This summer JBA Consulting was joined by Anthony Gray, a former Industrial Doctoral Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) Research Engineer. As a sponsoring company of the IDCORE programme, JBA is no stranger to Anthony’s academic training and the calibre of the graduates that it produces. IDCORE is a joint programme run by the Universities of Edinburgh, Exeter and Strathclyde. IDCORE students participate in a strong inter-disciplinary training programme and then unde

ForeCoast® Marine won the "Best use of Technology: Driving Efficiency" at last night’s NCE TechFest awards ceremony. JBA Consulting also won the "Designer of the Year" category and was shortlisted for four categories in total at the event, which showcased the best technology-led innovations that are driving civil engineering forward. Marc Pinnell, JBA Consulting Managing Director, commented, “These NCE TechFest awards are a fantastic achievement for all involved. Our success

JBA Consulting is very pleased to have recently been commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop a real-time flood forecasting system for coastal communities and key infrastructure in the Orkney islands. The system will be used to identify how the tides, local surge conditions and offshore waves may combine and result in flooding to 18 locations across the islands. The flood risk at the locations in question will be determined using: a sophist

The 2017 edition of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) is taking place at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland between the 27 August and 2 September. It’s the 12th instalment of the biennial conference series and the largest since its inception in 1993, with over 500 delegates attending from 25 different countries and 366 papers set for publication and presentation. These international, technical and scientific conferences focus on wave and tidal energy

Challenge The installation of offshore wind farms is complex, risky and expensive. The installation activities currently underway at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (ROWF) off the Sussex Coastline, are no exception to this. Installation of ROWF’s foundations commenced early in 2016 and operations were organised into two campaigns to accommodate environmental sensitivities. During the first installation phase, ROWF experienced extremely poor weather. As a result of these unusua