Tom Birbeck

𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 💡 The pilot project investigates the use of sand capping in combination with seagrass seeds to stabilise the seabed and promote regrowth. In Loch Craignish, near Ardfern in Scotland, we’ve combined nourishment techniques with large-scale seagrass restoration. Our Marine ecologist Roosmarijn van Zummeren explains the project in this video. Seagrasses are one of the most widespread coastal habitats on the planet. They serve as carbon sinks that help mitigate climate change, provide coastal protection, and act as biodiversity hotspots. We investigate ways to benefit seagrass restoration when opportunities arise in projects. Other seagrass projects of Van Oord have taken place in Denmark, Romania, and the Maldives. These projects focused mainly on manual transplantation methods using divers. Our ambition is to create a lasting positive impact by enhancing biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Van Oord @Ocean Health develops scalable business models with the goal of preservation, restoration, and creation of healthy marine ecosystems. 🪸 Read more on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaGhw2Bw and https://lnkd.in/esAA7jZ2 #vanoord #oceanhealth #seagrassrestoration #seagrass

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CorPower Ocean is joining the 16th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference running from 7–11 September 2025 in Madeira, Portugal. The team attending includes Matt Dickson CEng, Jørgen Hals Todalshaug, Gabriel Forstner, and Shona Pennock, joining a broad community of researchers, engineers, and industry partners. This year’s programme includes sessions on device design, hydrodynamic and resource modelling, power take-off systems, materials, testing and validation, and the wider policy and finance context - providing a space to exchange knowledge and share results to advance the sector. We look forward to engaging with peers in Madeira and continuing the conversation on how to bring marine energy technologies closer to commercial deployment. #EWTEC2025 #OceanEnergy #WaveEnergy #EnergyTransition

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The Longship and Northern Lights value chain – in real images, not illustrations. From concept to reality. This is happening! CO₂ has been permanently stored beneath the seabed of the North Sea. Northern Lights is the world’s first open, commercial CO₂ transport and storage service, a gamechanger for European industry and a vital step towards reaching climate goals. Safe, scalable and permanent. #NorthernLightsCCS #CO2Capture #CO2Transport #CO2Storage

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VESSEL CONVERSION: US-based Woocheen, via its Seas Geosciences division, has completed conversion of the platform supply vessel 'BOS Princess' into a multipurpose geotechnical drilling vessel that will serve the global offshore energy industry, particularly the offshore wind sector. Equipped to support Seas Geosciences' geotechnical investigations, the 80- by 19-metre (260- by 62-foot) 'BOS Princess' has been outfitted with custom tools capable of seamlessly transitioning from water depths of 10 metres (30 feet) to more than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) while conducting simultaneous downhole and seabed operations, according to Paolo Casciotti, President of Seas Geosciences. Conversion of the vessel was undertaken at Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey and included incorporation of the moonpool, the rig tower, and the A-frame at the stern. https://lnkd.in/ga__dz_u

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