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  • Japanese Companies Make First Offshore Wind Foray Abroad

    4 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Toho Gas, and Hokuriku Electric Power Company have agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Formosa I International Investment from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group in order to participate in Taiwan’s offshore wind power business. This will mark the first investment made into the offshore wind power generation space […]

  • Who Are Potential Bidders in California Offshore Wind Lease Sale?

    27 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted, Equinor, Shell, RWE, and CIP are among the qualified lease sale participants. The final list of eligible bidders will be published in the Final Sale Notice (FSN). There are 23 developers who have already qualified to participate in the lease sale for wind areas offshore California, expected to be put up for auction by […]

  • OREAC: 1.4 TW of Offshore Wind by 2050 Achievable

    8 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment

    1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to position offshore wind at the centre of the global energy transition, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) said. OREAC estimates that offshore wind could provide around 24 million years of employment, defined as […]

  • European Developers, Technology Companies Sign Up for First US Floating Wind Auction

    19 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has deemed 43 companies eligible to bid in the upcoming offshore wind lease sale in California, with the majority on the list being Europe-headquartered energy companies and floating wind technology developers, either as standalone entities or as part of joint ventures. Acciona, Hexicon and BW Ideol eyeing Californian […]

  • Narec Becomes Member of European Energy Research Alliance

    14 February 2014
    R&D

    Narec informed yesterday that it became an associate member of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). Ignacio Marti, Narec‘s Chief Technology Officer, welcomed EERA’s decision to grant the membership: “Narec’s R&D activity has considerably increased over recent years and this acceptance acknowledges our position.” To Narec, this membership is significant due to EERA’s status in […]

  • Long-Range Wake Losses Offshore Much Greater Than Expected, New Study Shows

    18 August 2022
    R&D

    Commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes, the US-based technical services provider ArcVera Renewables has found in a new study. According to ArcVera Renewables, the study confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake losses by engineering wake loss models in common use and investigates long-range wake loss potential at […]

  • Canada: OERA Invites Proposals for Bay of Fundy Region Based Research Projects

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance

      OERA (Offshore Energy Research Association) is inviting applications from community based or not-for-profit organizations in the Bay of Fundy region to participate in an OERA established Participation Support Fund. The purpose of the Participation Support Fund is to provide modest one time grants to local organizations or community groups to undertake small research initiatives […]

  • Canada: OERA Seeks Proposals for Community-Based Energy Research Projects

    10 July 2013
    Environment, R&D

    OERA (Offshore Energy Research Association) is inviting applications from community based or not-for-profit organizations in the Cape Breton region ( Nova Scotia, Canada) to participate in an OERA established Participation Support Fund. The purpose of the Participation Support Fund is to provide modest one time grants to local organizations or community groups to undertake small […]

  • Norway: NORCOWE’s Research Partners Become Members of EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy

    13 June 2013

    Two of NORCOWE’s research partners, Christian Michelsen Research AS and the University of Bergen, have recently become associated members of  the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy. One of the sub-programmes of the EERA JP on Wind Energy is offshore wind, and this was the theme of the workshop hosted by Sintef Energy Research in […]

  • UK: Geese Avoid Wind Turbine Blades

    13 August 2012
    Environment, R&D

    As the BBC reports, a new research by Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) shows that the pink-footed geese are avoiding new offshore wind turbines. Namely, Pawel Plonczkier and Ian Simms from Fera monitored pink-footed geese’s migration patterns using radar. The monitoring started in 2007, and lasted 4 years. During the study, researchers monitored around […]

  • Canada: OERA Invites EOI to Assess Economic Value of Tidal Industry

    8 October 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    OERA is inviting submissions of Expressions of Interest (EOI) as a first step, followed by a request for detailed proposals from qualified applicants – to provide a comprehensive assessment of the value proposition and potential economic value of tidal power development to Nova Scotia, the Atlantic region and Canada.    The value proposition will serve […]

  • Canada: OERA Student Research Travel Program Now Open

    18 July 2013
    R&D, Training & Education

    Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) announces that the Student Research Travel Program is now open for its September 2013 round of applications. The program is available to full-time senior honours & graduate students conducting thesis research at a Nova Scotia based university and undertaking research in marine renewable energy or geosciences. The objective of the […]

  • OERA Funds Nova Scotia Student’s Research Travel

    11 October 2013

    Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) announced that the OERA Student Research Travel Program has provided four Nova Scotia students the opportunity to travel to the USA, Canada and Ireland to conduct their thesis research in the fields of marine renewable energy and offshore geosciences. The September 2013 Student Research Travel Program award recipients are:  Matthew […]

  • Six NS Students Benefit from OERA’s Research Travel Program

    11 March 2015
    R&D, Training & Education

    Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) Student Research Travel Program has provided six Nova Scotia students the opportunity to build their international networks through travel to the USA, Ireland, and Bermuda to conduct their thesis research in the fields of marine renewable energy and offshore geosciences. The February 2015 Student Research Travel Program award recipients are: […]

  • PV Shipyard Completes ‘Liftboat H7060A Leg Joining and Installation’ Project (Vietnam)

    29 June 2011

    After last year accomplishment of “Legs joining and Erection for Lewek Lifter liftboat ” project, PV Shipyard was once again awarded a contract for Teras Conguest liftboat leg joining and installation. In addition to previous leg erection jobs, the cutting, installing and welding of leg components and jetting pipes were also performed at PV Shipyard […]

  • The Netherlands: Blue Offshore Attends EWEA Offshore 2011

    29 November 2011

    Blue Offshore will attend world’s largest offshore wind energy event, EWEA Offshore 2011, from 29 November to 1 December. The booth 11539 in Hall 11 will showcase their latest developments, such as their flexible, modular basket carousel with variable cable carrying capacities. Their latest partner, Teras Offshore, for whom Blue Offshore have recently completed a […]

  • Norway: EERA DeepWind’2014 Announces Call for Papers

    21 October 2013

    EERA DeepWind’2014, the 11th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, has released Call for Papers. Organized by the research parties in NOWITECH in cooperation with the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) joint programme on wind energy and NORCOWE, this international event aims at presenting the best on-going R&D on deep sea offshore wind farms, both […]

  • Seafast Marine and Damen Unveil New Renewables Service Vessel

    30 October 2019
    Vessels

    Seafast Marine has named its new renewables service vessel (RSV) Isle of Jura at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands. Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld Director Jos van Woerkum handed over Isle of Jura to Seafast Marine at the naming ceremony held on 18 October. The newbuild, which is the second vessel built to a new Damen RSV design, will be used for […]

  • OERA Funds Marine Life Observation Program

    19 May 2014
    Environment

    The Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) awarded funding to Fundy Tidal, the Canadian Whale Institute (CWI), and Conserve.iO for a marine life observation program including public participation. Free smart phone applications will be available to public (“citizen scientists”), whale tour operators, and other users (including trained dedicated observers) to participate in recording marine […]

  • Canada and UK Jointly Invest CAD 1.4 Mln to Accelerate Tidal Energy Development

    15 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) of the United Kingdom, are jointly investing approximately $1.4 million CAD (approximately £755,000) in collaborative R&D projects to support the acceleration of the tidal energy sector in both jurisdictions. This competition stems from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February […]

  • Ezion Embarks on Chinese Offshore Wind Journey

    17 December 2015
    Vessels

    Ezion Holdings Limited, a Singapore-based provider of liftboats and service rigs has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with a Chinese state-owned enterprise to support offshore wind projects in China. Under the agreement, Ezion will support the unnamed state-owned company by using its service rigs for loading, construction, transportation and installation of wind turbines. In addition, Ezion will also provide the relevant […]

  • Teras Offshore’s Jack-Up Accommodation Rig Deployed at Race Bank

    23 September 2016
    Vessels

    Teras Offshore, in collaboration with Attollo Offshore, has secured a 16‐month charter contract with DONG Energy for its jack‐up accommodation rig Atlantic Amsterdam, which will support the construction of the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. Atlantic Amsterdam was mobilized to Race Bank from the port of Hirtshals in northern Denmark and has been on the location since 27 […]

  • Drax Advocates for More RE Technologies in CfD Auctions

    18 February 2016

    UK consumers could save more than £2 billion if the Government’s planned renewable energy auctions are opened up to include a wider mix of technologies, according to a report published by Drax on 16 February. Drax, an electricity production and sales company also focused on biomass, informed that it commissioned NERA Economic Consulting and Imperial College […]

  • Cape Wind Continues to Clear it’s Way (USA)

    2 January 2012
    Authorities

      The seemingly never-ending saga of Cape Wind continues to pack in the twists and turns. After years of debate, the massive offshore wind project near By Rav Casley Gera (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, January 02, 2012;

  • USA: Cape Wind Faces New Foe

    11 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind has been faced with a new foe. Namely, a newly formed group called the New England Ratepayers Association has written to the United States Department of Energy to disapprove Cape Wind’s USD 300 million loan guarantee which will, as NERA believes, stop Cape Wind development, writes the Union Leader. In his letter, Marc […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]