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  • DOE Reports Map Waves and Tidal Currents Potential (USA)

    18 January 2012
    Authorities

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released two nationwide resource assessments showing that waves and tidal currents off the nation’s coasts could contribute significantly to the United States’ total annual electricity production, further diversify the nation’s energy portfolio, and provide clean, renewable energy to coastal cities and communities. These new wave and tidal resource […]

  • HZ Windpower Dives into Marine Energy

    27 August 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    China’s HZ Windpower has received an approval from Ministry of Science and Technology of Chongqing Municipal for its marine power study. According to the company, the study has covered the key technology and model test of marine current power generation. It includes the working principal of marine current generator and its development road map, the […]

  • Norcom to Create ‘Google Maps’ for East Anglian Seabed

    9 April 2014

    Norwich based Norcom Technology has won £20,000 grant under the East Anglian grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE). Norcom will develop a desktop and web based application which maps the seabed around the east coast of England. Their eChart Service will be created using data derived from material supplied by the […]

  • Canada: Trillium Power’s $2.25 Billion Claim to Proceed

    14 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling from November 12 will allow Trillium Power its day in court to seek damages of $2.25 Billion arising from Trillium Power’s claims of “misfeasance in public office” by the Ministries named in the action. Trillium Power claims that it had been specifically targeted by the February 11, 2011 press release […]

  • SSE Renewables Picks Project Certification Partner for Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    18 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bureau Veritas has announced that it will provide Project Certification for SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2, located off the east coast of Ireland. Bureau Veritas will be responsible for providing project certification during the design phase covering wind turbines, foundations, towers, and substations according to international standards. The Arklow Bank Wind Park […]

  • USA: Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority to Meet in Richmond

    22 May 2013
    Authorities, Environment

      The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority will meet tomorrow, May 23 in Richmond, reports the Associated Press. The Authority will discuss recent activities relating to offshore wind power development, how to protect rare North Atlantic right whale as well as mapping of the ocean floor. The meeting is open to the public and the […]

  • Canada: Nova Scotia Plans to Benefit from Tidal Energy

    27 August 2013

    Nova Scotia hopes to become a world leader in tidal technology, writes The Global and Mail. Even though Nova Scotia has one of the most powerful tidal currents in the world, tidal development is moving at a very slow pace. In order to speed up the process Ottawa, Nova Scotia, Encana Corp. and several tidal […]

  • IRENA: New Smartphone App Delivers Global Renewable Energy Data

    23 June 2015
    Technology

    Smartphone users can now access the most reliable data on global renewable energy potential, for free, thanks to an application launched by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Global Atlas pocket, now available on all platforms including BlackBerry® 10, iOS, Android™ and Windows Phone®, is the only global tool of its kind, combining 1,000 […]

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Map Wind Patterns Off Oregon Coast, USA

    19 December 2012
    R&D

    Mapping the wind patterns off the Oregon coast is just one part of the innovative work that scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be performing in a new demonstration project just announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). As part of the U.S. government’s “all of the above” strategy to develop more secure, […]

  • Scotland Publishes Offshore Renewables Investment Map

    23 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Scottish Government’s commitment to renewable energy is already producing thousands of jobs across the country and will generate tens of thousands more, First Minister Alex Salmond said today as recent investment announcements in offshore wind, wave and tidal power were highlighted in a newly-published map. The map highlights much of the offshore green energy […]

  • Norway-Denmark Interconnector Inaugurated

    12 March 2015
    Grid Connection

    High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable system interconnecting Norway and Denmark has been inaugurated. Prysmian was awarded the contract for the land HVDC cable system for the Skagerrak 4 interconnection between Norway and Denmark worth approximately € 40 million by the Danish transmission grid operator Energinet.dk in January 2011. The contract comprises the supply, jointing […]

  • DEME Wins Export Cable EPCI Contract for French Floater

    20 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has secured an EPCI contract in a consortium with JDR Cables for the export cable that will connect the Leucate floating offshore wind project to the power grid. The contract awarded by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) represents DEME’s first floating offshore wind EPCI contract. The export cable will include a […]

  • Bibby Offshore Moves Into Cable Installation Market, Teams Up with ESS

    2 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Bibby Offshore has purchased a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), which will enable Bibby Offshore to lay offshore wind power cables from its vessels. The two companies have also reported that they entered into strategic alliance, joining Bibby Offshore’s subsea project management and engineering experience and ESS’s trenching expertise. The companies said they will collaborate […]

  • British Politicians Split over Supporting Wind Energy

    22 April 2014
    Authorities

    British politicians have voiced their support for wind farms, however, some prefer them to harness power onshore, while others are in favor of wind energy generation at sea. According to Ed Miliband from the Labour party, onshore wind farms have to be built in places where they can generate high amount of energy, even if […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Delayed by Three Years as SSE Switches to New Consenting Regime

    24 March 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables plans to commission the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 in 2028 and not in 2025 as initially planned as the developer confirmed that it plans to apply for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) for the project under Ireland’s new consenting regime. The decision by SSE Renewables to transfer Phase 2 of Arklow […]

  • UK: Scottish Power Renewables Publishes Argyll Array Photomontages

    17 May 2012

    Scottish Power Renewables has published its official collection of scale-accurate photomontages of the Argyll Array in situ. The company has presented two layouts, for both 300 turbines (of 6MW capacity) and 180 turbines (of 10MW capacity) shown from each location  Beinn Hough, Sandaig, Balephuil and near Tilley, which are mapped. Each photomontage comes in two […]

  • CWind Adds ASV Pioneer to Complete Cable Care Package

    10 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    UK-based Global Marine Group (GMG) has added the multi-purpose barge ASV Pioneer to its fleet of cable ships which will form part of CWind’s new Complete Cable Care package of services for power cable owners.

  • All-Energy Canada Conference to Kick Off Soon in Toronto

    1 April 2014

    All-Energy Canada Conference & Exhibition (AEC) is the third in the All-Energy series, preceded by conferences in the UK and Australia. AEC focuses on fostering international business relationships, financing and managing risk and powering prosperity for companies now and into the future. The conference brings together experts from the entire spectrum of the renewable energy […]

  • USA: UD Issues Report About Ocean Use off DE, MD and NJ Coasts

    21 March 2012

    The Center for Carbon-Free Power Integration (CCPI) at the University of Delaware has issued a new report about ocean use off the coast of Delaware and parts of Maryland and New Jersey. The study addresses viable places to locate offshore wind farms, taking into account biological, ecological and other considerations. The report includes feedback from […]

  • Prysmian Wins EUR 1.2 Billion Contract to Deliver UK-Germany Interconnector

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Prysmian has won a contract worth around EUR 1.2 billion to deliver the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The Italian cabling giant will provide the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning of the NeuConnect project. The scope includes the complete cable system […]

  • Eversheds Advises Forewind on Dogger Bank

    6 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the news on Dogger Bank Teesside A & B approval, law firm Eversheds reported that it had advised the Forewind consortium on the second phase of Dogger Bank Teesside A & B offshore wind farm. Eversheds also advised the consortium on an offshore wind energy project at Dogger Bank Creyke Beck. The two projects […]

  • UK Doing Everything to Bring Siemens to Hull

    6 August 2013

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that the UK Government is doing everything in their power to convince Siemens to advance with its proposal for the Hull facility, reports the Hull Daily Mail. During his visit to North East Lincolnshire, Clegg said: “We are working flat out to seek to persuade Siemens to say yes.“ […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Windfarm Progressing as Planned

    14 March 2012

    EDF Energy Renewables officials have confirmed that the work on Teesside offshore windfarm is going as planned, according to Hartlepool Mail. Eight monopiles have already been installed with two more to follow later this week. The Project manager, Tim Bland, said: “We are still at a relatively early stage in the construction phase, but we […]

  • The Netherlands: Verbrugge Terminals Loads Out Five Global Tech I Tripods

    29 October 2013

    On Saturday October 18th Verbrugge Terminals in the Port of Vlissingen and its partner Sarens successfully completed the load-out of five tripods for the German offshore wind farm Global Tech I. The consortium Iemants N.V. and Eiffage Construction Métallique S.A.S were responsible for the load-out, including stability engineering of the tripods and engineering of the […]

  • Norcom Technology Gets Funds to Map East Anglian Seabed

    27 November 2014
    R&D

    East Anglian grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has awarded funding to Norwich based Norcom Technology. The SCORE programme offers East Anglian SMEs an exciting opportunity to access funds to drive forward innovative products and processes that benefit the region’s offshore renewable sector’s supply chain. The £20,000 grant is to enable […]

  • Siemens’ Hull Jobs Attract 14,500 People

    19 April 2016
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Some 14,500 people have applied for 420 job positions advertised so far for Siemens’ Hull wind turbine facilities.  While six new job vacancies for crane operators will be announced this week, the company had already accepted 309 offers, 90% of which are from and around Hull. “There is lots of excitement surrounding Siemens and everywhere you go, people want […]