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  • GE’s Engineer Working on Renewable Power Forecast

    1 March 2016
    R&D

    GE’s electrical engineer Naresh Acharya is working on a system that could one day help utilities predict the amount electricity generated by inherently unpredictable renewable resources like wind and sun, and send as much of it as possible over the grid to consumers. Acharya is using software to predict and balance the electricity generated by renewables and […]

  • Natuur&Milieu, Eneco Call for Further 700MW of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands

    19 July 2016

    Investing in a package containing offshore wind, sun and bioheat is almost EUR 1 billion cheaper for Dutch consumers than biomass co-firing, according to a report commissioned by Nature & Environment (Natuur & Milieu) and Eneco, which called on the Dutch government for an additional 700MW of offshore wind farms to replace the co-firing of biomass in […]

  • DECC Releases Monthly and Quarterly Energy Statistics

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were released today (June 26) according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Provisional quarterly energy statistics for Q1 2014 (January to March), have also been released today in the statistical publications Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices. Highlights […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    German offshore wind farms generated 4.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2017, a 36.7 percent jump compared to 3.5 billion kWh of electricity generated offshore Germany in the first quarter of 2016.

  • New Floating Hotel to Arrive at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    17 January 2012

    A new floating hotel for wind farm construction workers will arrive at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm next week to replace the previous “floatel”, which is required elsewhere. The 145m Regina Baltica, a former cruise ferry, has been contracted as a hotel vessel for at least six months to provide accommodation for the workers […]

  • Germany: New Energy Husum to Hold 3rd Science Slam

    16 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Messe Husum & Congress is calling on creative persons to give a live talk to the New Energy Husum audience at the New Energy Slam on March 21, 2014. The talk should be about a topic they themselves have researched that has something to do with renewable energy, electric vehicles or the future of energy […]

  • Danish Insurer Forms Offshore Wind Ties in Taiwan

    7 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Taiwanese certification body CR Classification Society has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Copenhagen-based offshore insurance company Codan to establish cooperation on offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • China’s Rapid Renewable Energy Growth Driven by Ambitious Government Policies, Says GlobalData

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    China’s renewable energy capacity increased from 27.8 GW in 2001 to 183 GW in 2013, and alternative sources are expected to account for more than 20% of the country’s total electricity generation by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that China’s emergence as a major player in the global […]

  • EU-Wide Partnership to Deliver ‘World-First’ Bankable Hybrid Marine Energy Parks

    2 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched EUR 45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Sources (EU-SCORES)’. Under the project lead of Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), […]

  • Van Oord’s Boreas to Sport MacGregor Deck Cranes

    9 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    MacGregor has been chosen to supply two auxiliary telescopic cranes for a new generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is being built at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China for Dutch contracting company Van Oord. MacGregor’s scope of supply consists of two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes, which are used to transport the cargo and […]

  • UK Clears Path for Large Battery Storage Projects

    14 July 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Technology

    The UK government will relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the UK. The move could allow for over 100 large-scale batteries to be built across the UK, trebling the amount already in operation. Removing barriers for energy storage projects is […]

  • Maryland Offshore Wind Projects Move Forward

    26 May 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind and US Wind have notified the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) on their acceptance of the conditions set out by the PSC earlier this month upon approving offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two projects to be built off the state’s coast, according to The Baltimore Sun.

  • China Longyuan Takes Part in CEEC

    10 July 2013

    On July 3-5, the 2013 Clean Energy Expo China (CEEC) was staged in the National Convention Center in Beijing. As a representative of the new energy industry, China Longyuan Power was invited to participate in the great event and drew lots of professional visitors, thus becoming a highlight of the whole expo. During the opening […]

  • MHI Vestas Brings Transformer Technology to Taiwan

    11 September 2020

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured a purchase agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids which will bring offshore wind transformer technology to Taiwan. Hitachi ABB Power Grids, in collaboration with Taiwan’s Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (SEEC), will supply MHI Vestas with transformer technology which converts electricity to a higher, 66 kV voltage for long-range […]

  • Sierra Club: “Block Island Wind Farm Is Our Apollo 11 Moment” (Gallery)

    28 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, Deepwater Wind launched the construction phase of its offshore wind project at Block Island, Rhode Island. Sierra Club said that this was a watershed moment for American clean energy development.  “The importance of this day cannot be overstated. The Block Island Wind Farm is our Apollo 11 moment,” said Emily Norton, Director of the Massachusetts Chapter […]

  • Wind-Solar Hybrid Takes Aim at Offshore Platforms

    13 June 2018
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Rotterdam-based Amphibious Energy is testing the Hybrid EnergyPod, a container designed to generate, store and convert solar and wind power, at the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2.

  • EnBW Baltic 2 Service Team Homeports in Klintholm

    22 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The 288 MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea will be serviced from the Danish port of Klintholm on the island of Møn from August 2020, EnBW said. Until now, the company’s service team of up to 25 has travelled from Rostock to a hotel vessel close to the wind […]

  • Liquid Robotics Acquires USD 22 Million in Funding (USA)

    7 June 2011

    Liquid Robotics®, developer of the award-winning Wave Glider® self-powered hybrid sea-surface/underwater robotic vehicle, and cloud-based data service provider, has closed a Series D $22 million financing round led by VantagePoint Capital Partners, the company’s first institutional investor, together with participation by oilfield services provider Schlumberger. The company has additionally announced the appointment of Bill Vass, […]

  • Gemini Deal Helps Boost Q2 Clean Energy Investments

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Global clean energy investment surged to $63.6bn in the second quarter of 2014, up 33% compared to the first quarter and 9% compared to Q2 2013, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Q2 2014 was the strongest quarter for investment since Q2 2012 which reached $69.6bn, and was […]

  • Danish Energy Minister Greenlights Viking Link

    30 October 2017
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate Lars Christian Lilleholt gave an approval to the Viking Link project, almost 760km long 1,400MW HVDC interconnector that will link the British and Danish transmission systems.

  • Block Island Jackets Go Under Investigation

    12 April 2019
    R&D

    A team led by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is set to conduct a research project on the engineering of the jacket foundations at the U.S. Block Island offshore wind farm. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has awarded USD 608,722 for the 28-month study of the first U.S. offshore wind commercial project. […]

  • UK: QinetiQ Works on Marine Platform Development

    4 January 2013

    QinetiQ GRC naval architects in combination with their Paramarine software are working with QED Naval Ltd in the development of a marine platform (Subhub) that can transport, install, anchor and maintain wave and tidal turbines through life. This will bring major cost and time advantages to tidal turbine field installations on the sea bed. QED […]

  • Wind-fall rejected by Tribes

    1 March 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind developer Jim Gordon has offered two Native American tribes millions to halt their opposition as the clock runs down on the review period for the controversial wind power project slated for Nantucket Sound.

  • Masdar and Statoil Ink Batwind Pact

    19 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar and Norway’s Statoil have signed a collaborative agreement to analyse data from the Batwind battery system designed to store energy generated by the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm.

  • Seawork Asia Ends with Success

    27 November 2014

    Seawork Asia, held in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition ended successfully on November 6. The exhibition attracted 68 exhibitors from 12 countries and over 120 well-known brands were exhibited. UK Trade and Investment representative, Stewart Gorman, commented that Seawork Asia was of a high standard, in part due to the experience co-organisers had gained from […]

  • Northern Ireland’s Tidal Energy Farm to Be Completed by 2020

    23 October 2012

    Bord Gáis and its Irish tidal energy partner, OpenHydro were awarded exclusive rights to develop a 100MW tidal energy farm off Torr Head on the north coast of Antrim. The project, potentially the first of its kind in the island of Ireland, is expected to be completed by the year 2020. The award was made […]