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  • Atlantis Appoints John Neill as Non-Executive Chairman (UK)

    7 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis Resources, the vertically integrated turbine supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, has announced the appointment of John Neill CBE as Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect. Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis Resources, said: “To have recruited a Chairman of John’s calibre, experience and profile is a tremendous boost for Atlantis Resources and […]

  • Renewables Awards 2012 to Showcase Humber Potential (UK)

    23 December 2011

    A HULL-based company that has grown to be one of the city’s business success stories is backing an awards event recognising the area’s newest industrial sector. The Insurance Partnership is sponsoring a category in the Humber Renewables Awards 2012. It is the first time such accolades have been staged locally and the event will celebrate […]

  • Agreement for Marine Renewables in Atlantic Signed

    21 May 2014

    Yesterday (Tuesday 20th May) saw the penultimate event of the Atlantic Power Cluster (APC), a European funded project set to develop a strategic approach to marine renewable energy in the Atlantic Area. Held in Aberdeen ahead of the annual All-Energy conference, the seminar will bring together delegates from at least six EU member states, and further afield. […]

  • WWEC 2012 Opens in Germany

    4 July 2012

    The 11th World Wind Energy Conference 2012 (WWEC 2012) has been opened officially yesterday in the World Conference Center in Bonn. The three-day conference will comprise 200 presentations in 40 sessions, with experts from 50 countries, and from all continents. The speeches will cover all aspects of wind power utilization, with a special focus on […]

  • USA: AWS Truepower Updates windNavigator Platform

    10 April 2012

    AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, today announced modification to the windNavigator® platform, which provides online wind project development and plant operation optimization solutions. In order to allow for the expansion of a broader set of renewable energy solutions and to simplify the communication of products and services […]

  • Severn Estuary Could Accommodate Tidal Lagoon Instead of Barrage

    18 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    City Councils of Bristol, Sedgemoor, West Somerset and Cardiff will submit an application for a GBP 3 million grant to the European Union, which would allow financing the development of a tidal lagoon in Severn Estuary. Specifically, the EU funds would be used to finance a feasibility research. So far, the Estuary’s tidal potential was […]

  • DTU Launches Global Wind Atlas 3.0

    24 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    DTU Wind Energy has launched Global Wind Atlas (GWA) version 3.0, a free web-based application containing new data about wind resources worldwide. According to DTU, GWA 3.0 continues to help policymakers, planners and investors identify global, national, regional and local high-wind areas for wind power generation. For this latest atlas, Vortex was commissioned by ESMAP to carry out 10 years of mesoscale […]

  • UPDATE: Cables for Connection of German Offshore Wind Farms Sinks in Italy

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 nautical miles southwest of […]

  • FORCE to Hold Safety Zone Follow Up Meeting

    10 April 2015
    Environment

    Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) is holding a meeting next Thursday where they will discuss a proposed safety zone around the cables installed in the Minas Passage. As a follow up to the December meeting, the tidal energy test centre has completed mapping the seabed location of the recently installed power cables. However, […]

  • Norway Gathering Survey Team for Offshore Wind Zones

    13 May 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has tasked the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) with conducting surveys in connection with awarding acreage for offshore wind. The NPD will plan and implement a tendering process for preliminary surveys in the areas of Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord, which were opened for applications for renewable energy […]

  • Royal HaskoningDHV to Work on Europe’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    15 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a contract for environmental consultancy services for NortH2, a large offshore wind-to-hydrogen project being developed by a consortium comprising Shell, Gasunie, Equinor, and RWE, and supported by Groningen Seaports and Province of Groningen. “We are thrilled to be part of the ground-breaking NortH2 development. Green hydrogen has an important role […]

  • Ireland: Esri European Wind User Group Finds New Uses for GIS

    9 August 2013
    Technology

    European wind energy professionals gathered in Dublin, Ireland, recently to discuss innovative ways to meet renewable-energy demands using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Members of the Esri European Wind User Group shared how they apply ArcGIS maps, apps, and tools to offshore and onshore wind-farm development, planning, engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance. “GIS technology is improving […]

  • India Set to Install First Offshore Wind LiDAR off Gujarat

    18 January 2017
    R&D

    India’s offshore wind development will kick off in Gujarat, as the first LiDAR that will monitor wind conditions at sea is expected to be installed by the end of this month off the coast of the country’s westernmost state.

  • Inch Cape Enters Virtual Reality

    15 November 2017
    Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has used a 3D model created by SLR to communicate plans for the proposed 784MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the coast of Angus, Scotland.

  • SGN Working on World’s First Offshore Wind-Powered Hydrogen Heating Project

    15 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The UK gas network operator SGN has launched a project that will be world-first to employ a direct supply of offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen energy for heating. The project will start with heating around 300 homes in Fife, Scotland, using clean gas produced by an electrolysis plant, powered by the offshore wind […]

  • Siemens Celebrates Opening of Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle (UK)

    30 November 2011

    Siemens celebrated the official opening by Lord Willis of Knaresborough of its Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom on November 22, 2011. This £8 million investment by Siemens provides a unique in-house training environment and experience for service technicians working on conventional and renewable power plants and helps put the North East firmly […]

  • Ramboll, Primo Marine Win Consultancy Work on Subsea Cable Routes for Danish Energy Islands

    24 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Danish engineering company Ramboll and its Dutch counterpart Primo Marine have been awarded contracts for consultancy services on the subsea cable routes for the two energy islands planned to be established in Denmark. The contracts, valued at a total of EUR 828,362 and awarded by the transmission system operator Energinet, cover consultancy services regarding external […]

  • France: Navalu Adds 18 Meter Multiservice Cat to Its Fleet

    5 March 2012

    French Builder NAVALU, located on the French Atlantic Coast, in the Vendée region, announces that it has added a new model, designated the NxS 18, to its NxS range of multiservice catamarans of now 15 metres, 18 metres, and 24 metres. Navalu has already received what is believed to be the first order for a […]

  • Lithuania Clearing Path for Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Lithuanian Cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s renewable energy law aimed at kick-starting development of offshore wind power generation in the Baltic Sea.  Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičiaus said that this is a long-term project and that the construction of the first wind farms off the country’s Baltic coast is expected to start after 2020. […]

  • Natural Power Surveys Marine Life at Robin Rigg

    23 May 2014

    International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has recently undertaken an industry first use of Drop Down Video (DDV) surveys at Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm. E.ON’s Robin Rigg Wind Farm, located in the Solway Firth is the first commercial wind farm in Scottish waters. The technology, designed and deployed by sub-sea camera experts Envision Mapping […]

  • 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.

  • Study Takes Stock of Fish Spawning Sites Offshore UK

    4 September 2018
    Environment, R&D

    A revised technique for mapping the spawning sites of Atlantic herring in the UK has been developed which will ensure fish are protected during offshore wind farm construction and which could lead to a more efficient and low cost development process, the Carbon Trust said.

  • Norway: Kongsberg Maritime Acquires InTurbine

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime AS has acquired Trondheim, Norway based InTurbine. The specialist renewable and wind power consultancy firm joins Kongsberg Maritime’s Merchant Marine Division in Trondheim as of December 1st 2012 and will support the operations and expansion of Kongsberg Wind Farm Management. The purpose of the acquisition is to strengthen Kongsberg Maritime’s commitment to development […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Invested GBP 165 Million in Scottish Economy

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    New figures published by industry body, Scottish Renewables, have revealed for the first time that Scotland’s offshore wind developers have invested around £165m in the Scottish economy so far. Scottish Renewables asked its members developing offshore wind projects in Scottish waters how much they had invested in the sector to date. The results showed that […]

  • Cameron Shows Major Support for Swansea’s Tidal Project

    15 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    During his visit to Swansea yesterday, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project has a “real transformational potential” for Swansea, the Evening Post writes.  Along with the clean, green energy, the project could be a major economic boost for the region, Cameron explained. Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd, the company behind the […]

  • CWind Taiwan Completes Yunlin Survey

    23 October 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    CWind Taiwan has completed its first project – a bathymetric survey at wpd’s Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.