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  • USA: AWEA Releases Recommended Practices for Offshore Wind Compliance

    10 October 2012

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its long-awaited consensus document, AWEA Offshore Compliance Recommended Practices 2012 (OCRP 2012), today at its Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in Virginia Beach. Developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), AWEA’s OCRP 2012 recommends good practices in the use of existing standards for […]

  • Government’s Uncertainty Worries Hull Council Leader (UK)

    9 October 2012
    Authorities

    Steve Brady, Leader of the Hull City Council, expressed his concerns over the Government’s uncertain support for the renewables. Since Siemens is one of the signatories of the letter sent to the British Government regarding energy policies, Mr. Brady is worried about the company’s plan to build a GBP 60 million offshore wind turbine assembly […]

  • IWEA Launches Renewables Development Policy Framework for Ireland

    9 October 2012
    Authorities

    The national body representing the wind energy sector in Ireland, the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) has launched a new policy paper “Export Policy – A Renewables Development Policy Framework for Ireland” at its autumn conference in Killarney. The policy paper outlines specific areas of the Irish economy which would benefit economically if Ireland’s domestic […]

  • Research and Markets Announce Directory of Wind Farms for US

    2 October 2012

    Research and Markets have announced the new report “Directory of Wind Farms, United States.” A comprehensive directory of wind farms across the United States, nationally and by individual U.S. State. Updated quarterly, buyers receive 3 subsequent quarters for free. The directory is in spreadsheet format, enabling detailed searching, filtering and additional analysis. Comparative directories are […]

  • DOW Receives Permission for Necton Onshore Substation (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has today received planning permission from Breckland Council to build and operate an onshore substation near Necton, Norfolk, together with an associated buried cable route spur. The substation is needed to connect the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project to the national electrical transmission […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Reaches Milestone

    27 September 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, is celebrating a milestone month for the offshore wind sector. The UK now has more than 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed – enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This represents more than 60% of the European Union’s offshore […]

  • USA: Oregon to Host Wave Energy Project

    27 September 2012

    As OPB reports, the first large scale wave energy research site could find its place in Oregon. Namely, the Department of Energy has granted USD 4 million for the project development. Belinda Batten, who directs the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University, said the project will help make the wave energy […]

  • UK: AREG’s Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges

    25 September 2012

    Domestic and international business opportunities and cutting-edge technologies are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen on Wednesday (September 26). Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group will bring together industry representatives at their members meeting to be held in the Town and […]

  • KSB: Pumps Increase Efficiency of Wind Energy Systems (Germany)

    25 September 2012

    At Husum WindEnergy 2012, the trade fair held in Husum from 18 to 22 September, German pump and valve manufacturer KSB presented its products and services for suppliers and original equipment manufacturers of wind energy systems. Etaseco canned motor pumps were one of the highlights at the fair. They are installed in the wind turbines’ […]

  • UK: AJ Woods to Get Funding for Offshore Wind Project

    23 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    AJ Woods, an engineering company, has been shortlisted for a GBP 2.28 million of funding, which will be provided by South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The funding will allow the company to support its part in the offshore renewables industry by building a wind farm hub, the Harwich and Manningtree Standard news site reports. […]

  • UK: Costain JV Secures Funding for Research on Concrete Gravity Foundations

    21 September 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Costain, in joint venture with HOCHTIEF and Arup, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Components Technologies Scheme to carry out research on the design and construction of concrete gravity foundations for large offshore wind turbines. The wholly-owned joint venture company, GRAVITAS […]

  • Denmark: Poseidon Commences Test Phase 3

    14 September 2012
    R&D, Technology

    On the early morning on September 5th 2012, Poseidon P37 was craned out back into sea to commence test phase 3. Poseidon will, once towed into position at the test site of Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland, represent nothing less than a world premiere. For the first time ever, a hybrid energy […]

  • Canada: Acadia Tidal Energy Institute Opens Officially

    12 September 2012
    R&D

    Acadia organized a celebration for the Official Opening of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute on Tuesday, 11 September, in the Festival Theatre (across the street from the Beveridge Arts Centre). The event opened at 1:45 pm (for viewing of exhibits), with presentations that started at 2:30 pm.  Acadia’s long history of Bay of Fundy tidal […]

  • Thomson Ecology to Present Marine and Terrestrial Expertise at Renewable UK 2012

    11 September 2012

    Thomson Ecology will be exhibiting at Renewable UK 2012 in Glasgow from 30th October to 1st November (stand 184). The company is the UK’s leading ecology specialist and is currently working on four major onshore cable routes in the UK. They are also involved in marine surveys and laboratory sample analysis for offshore wind farms […]

  • Spain: ENERMAR Organises Workshop “The Ocean and the Renewable Energies”

    11 September 2012

    ENERMAR, the Working Group of Ocean Renewable Energies supported by the Spanish College and Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, organizes the third edition of its Technical Sessions ¨The Ocean and the Renewable Energies. The contribution of the Naval and Oceanic Engineering¨ at Barcelona (Spain), on September the 13th and 14th. The ocean renewable […]

  • Australia: Global Cleantech Cluster Association Shortlists CWE

    11 September 2012

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) announces that it is one of only two Australian cleantech companies shortlisted as a Global Top 30 2012 semi-finalist by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). The GCCA announced its Global Top 30 semi-finalists for its 2012 Later Stage Award for “rising stars” in the industry who […]

  • SMM Direct: SCHOTTEL Strongly Present in Offshore Market

    5 September 2012

    The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development.   Counter to the general trend in the sector, the demand for SCHOTTEL […]

  • Irish Sea Wind Farm Raises Concerns

    4 September 2012
    Authorities, Environment

    Steam Packet Company has objected to proposals made by Celtic Array to build a 2.2GW Rhiannon offshore wind farm, while the Infrastructure Minister David Cretney wrote a letter to Centrica also concerned about a similar matter. The Isle of Man Today says that the Steam Packet Company objected to the proposal because it would cut […]

  • Denmark: Vestas in Talks with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Today, there is information in the market that Vestas is in dialogue with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Vestas can confirm that there is an ongoing dialogue between the two companies regarding a potential strategic cooperation. If the dialogue results in an agreement, Vestas will make a company announcement on the issue immediately thereafter. Vestas discloses this […]

  • UK: Dong’s Belfast Facility Nears Completion

    27 August 2012

    Dong Energy’s Belfast wind turbine factory is to be finished by the end of the year, writes the Belfast Telegraph. The factory is worth GBP 50 million and it’s located at the Belfast Harbour on land reclaimed from the sea. The construction work has created 150 jobs, and after its completion the ‘offshore wind logistics […]

  • UK: NDFA Says RWE Gave Misleading Atlantic Array Information

    16 August 2012

    The North Devon Fishermen’s Association (NDFA) issued a statement  saying that the information given by RWE npower renewables on the Atlantic Array’s impact on the fishing industry are incorrect and misleading. According to the NDFA, during surveys that were monitoring the activity of vessels in the development site area, smaller vessels were not picked up […]

  • Canada: Trillium Fights Government on Offshore Wind Projects

    15 August 2012
    Authorities

    In February, 2011, the Ontario Government imposed a moratorium on four Trillium Wind Power’s proposed offshore wind power projects. While speaking at a court hearing on Tuesday, the company’s lawyer Morris Cooper said that the Government’s move involves political science, not the environmental one. A 420 MW project on Lake Ontario almost acquired $26 million […]

  • UK: ICE President Visits Wave Hub

    15 August 2012

    The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West hosted a visit from ICE President Richard Coackley in Cornwall on 6th and 7th August. The President’s trip included a visit to the Wave Hub Project, an offshore electrical infrastructure system off the North Coast of Cornwall. The aim of the facility is to support the development […]

  • Portugal: ABS Certifies First WindFloat Facility

    15 August 2012

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has provided certification services for the design, fabrication and installation for the first WindFloat facility. The WindFloat Aguçadoura unit is a 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in slightly less than 50 m water depth 4 km offshore the northern Portuguese coast. The […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Construction Interrupted

    14 August 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Hartlepool Mail reports that the construction on the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm stopped after one of the legs of a mobile platform got trapped in the seabed mud. EDF Energy Renewables, which confirmed this information, is working with the contractor Van Oord UK to free the leg in order to proceed with the construction. The […]

  • UK: GBP 2.8 Bn Renewable Energy Investment During Economic Downturn

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables. The figures are part of a new series of statistics ‘Scotland’s Renewable Energy Sector in Numbers’ published online this week.  Niall Stuart, Chief Executive […]