The rapid proliferation of dreissena rostriformis bugensis—the quagga mussel—has major implications for power plant reliability. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation installed a groundbreaking solution at ...

Figure 3. Ships Sea Water Cooling System Components. Source: The Author About the Author: During his original career as a Ship Master and Fleet Manager, Dave Smith observed first-hand the damage ...

The typical multi-plant utility spends millions of dollars a year on bleach, bromide, and other biocides to keep heat-exchange surfaces clean and to control biofouling in cooling systems. Proper use ...

In a recent study that I-Tech conducted with U.K. independent marine coatings consultants, Safinah Group, we estimated that unacceptable levels of hard fouling, predominantly barnacles, across the ...

Known as biofouling, the accumulation of barnacles and other marine organisms on ships' hulls greatly decreases their hydrodynamic efficiency. This means that their engines have to work harder to move ...

If ships' hulls are covered in barnacles and other marine organisms, then those ships have to work harder, burn more fuel, and create more CO2 emissions in order to move through the water. While there ...

Minister Hoggard said the innovation strikes the right balance between environmental protection and commercial practicality.

During the process of surface colonisation, some species of diatoms are known to change from a fusiform shape, with tapered ends, to an oval shape. The study focused on examining the underlying ...

ScrubMarine, an Edinburgh-based maritime robotics startup founded by 22-year-old Rohith Devanathan, has raised more than £750 ...