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  • Natural Power Moves French Head Office Closer to Offshore Wind Action

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland-headquartered renewable energy consultancy Natural Power is transferring its French head office functions to Nantes to be closer to the offshore wind farm projects in the Pays de la Loire, and to take advantage of the region’s attractiveness which facilitates the recruitment of executives with key skills.  Although it has had a branch office in the […]

  • Atlantis Names New Non-Executive Director

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tidal power company Atlantis Resources has appointed Ian Cobban as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Cobban has over 30 years of experience in the subsea construction, operations and maintenance industry. He first joined Subsea Offshore Ltd, a subsidiary of Subsea 7 S.A, a company listed on the Oslo Børs and a leading global contractor in […]

  • Fugro Wraps Up Saint-Nazaire Survey Campaign

    17 July 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France.

  • Tidal Project in Bay of Fundy Gets CAD 5 Million in Funding (Canada)

    18 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Harper Government is showing its commitment to stimulating innovation and job creation with an investment of $61.8 million to help 23 new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization. One of these projects is ARC-1000 full scale tidal turbine demonstration at FORCE, which got $5 million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada […]

  • Atlantis Resources in Talks to Construct Marine Energy Farm (UK)

    22 February 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Atlantis Resources is undergoing talks for constructing a new marine energy farm that would be producing both wind and tidal power. The company is conducting talks with suppliers of transmission components to discuss cabling and converters including a feasibility study for creating the project from the very beginning or adding its own tidal turbines onto […]

  • US DOE Funds Simulation Software for Floating Wind Turbines

    19 December 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated USD 771,000 for the development of simulation software for floating offshore wind turbines. The grant has been allocated to the University of Central Florida professor Tuhin Das, who will develop software that will model floating wind turbines and simulate effects such as waves crashing against the platform […]

  • MeyGen Nets GBP Multi-Million Funding for Phase 1A

    19 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Atlantis, majority owner of the tidal stream energy project MeyGen, has announced that its flagship project has achieved another significant funding milestone, successfully completing all conditions required to initiate its first drawdown from its senior project finance providers, The Crown Estate and Scottish Enterprise through the Renewable Energy Investment Fund. The major construction and supply […]

  • Atlantis Looks to Raise GBP 20 Million

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Singaporean tidal energy firm, Atlantis Resources is looking to cash in GBP 20 million on the London stock exchange, writes Green Wise news site. This would raise the total value of the company to GBP 80 million. The company recently appointed John Neill CBE as Non-Executive Chairman, on which occasion Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis […]

  • Canada: Atlantis Resources to Test Tidal Turbine in Bay of Fundy

    16 April 2012
    Technology

    Atlantis Resources Corporation, a world-leading tidal technology and project development company will test one of the world’s largest tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s aggressive marine environment. Atlantis was one of five respondents to a request for proposal issued by the province last fall for a fourth berth-holder to participate in its Fundy Ocean […]

  • Fugro Starts French Offshore Wind Survey Campaign

    11 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started a geotechnical survey campaign on the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France.

  • Vattenfall Issues Inter-Array Cable Contract Notice for German Offshore Wind Farms

    12 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II Offshore Wind GmbH have issued a contract notice seeking contractors to install inter-array cables for two wind farm projects offshore Germany. The two projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2 and N-6.6 zones. The contract is expected […]

  • GE Global Research to Develop Controls for 12MW Floating Wind Turbine

    30 September 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE Global Research has been awarded USD 2.8 million through the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which will go towards design and development of optimized controls for a lightweight 12MW floating offshore wind turbine. ARPA-E funding was provided by their newest program, Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and […]

  • Atlantis Secures GBP 51 Mln for MeyGen Tidal Project

    22 August 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Atlantis Resources, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has agreed terms with a funding syndicate for a funding package for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project.   Total project funding package, which is a combination of equity, debt and grant, will exceed £50m. Funding syndicate members comprise the UK Government through […]

  • Court Rejects Environmental Appeal against Parc du Banc de Guérande Offshore Wind Farm

    16 May 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Nantes Administrative Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal filed by three environmental organisations which contested the environmental permit granted to the 480MW Parc du Banc de Guérande wind project located some 12 kilometres off the coast of Saint-Nazaire.

  • MeyGen Enters Construction Phase

    25 November 2014

    After more than seven years of planning and design, the MeyGen tidal energy project is now entering the construction phase for the first 6MW tranche of capacity in what is believed to be the world’s largest planned tidal stream project. Now that the financing package has been agreed for the first four turbines, Atlantis Resources has entered into all the major construction contracts. […]

  • Robots and Planning Tools Increase O&M Vessel Uptime by 35 Per Cent

    1 June 2021
    R&D

    A mission planning software for offshore wind farms and robotic maintenance solutions could together increase working hours of vessels deployed for offshore wind maintenance campaigns by over a third. This is according to the latest analysis within the EU-funded ATLANTIS research project, which is exploring the use of remote offshore inspection and maintenance techniques for […]

  • EDF, Dong Seek Seabed Survey Services

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, is looking for a contractor who will carry out seabed surveys at a number of locations off the French coast. The company plans to perform seabed clearance on around 80 wind turbine locations and some additional locations (offshore substations), which demands side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder surveys in a wind farm zone. […]

  • Alstom to Establish Two Offshore Wind Turbine Production Sites in France

    4 November 2011

    Following the call for tenders for offshore wind energy launched in July 2011 by the French Government, Alstom is planning to establish up to two sites dedicated to the production of components and to the assembly of 6 MW offshore wind turbines in the port areas of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and Cherbourg (Manche). These two French […]

  • Atlantis Resources Making Progress

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based, tidal power specialist Atlantis Resources, has released its full year results for the 2013. The company showed significant progress after it joined AIM (London Stock Exchange) in February last year. Tim Cornelius, Chief Executive of Atlantis Resources Limited commented: “We have made significant progress since February in finalising the construction and supply contracts for […]

  • Atlantis to Install Tidal Power Farm in Gujarat, India

    1 February 2012

    Atlantis Resources Corporation intends to set up a tidal power farm in the state of Gujarat. The farm would have the capacity of 50 MW with the possibility to increase it to more than 200 MW. When complete, this farm will be the first of its type, not just within the country, but also in […]

  • India: Gujarat Pursues Tidal Energy Generation Policy

    23 February 2012

    Gujarat state government has revealed its intention to explore, in the upcoming years, the state’s tidal power generation potential, along with solar energy and wind power, in order to pursue huge power generation capacity. This project has already been granted Rs 25 crore. Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) and the state-run Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd […]

  • Tekmar’s CPS to Protect Export Cables at Saint-Nazaire OWF

    2 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Prysmian has selected Tekmar Energy’s Generation 10 Cable Protection System (CPS) for the export cables at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. Tekmar will deliver the latest generation of its TekTube® CPS this year from its manufacturing facility in the North East of England. In 2020, the company won a CPS contract for the […]

  • Atlantis Tidal Turbine to be Built in Province (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Technology

    Nova Scotia’s bid to become a North American leader in the development, supply and support of tidal energy projects took another step forward today with the announcement that an international consortium will test one of the world’s largest tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s aggressive marine environment. Atlantis Resources Corporation, a world-leading tidal technology […]

  • MeyGen Wins Navigator Award at ICOE

    5 November 2014

    Last night, the 398MW MeyGen project was awarded the first ever ‘Navigator Award’ at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), in recognition of the project’s contribution to the global marine renewable industry. The highly prestigious Award was awarded to the MeyGen Project, which is 86 percent owned by Atlantis Resources, at the International Conference […]

  • USA: NREL Gets USD 5.7 Million for Floating Wind Turbine Research

    31 October 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded USD 5.7 million in new funding to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for its activities in the field of floating offshore wind turbines. NREL will work as the prime contractor on three projects within ARPA-E’s Aerodynamic Turbines Lighter and Afloat with Nautical Technologies and Integrated […]

  • ABB to Connect MeyGen Tidal Project to UK Grid

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth.  The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy development and will harvest the tidal resources of one of the most energetic […]