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Atlantis Resources in Talks to Construct Marine Energy Farm (UK)

22 February 2012

R&D, Technology

Atlantis Resources is undergoing talks for constructing a new marine energy farm that would be producing both wind and tidal power. The company is conducting talks with suppliers of transmission components to discuss cabling and converters including a feasibility study for creating the project from the very beginning or adding its own tidal turbines onto […]

Offshore Wind is Strongest Performer for Funding, Jobs and Investments, EEPR Says (Belgium)

22 February 2012

Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly. The 4 billion Euro European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) was launched in 2009 in response […]

RenewableUK Hails Wind Power Statistics

30 March 2012

RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave and tidal industry, has hailed the publication of new Government figures as a clear demonstration of the significant role wind power now plays in Britain’s energy mix. Wind power capacity increased by over a gigawatt in 2011, and output increased by over 5.3 terawatt-hours to 15.5TWh – […]

Scotland Surpasses Renewable Energy Targets

29 March 2012

Authorities

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed new figures that demonstrate Scotland will beat the 2011 renewables target. Statistics published today show that the amount of renewable electricity generated in 2011 rose 45 per cent on 2010 to 13,750 Gigawatt hours. Assuming gross consumption in 2011 is similar to 2010, that means around 35 per […]

Germany: PNE WIND Still Owns Gode Wind II

26 March 2012

Business & Finance

The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, continues to hold all of the shares in the “Gode Wind II” offshore wind farm project. The sale of the project company agreed on 29th December 2011 did not become effective because HYSSING Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, held by the Danish company, Brancor Capital Partners APS, did not make […]

Scottish Renewables Welcomes Gamesa’s Announcement

26 March 2012

In response to the announcement from Gamesa that they will build a major offshore wind manufacturing facility in Leith, supporting more than 800 direct jobs, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “This is another fantastic vote of confidence in Scotland’s renewable energy industry. “We have fought off incredibly strong competition from other parts […]

Denmark to Boost Offshore Wind Energy

23 March 2012

Authorities, Business & Finance

Danish governing and opposition parties have agreed to boost offshore wind energy in the country, Reuters reports. According to the government officials, a deal has been made between the centre-left government, an allied leftist party and all opposition parties except one. Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard, has stated that a 400 MW […]

UK: Work on NAREC’s Site Progressing Well

23 March 2012

Work on site is progressing well with major works on Blade Test 2 underway. The Nautilus building which will house a 3MW turbine drive train testing facility, is set to hand over in the Spring. Work has now begun on the latest Fujin project, housing the 15MW turbine drive train testing facility, which is set […]

India: Government to Auction Offshore Wind Farms

14 May 2012

Authorities

The Indian ministry of new and renewable energy has established an inter-ministerial board of secretaries and in that way started the planning process to auction or award offshore wind farms, according to The Times of India news portal. The board will outline the policy guidelines, approve and oversee implementation of the projects and identify private or public […]

Denmark: Radar@Sea Wins Prize for Poster at EWEA 2012

4 May 2012

Wind power fluctuations strongly affect offshore wind farms. Weather radars offer a promising tool for the development of a dedicated monitoring and short-term prediction system. A collaborative research project between Vattenfall, DTU, DONG and DHI was awarded a prize for originality and future expectations at the EWEA 2012 event in Copenhagen. The research project suggests […]

USA: Bentley Releases Lates Version of SACS Software

2 May 2012

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today released the latest version of its SACS software for the analysis and design of new and existing fixed offshore oil and gas structures and wind farm structures. SACS supports wave, wind, and earthquake dynamic response analysis; special high-end analysis […]

UK: Scientists to Showcase Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology

30 April 2012

Technology

Academics from the Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen working together as part of the Scottish Sensor Systems Centre (S3C), funded by the Scottish Funding Council, will host an Open Laboratory Day for Subsea Sensor Technologies on Tuesday May 22. The event will offer professionals working in sectors which use sensor applications in […]

EMU Ltd Successfully Completes Cone Penetration Tests Offshore Germany

19 January 2012

EMU Limited has recently completed cone penetration tests along the cable routes at the proposed offshore wind farms in Germany, SeaDiscovery reports. Company’s continued equipment investment and commitment to research, including design in geotechnical and geophysical survey techniques, is ensuring new and innovative solutions are being made available to offshore developers to investigate and quickly […]

EMEC Gears Up for 2012 (UK)

17 January 2012

EMEC are gearing up for another exciting year, as developers continue their testing programmes at their wave and tidal testing facilities, and they look forward to welcoming a number of new clients on site throughout the year. On Wednesday, Jenny Norris and Matthew Finn facilitated the first EMEC Developers Research Forum (DRF) of the year […]

MOD Pushes for Wind-Farm-Friendly Radars (UK)

13 January 2012

The MOD has agreed a deal for energy companies to fund new wind-farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more than four gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy – enough to power over two million homes. A new Air Defence Radar that is not adversely affected by wind farms has been installed and tested on the […]

Gamesa Attends Manten-er Trade Fair in Valladolid, Spain

12 January 2012

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, will attend the III Manten-er trade fair, which begins today in Valladolid, with new offerings in the area of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the wind energy market. These developments include the European and international launch of Gamesa’s business for reconditioning major turbine components (gearboxes, generators […]

RenewableUK Launches UK Wind Energy Charter

6 April 2012

“The wind energy industry has already created nearly 12,000 jobs in the UK and is set to create up to 90,000 jobs by 2020

UK: Petrofac Appoints Director for Renewables

6 April 2012

Oilfield service company Petrofac passed a decision on appointing director of Offshore Projects & Operations (OPO) business by naming Jonathan Duffy to the office, reNews informs. “Jonathan joins us at an exciting time as we are working on our first offshore wind maintenance contract in Germany. We look forward to working with him to further […]

France: CETO 4 Awaiting Deployment on Reunion Island

4 April 2012

Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that the CETO 4 unit is awaiting deployment on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The deployment has been delayed and is now awaiting the necessary weather window to ensure a safe installation. Carnegie will provide a further update after installation has occurred. The CETO 4 unit […]

OEA Warns EU of Marine Energy Funding (Belgium)

20 June 2011

Business & Finance

EUROPE risks losing its lead in marine energy to America unless the European Union finds urgent funds to support the fledgling industry, … By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, June 20, 2011;

ABPmer Launches Renewables Channel (UK)

16 June 2011

ABPmer announces a new phase in the dissemination of marine renewable resource mapping tools for wind, wave and tidal developers with the launch of the Renewables Channel on WEBvision, their online spatial information sharing platform. The Renewables Channel allows browsers to interrogate the recently developed Western Isles and Northern Ireland (WINI) numerical model, which provides […]

Experts Look for Coal Energy Alternative (Australia)

3 June 2011

A local energy forum will today be told that new technology holds the key to reducing the north coast’s reliance on coal-fired power… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, June 03, 2011;

OFGEM Appoints AMP as Preferred Bidder (UK)

1 June 2011

Grid Connection

AMP Capital Investors, through its European infrastructure business, has been named by OFGEM as the preferred bidder to become the Greater Gabbard offshore transmission owner (OFTO) as part of a consortium including Equitix and Balfour Beatty. AMP Capital and its Green Energy Transmission (GET) consortium partners will own and operate the high voltage transmission […]

Senator Carper says he’s confident a wind farm will be built off Delaware’s coast, despite recent federal budget cuts. By Frank Gerace (wdel) [mappress] Source: wdel, May 30, 2011