Extreme Conditions

Transforming life for millions – is seawater desalination and water treatment using renewable energy sources the next Holy Grail?

By |2018-03-02T16:04:55+00:00August 21st, 2017|Blog|

  How adding smart hydraulic design to seawater desalination and water treatment plant could just carry through a renewables revolution for fresh water from the sea. The United Nations (UN) is very worried about fresh water in its World Water Development report of 2016. There are too many people on this planet and there is [...]

Winning the corrosion battle on wind farms

By |2018-03-02T16:20:56+00:00June 24th, 2014|Blog|

“Make it all in 316 stainless”. Unfortunately that is not practical in the majority of marine installations. If you are using commercial hydraulic components and are not immersed or in a splash zone, you will use a strategy of protecting parts. Anything static can have various finishes applied, with incredible results. Where you start to [...]

Seawork Exhibition Southampton- a dose of reality in the Yachting dream.

By |2018-03-02T16:29:36+00:00June 18th, 2014|Blog|

Sometimes I think that the whole boating industry is peddling a big dream. Those sun filled days on perfect seas. I have had lots of wonderful days. Just the weather and that pesky salt water that get in the way on some of the others! The “Seawork” exhibition in Southampton (this year 10/11/12 June) always [...]

Floods remind us what standby means.

By |2018-03-02T16:03:01+00:00February 20th, 2014|Blog|

Modern technology tends towards the sophisticated, but this is not always a good thing. We have been reminded in recent months about the power of wind and water, and it is a common complaint that sophisticated technology is more prone to failure in extreme conditions. It can be too hot, too cold, too windy, too [...]

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