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RISEnergy Open Call Offers Access to HarshLab for Offshore Renewable Energy Testing
HarshLab is pleased to announce its participation in the latest RISEnergy Transnational Access Call, offering researchers, technology developers and companies the opportunity to access its unique offshore testing infrastructure free of charge through the RISEnergy...
HarshLab Hosts Successful K66 Ditrel Connector Demonstration for Floating Offshore Wind
HarshLab has successfully hosted the offshore demonstration of the K66 connector, a key milestone within the KONEKTA2 project aimed at developing innovative electrical connection solutions for floating offshore wind applications. The operation demonstrated the rapid...
IDOM Deploys the Upgraded MARMOK-A5 at BiMEP Through HarshLab as a Floating Electrical HUB
HarshLab Enables Grid Integration of IDOM's Upgraded MARMOK-A5 at BiMEP HarshLab has played a key role in the latest deployment of IDOM's upgraded MARMOK-A5 wave energy converter at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), providing the floating electrical...
HarshLab Connected to BiMEP grid: A New Milestone for Offshore Testing and Innovation
TECNALIA has successfully connected HarshLab, its floating offshore laboratory, to the BiMEP electrical grid, marking a major milestone in the evolution of offshore testing infrastructures for renewable energy technologies.This achievement significantly expands...
HarshLab 1.0 Begins a Second Life at the Port of Bilbao with the DANTE Testing System
After years supporting offshore materials and technology validation activities, the original HarshLab 1.0 platform has been given a second life at the Port of Bilbao through the deployment of DANTE (Dynamic Antifouling TEsting Rig), an innovative testing device...
HarshLab: the largest floating test laboratory for the offshore industry
This infrastructure will improve the competitiveness of businesses by reliably predicting how different systems will behave in a marine environment We have developed a new laboratory that is larger and boasts better features and capabilities to undertake new tests and...
Upgraded HarshLab finally launched in the port of Bilbao
Last week a trully special event took place in the port of Bilbao. Five years after HarshLab concept was initially conceived, the final version of the lab was finally launched. Next step is to wait for an adequate weather window that allows the commisionning...
We create the largest floating test laboratory for the offshore industry
Following the success of the platform that was commissioned in 2018 at BiMEP, Biscay Marine Energy Platform, the TECNALIA research and technological development centre has developed a new version of the HarshLab laboratory, which is bigger, unique in Europe and has...
A new upgraded version of HarshLab under construction
Esta nueva versión de esta infraestructura única ofrecerá capacidades de ensayo e I+D singulares a la industria offshore, permitiendo conocer el comportamiento de materiales, componentes y equipos en funcionamiento en la zona atmosférica, de splash, en inmersión, en bodega y en el fondo marino.