Author Archives: Ben Baker

New CableFish Design Ready for Action

The carriage has a clamshell like hinge action operated with a linear electric actuator. The carriage can now be attached and removed from the cable or pipe outboard of the vessel. This innovation will save … Continue reading

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DataFish nominated for Tidal Energy Award

DataFish has been nominated for an award at the International Tidal Energy Summit, 2015.  It will compete for the ‘Most Promising New Tool to Support Developers and OEMS’.

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DataFish provides vital support to MeyGen

In September of this year four subsea power cables were laid from the Ness of Quoys, in northern Scotland, out into the extreme tidal flows of the Pentland Firth.  The cables had to be accurately … Continue reading

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DataFish enters EMEC with SME

Sustainable Marine Energy are preparing to install an array of Plat-O devices at the European Marine energy Centre.  DataFish will be used to map out the tidal regime at their proposed site in order to … Continue reading

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CableFish set to revolutionise submarine cable installation

The first stage of the new CableFish test programme was completed last week and the results proved that this concept will revolutionise submarine cable installation for high flow environments.  The trials were conducted on a simulated … Continue reading

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North Sea Systems at AllEnergy 2014

The team from North Sea Systems have exhibited at the AllEnergy 2104 show in Aberdeen this week. The trade show is the UK’s largest renewable energy event and coupled with a world-class multi-stream conference, is … Continue reading

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Another successful DataFish deployment

NSS carried out another successful deployment of DataFish this month to check the hydro / solar power generation equipment.  All working well providing the RDI Teledyne Workhorse Monitor and other sensors a ready supply of on-board renewable … Continue reading

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North Sea Systems present to IMechE

North Sea Systems’ Project Manager, Mungo Morgan presented to the regional IMechE members in Dorset on 1st May at the Weymouth College.  Mungo provided a full discussion of the reasons why tidal energy is such … Continue reading

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Grant Success for Marine Energy Consultants Green Theme Ltd

Marine Energy consultancy Green Theme Ltd, parent company to North Sea Systems, is one of 5 companies to have been awarded grant funding from the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). The grant will be used … Continue reading

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North Sea Systems confirmed to present the DataFish to the 2014 Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop

The 2014 Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop will be held on 7th and 8th April 2014 at the University of Oxford, and North Sea Systems have been asked to present a paper entitled “Performing oceanographic surveys on … Continue reading

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