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  • DOE’s Offshore Wind Expert Joins NY’s Energy Research and Development Authority

    28 January 2016
    Authorities

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has hired former senior adviser for offshore wind technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, Gregory Matzat, to assist in the development of large-scale wind projects. The New York state’s governor Andrew Cuomo recently committed to creating a USD 5 million New York Offshore Wind Master Plan, which […]

  • DOE Issues National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study

    5 September 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study(NOWEGIS). The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United States has sufficient offshore wind energy resources to legitimize the installation of at least 54 […]

  • Does OW Piling Affect Harbour Porpoises? Not so Much, Research Says

    25 February 2015
    Environment, R&D

    Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea (DEPONS) project has yielded some preliminary findings on the effect of offshore wind farm construction on harbour porpoises. “Although the results should be considered preliminary, the patterns generated by the current version of the DEPONS model did not suggest any clear, long-lasting effects of pile-driving […]

  • DOE Awards USD 1.1 Mln for Wildlife-Wind Power Study

    11 September 2014
    R&D

    Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) and collaborators HiDef Aerial Surveying, University of Maine at Orono, and First Wind have received $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to further develop technology to understand how birds and bats avoid wind turbines. The collaboration will refine a stereo-optic, high-definition camera system already under development by HiDef Aerial […]

  • USA: DOE Breaks Ground on New Wind Turbine Test Facility

    18 July 2012
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy that develops every available source of American energy, the Energy Department joined with Texas Tech University and Sandia National Laboratories to break ground on a new state-of-the-art wind turbine test facility in Lubbock, Texas. The Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWIFT) facility will be the first public facility […]

  • Postgraduate student from AIBS does research with London Array (UK)

    28 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Training & Education

    Postgraduate student Nathalie Kolasa who is currently studying for an MSc in Management at the Ashcroft International Business School (AIBS) at Anglia Ruskin University has secured a research project with a difference – she is set to work with the London Array offshore wind farm project. Nathalie approached the London Array project and has successfully […]

  • DoE Awards USD 7.4 Mln to Four Wave, Tidal Developers

    7 August 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department has selected four entities to receive $7.4 million to spur innovation of next-generation water power component technologies, designed for manufacturability and built specifically for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems.   The projects will address technical challenges in three areas: advanced controls, crosscutting power take-off (PTO)—which converts mechanical motion into electrical power—and innovative […]

  • FMGC Casts Ballast for Sabella D10

    23 April 2015
    Technology

    FMGC, the European company specialised in cast iron counterweights and ballast solutions, cooperated with Sabella in production of its tidal turbine. In June, the first Sabella D10 will be immersed in the waters of the Fromveur strait near Ushant (French: Ouessant) in Brittany. The foundry manufactured a new type of tidal turbine ballast for the […]

  • USA: DOE Studies Potential Offshore Wind’s Economic Impact on Southeast Region

    18 July 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    On July 11, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a fact sheet that summarizes the findings of a study on potential economic impact of offshore wind energy on the Southeast Region. To better understand the employment opportunities and other potential regional economic impacts from offshore wind development, the U.S. Department of Energy funded research […]

  • Philippines Launching Offshore Wind Roadmap

    13 April 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines and the World Bank Group will virtually launch the country’s first Offshore Wind Roadmap on 20 April. The World Bank Group and DOE have worked closely to prepare this first-of-its-kind roadmap, which aims to tap the country’s 178-gigawatt offshore wind potential. The launch will be another opportunity […]

  • UK Govt Makes Sure Brexit Does Not Affect Horizon 2020 Projects

    15 August 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    UK participants of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme can rest assured that the approved projects applied for before the UK leaves the European Union will not be affected by the so-called Brexit, as the UK Treasury will underwrite funding for those Horizon 2020 projects. British businesses and universities will have certainty over future funding and should continue […]

  • USA: DOE Releases Small Business Innovation Research Funding Opportunity Announcements

    27 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Department of Energy announced a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA).  In the area of Wind Power development, the Department seeks to award funding for the development of a met-ocean package for offshore wind. Awarded under Topic 10a, this funding opportunity seeks proposals that can cost-effectively develop a met-ocean […]

  • Yale: US Offshore Wind Could Hit a Supply Chain Bottleneck

    4 April 2019
    R&D

    The implementation of U.S. offshore wind targets will not be as simple or, potentially, as green as it may seem since certain issues can “cause a bottleneck in the supply chain”,  according to research by Yale University. Researchers from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies challenged the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) offshore wind plans, focusing specifically […]

  • Offshore Wind Discussed in White House

    29 September 2015
    Authorities

    Yesterday, the White House hosted the Summit on Offshore Wind, a gathering of leading federal, state and industry stakeholders committed to the long-term and sustainable development of offshore wind in the United States. By 2030, offshore wind is projected to supply 22,000 megawatts of clean and abundant energy to cities and communities in America, enough to […]

  • OCC|COWI Works Alongside LEEDCo on First U.S. Freshwater Wind Project

    14 January 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced there is $5 million in new funding for Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), the non-profit corporation leading the effort for the first freshwater offshore wind project in the nation. “The DOE funding for ‘Icebreaker’ is a testament and vote of confidence for LEEDCo’s world-class team members and […]

  • Dominion Mulls Options After VOWTAP Loses USD 40 Million in Federal Funding

    30 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Virginia Power is assessing options for its proposed 12MW offshore wind demonstration project off Virginia in light of an announcement that the US Department of Energy is withdrawing USD 40 million in funding. “Naturally, we are disappointed in the DOE’s decision because we still believe that offshore wind has a great potential to deliver clean, […]

  • 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.

  • DOE Releases Notice of Intent for MHK System Performance Advancement Opportunity (USA)

    17 April 2013
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    On Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Program notified potential future applicants of an upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement tentatively titled, “Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) System Performance Advancement (SPA).” The DOE is working to advance the technology performance of marine and hydrokinetic energy devices by supporting R&D projects that reduce weight, […]

  • Hawaiian Company to Develop New Mooring Method for Grid-Scale Floating Wind Turbines

    15 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Makai Ocean Engineering, an ocean technology and engineering firm based in Hawaii, US, will develop new mooring and anchoring methods for grid-scale floating offshore wind turbines and hydrokinetic systems, according to the US Department of Energy, which just awarded the company USD 849,952 to develop its solution. The new methods are said to enable reducing […]

  • Survey for Argyll Offshore Wind Farm Projects (UK)

    2 December 2010

    For Argyll is energetically pro the development and implementation of renewable energies – but that does not mean that we subscribe blindly… (forargyll) [mappress] Source: forargyll, December 02, 2010

  • Clarkson University Research Team Gets Ready for DOE Wind Study (USA)

    2 February 2012

    A Clarkson University research team, led by Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Professors Pier Marzocca, Suresh Dhaniyala and Lin Tian, is readying its unmanned aerial vehicle, the Clarkson RAVEN (Research Aerial Vehicle for Experimental Needs), to acquire wind turbulence data. The three Clarkson faculty, along with colleagues from six institutions and companies in the United States […]

  • USA: Optimized for Offshore – GL Garrad Hassan Winner of Two DOE Grants

    5 April 2012
    R&D

    GL Garrad Hassan will undertake a detailed analysis of the current and future needs of the US offshore wind industry for port facilities, namely by examining the suitability of ports to meet the technical requirements of the industry for the assembly, construction, and operational staging of offshore projects

  • USA: DOE Could Foster Clean Energy Innovation with USD 4 Bln

    17 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    In support of the Administration’s all of the above energy strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases. When finalized, the solicitation is expected to make as much as $4 […]

  • Lake Erie Offshore Wind Demo Project In Line For Another Federal Grant

    20 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Department of Energy is planning to award a USD 3.7 million grant to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) for the development of the 20.7MW offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie, according to local media. This would be the third DOE’s grant for the project, bringing the federal backing to a total of USD […]

  • SRNL to Conduct Research on Design Conditions for Offshore Wind Energy Structures (USA)

    22 September 2011
    R&D

    The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office… (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, September 22, 2011

  • U.S. DOE & Navy Fund Full-Scale Wave Energy Device Testing

    30 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, yesterday announced funding for two companies that will continue to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology as a viable source for America’s clean energy future. Ocean Energy USA and Northwest Energy Innovations will test their innovative wave energy conversion (WEC) devices for one year in new […]