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  • Belgium: Millions of Euros Available for Innovative Wind Energy Projects

    3 April 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A call for renewable energy project funding, which potentially totals tens of millions of Euros under NER300, was launched by the European Commission (EC) today. NER300 is the EU’s funding programme for innovative demonstration projects for renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS). However while no CCS projects qualified for funding as part of […]

  • GBP 4.5 Mln Available for UK Manufacturers to Grasp Offshore Wind

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The GROW:OffshoreWind service has announced the opening of two fast-track funding calls worth a combined £4.5m to assist manufacturing companies in England to take a significant share of the opportunities presented by the UK’s offshore wind market. With as much capacity already installed as the rest of the world combined, the UK is seen as […]

  • UK: Narec Submits Plans for Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Project

    24 April 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) has officially submitted an application to the Marine Management Organisation for permission to develop the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Centre, reported News Post Leader. Narec has placed the infrastructure for an offshore demonstration platform with grid connection having been awarded with a grant from the Department for Business, Innovation and […]

  • SYH Gets New 75 Tonne Wise Hoist

    3 October 2014
    Technology

    Based on the River Orwell at Levington (near Ipswich), Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH) recently invested in a brand new 75 Tonne Wise hoist. Suffolk Yacht Harbour’s Managing Director Jonathan Dyke says; “The new hoist operates in conjunction with our existing 60 tonne hoist; so SYH now offers its clients increased, more flexible and even faster […]

  • Minister Hendry in Green Visit to Edinburgh (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities

    Minister of State Charles Hendry saw the positive effects of Government support for Scottish renewable energy projects during an official visit to Edinburgh today. He began his trip with a visit to Artemis Intelligent Power, an innovative green technology company based in the City. Artemis was one of the first recipients of a DECC grant […]

  • Germany: Schleswig-Holstein Strengthens Partnership with South Korea

    2 October 2012

    Schleswig-Holstein’s economics (trade and industry) minister Reinhard Meyer sees good opportunities for cooperation with South Korean enterprises in the wind sector, and wishes to promote business exchange with the country. During his visit to the HUSUM WindEnergy trade fair he issued an invitation to South Korean exhibitors. “As far as off-shore wind power is concerned, […]

  • Belgium: Large Climatic Chamber in OWI-Lab Test Facility

    27 March 2012

    Since the beginning of March Imtech and CTS Benelux are building a large climatic chamber in OWI-Lab test facility. This brand new facility located in the port of Antwerp will focus on accelerated lifetime testing of large and heavy wind turbine components such as multi-MW gearboxes, transformers, generators, yaw systems etc. For testing cold starts […]

  • EU Commission Approves EUR 86.6 Mln for Alstom’s SuperGrid Institute

    31 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The European Commission has concluded that the €86.6 million aid, granted by France to the “Supergrid Institut pour la transition énergétique” for a research project aimed at developing a new generation of long-distance energy transmission networks, complies with the EU rules on State aid.  Joaquín Almunia, Commission Vice President responsible for competition, stated: “Securing energy […]

  • Danes Detail Thor Offshore Wind Farm Tender

    31 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) plans to launch the tendering process for the Thor offshore wind farm in the third quarter of 2020 with the issuance of the contract notice and the tender documents. The deadline for final bids and the appointment of the concession winner is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021, the agency […]

  • Isle of Man Explores Tidal Energy Potential

    12 October 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    Plans to grow the Manx economy by harnessing the Isle of Man’s natural resources to generate renewable energy have taken a significant step forwards. The Isle of Man Government has granted a survey licence to a local company to explore the possibility of developing a tidal array on an area of the seabed off the Point […]

  • Denmark: LM Glasfiber is now known as LM Wind Power

    21 April 2010

    LM Glasfiber announced today that it is changing its name to LM Wind Power. The company has also taken the opportunity to update its whole brand presentation and corporate identity presenting a new logo to go

    with the name.

  • ARENA Boosts Marine Renewable Energy Modeling

    17 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Research in the growing renewable energies sector has received a national boost with a $770,000 Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) grant to develop modelling on the performance of wave energy farms. A collaborative project between Swinburne University of Technology and the Australian Maritime College will identify the impact of wave energy converters on each other […]

  • Jack-Up That Lifts Feeder Barge Out of Water Offers Jones Act Solution – Video

    26 January 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with the BargeRack feeder barge system by Friede and Goldman (F&G). The design is said to enable the Jones Act-compliant barge in a lifting system that F&G says reduces motion and […]

  • University of Stuttgart: Wind Turbines Learn How to Swim (Germany)

    24 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Scientists at the Stuttgart Chair of Wind Energy (SWE), University of Stuttgart now do research on floating offshore wind turbines that can be installed in water depths of more than 40 meters. This allows the use of wind energy in steep waters, for example in the Mediterranean in Spain, on the west coast of the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Gets Cracking on Hollandse Kust Zuid Turbines

    27 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has started the serial production of the SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm at its facilities in Cuxhaven, Germany. This is according to 8.2 Consulting AG, the company selected by Vattenfall, the developer of the project, to supervise the production of the 140 turbines […]

  • Oyster Wins EUR 800K for Tech Improvement

    15 September 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) have together secured an €800,000 EU Horizon 2020 grant to improve the performance of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy converter. The company has already built and operated two full-scale Oyster machines at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The new Brussels-backed programme – called […]

  • Wave and Tidal Energy Market to Reach USD 10.1 Bln in 2020

    15 July 2014

    Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled “Wave and Tidal Energy Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020. According to the report, the wave and tidal energy market was valued at USD 25 million in 2013 and is anticipated to reach USD 10.1 billion in […]

  • ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines

    19 November 2013

    ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. This latest milestone is an example […]

  • Wind Turbines to Have no Effect on WW1 Sub Wrecks (UK)

    11 August 2011

      OF THE nine million people killed in the First World War​, few could have died in more unusual or tragic circumstances than those lost in the Battle of May Island​. Two hundred and seventy lives were claimed as two submarines sank and three other vessels were damaged on the night of January 31-February 1, […]

  • Scottish Government Awards GBP 7.9 Million Funding to Five Marine Energy Developers

    29 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Five marine energy developers will benefit from £7.9 million funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The second round of WATERS (Wave & Tidal Energy: Research, Development & Demonstration Support) funding is to enable Scottish developers and supply chain […]

  • APEM Expands it Fleet with Another Aircraft (UK)

    12 December 2011

    Since the Chester airfield opening APEM has expanded its fleet with a fourth aircraft. Scientists at the Chester airfield will use the aircraft to gather data for environmental surveys. These provide greater insights into the land or water below than more conventional methods could yield. G-GIGA, the latest Vulcanair P68C, is fitted with an RCD […]

  • Downwind Floating Prototype Ready to Deploy

    13 October 2021
    R&D, Technology

    X1 Wind has completed the rotor assembly on its floating wind platform and the X30 prototype is now fully assembled in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ready for installation. Fitted with a specially adapted V29 Vestas turbine, the unique ‘downwind’ system is able to ‘weathervane’ and orientate passively with the wind to maximise energy yields, the […]

  • Natural Power to Open Largest Renewable Energy Consulting Office in Scotland

    7 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has confirmed plans to open a substantial new office in Stirling, Scotland. Opening in Autumn 2013, the office is expected to be the single largest renewable energy consultancy office in Scotland, with capacity for 140 staff. Around 90 staff will transfer from the company’s current central belt locations, leading […]

  • Offshore Wind Power Development Blows Across North America

    6 May 2011

    Europe’s love affair with offshore wind may at last be venturing across the Atlantic as the first approved project in the US continues apace. However, the switch to this large-scale renewable energy form – which has the potential to displace both coal and nuclear in providing the bulk of energy consumed by coastal populations – […]

  • UK: New Anglia Capital’s Investment Day at OrbisEnergy Attracts Investors and Innovators

    9 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Nearly 50 business angel investors, funders and their advisors attended New Anglia Capital’s Investment Day at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft last week (Tuesday 2nd July), which could result in investments of up to nearly £750,000. Four companies with a wide variety of innovative ideas made presentations to the investors and a number of confidential discussions are […]

  • Shanghai to Host Three Wind Energy Events

    17 April 2014

    The Offshore Wind China Conference & Exhibition, the Wind Farm O&M China Conference & Exhibition and Distributed Generation China will take place concurrently at Shanghai Mart in Shanghai on 2-4 July 2014. As organizers, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Committee, the China National Renewable Energy Centre and Shanghai International […]