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Makai Selected as one of Hawaii’s Best Workplaces
May, 2022
Pacific Business News has selected Makai as one of Hawaii’s Best Places to Work for 2022.
Large Diameter Structured Pipeline Installation Support
March, 2022
In 2021 Makai took on the challenge of designing a safe deployment method for the very large diameter structured pipelines (2.9 m intake and 2.8 m outfall) of the Al-Jubail SWRO Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia. These pipelines supply and discharge seawater to and from the world’s largest desalination plant and are the largest pipelines that Makai has helped install.
Makai’s Subsea Micropiling Technology Selected for ARPA-E Research and Development Project
February, 2022
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced that Makai was awarded a research and development project for advanced anchoring and mooring methods. This project focusses on advancing the technology that Makai calls the Remote Anchoring and Micropiling (RAMP) system, for use in marine renewables, with a focus on floating offshore wind.
The Century-Old Renewable You’ve Never Heard Of
January, 2022
American Geophysical Union, put together an article in EOS Science News covering the history and current state of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Makai has been a pioneer of OTEC and related technologies for decades, and we are dedicated to its advancement and eventual commercial adoption.
Automatic Route Generation And Cable Network Optimization For Offshore Windfarms
September, 2021
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. (Makai) has developed a software tool that brings advanced automation and cost savings for subsea terrain-based optimization problems. While this software can be used for a number of terrain based optimization problems, the initial purpose of its development was for automatic subsea cable route engineering. This tool is ideally suited for offshore renewable energy projects such as windfarms due to their complex inter array cable and export cable networks.
Makai Submarine Cable Software Suite Description in UT2 Magazine
April, 2021
Makai’s software suite is suited for various stages of the submarine cable lifecycle. MakaiPlan is used for calculating the optimal cable route across the seabed.
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Upcoming Events
Makai will be attending the following events. If you are attending these, please be sure to reach out to schedule a time to meet while at the event.
OCEANS 2022
Hampton Roads, VA
October 17-21, 2022
Floating Wind USA 2022
San Francisco, CA
November 8-9, 2022
SubOptic 2023
Bangkok, Thailand
March 13-16
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