
, before making its maiden voyage to Antarctica next year for climate change research.The 200 million pound ($260 million), state-of-the-art, polar research vessel, with its red hull and a bright yellow crane on its stern, sailed past Liverpool’s historic docks and out into the sea, headed for north Wales.Officially the ship is named after the veteran BBC naturalist David Attenborough, but to many Britons it will always be known as “Boaty McBoatface”, after that suggestion topped a public poll to name the vessel in 2016.Its departure from Liverpool was delayed by around a week due to
RRS Sir David Attenborough Starts Sea Trials
, before it embarks on further scientific equipment testing with BAS.”The new £200 million ($262 million) vessel will sail across the Mersey to the Liverpool cruise terminal at high tide for crew familiarization, before spending 14 days undergoing technical trials off the coast of North Wales. The shipyard engineers and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) mariners will put the ship through its paces, performing operational checks on the propulsion, steering, engineering and navigation systems.When technical tests are complete, the BAS ship crew will take over and spend 50 days intensive
Hybrid AUV Completes Depth of Burial Survey for Offshore Wind Farm
and depth of burial survey of the inter array cable routes on the innogy operated Gwynt-y-Môr offshore wind farm, using the Modus HAUV-2 (Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) .The Gwynt-y-Môr Offshore Wind Farm comprises 160 Siemens 3.6MW WTGs located approximately 8 miles from the North Wales coast in Liverpool Bay in water depths ranging between 12m and 28m. The WTG’s are connected by 161 inter array cables which total circa 147km in length. The worksite is known for high subsea currents, so any solution had to cope with current up to 2kts.Modus mobilized its HAUV-2 system
Minesto Generates Deep Green Tidal Power
that our unique technology can operate in low-flow tidal streams and ocean currents, offering predictability and reliability to the energy mix.”The first utility-scale system of Minesto’s patented and awarded Deep Green technology is commissioned at the Holyhead Deep site off the coast of North Wales. Minesto has entered the second commissioning phase and has achieved initial electricity generation from the kite.“This is the first step towards full power production. Our focus now is on enhancements of the power production capacity as we progress with our Holyhead Deep tidal site and
Bibby Hydromap's DriX Completes Trials
period, was to rigorously test the performance and survey capabilities of DriX in an ever-demanding marine environment. Testing took place in and around the Gwynt Y Môr offshore wind farm, operated by Innogy Renewables UK Ltd.The 576MW offshore wind farm is in a tidally-challenging area off the North Wales coast and is the fourth largest operating offshore windfarm in the world.Specific locations of interest were identified within the wind farm environment to provide a direct comparison with conventional survey methodologies. Fitted with a Teledyne RESON Seabat IDH T50 multibeam echosounder, the
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