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  • USA: Maryland Senate Fails to Pass Offshore Wind Bill

    10 April 2012

    Executive Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell, released the statement regarding the Maryland Senate not voting for O’Malley’s offshore wind bill. “In the face of increasingly extreme weather linked to climate change and in light of new studies showing Maryland is outrageously vulnerable to sea-level rise, it is totally unacceptable that the […]

  • USA: Minority Business Owners and Civic Leaders Support Offshore Wind Bill

    6 April 2012
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    In anticipation of the much favoured adoption of the offshore wind Bill in the Senate Finance Committee, minority business owners and civic leaders plan to hold a gathering Friday morning to voice the Bill’s importance and thus pave the way for its passing, the Associated Press reports. It is said that the backers of the […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro, Van Oord Develop 8-Legged Jack-Up Barge

    6 April 2012

    Wavewalker BV Business Managers’ Jelle Mens and Les Lugg performed the keel-laying ceremony at the Neptune Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the Netherlands. The keel-laying is the first milestone in the construction process. The innovative large walking jack-up barge, WaveWalker 1, is being developed by Fugro and Van Oord to move and operate in rough seas, surf […]

  • UK: 10,000 Jobs for Renewable Energy Industry Within Next 8 Years

    5 April 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    The latest research from Renewable UK, the leading renewable energy trade association in the UK, has revealed that approximately 10,000 jobs could be created in the wave and tidal industry within the next eight years. The study also highlighted the current dearth of talent in the renewable energy sector, with many employers struggling to find […]

  • Denmark: Svanen Installs One Third of Anholt Wind Farm Monopiles

    5 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    As of 1 April 2012, 37½ of the 111 monopiles that make up Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are installed, and as such one third of the driving is complete. As expected, there are great challenges associated with the seabed where both very soft areas and very hard areas are present. The driving of monopile number […]

  • UK: Aegir to Benefit from Viking Wind Farm Approval

    4 April 2012

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has today granted consent for the 370MW Viking wind farm on Shetland. The wind farm will allow the construction of an interconnector cable between the Shetland Isles and the Scottish mainland, allowing the export of electricity to the national grid. This interconnector is vital for the Aegir wave farm being developed […]

  • UK: HSSE Completes London Array Export Cable Shore Landing

    4 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    Bootle-based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, announced the successful completion of their latest project assisting the main contractor successfully complete the shore landing of the export cable from the London Array Wind Farm presently under construction in the Thames Estuary. Hughes Sub Surface Engineering were engaged to assist with the landing […]

  • France to Announce Offshore Wind Tender Results this Week

    4 April 2012
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    As reported by Reuters, it seems that the winner of the 10 billion-euro ($13.3 billion) tender, intended for offshore wind power development off the Brittany and Normandy coasts, will be French state-owned power company EDF. “The regulator has submitted a report which I’m told is quite positive for EDF”, Henri Proglio, EDF Chief Executive said, […]

  • UK: AN MP Wants to Move Navitus Bay Windfarm

    4 April 2012
    Authorities

    Eneco Company, which is engaged in production, transmission, trading and supply of electricity, gas, heat and related products and services, is being pressured to disclose details on the final look of the Poole Bay windfarm, consisting of 150 to 240 turbines, Daily Echo informs. Specifically, Bournemouth boasts of its touristic potential and construction of the […]

  • UK: Walney Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

    14 June 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd has today confirmed that its commissioning of the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm is now complete. All of the wind farm’s 102 turbines are fully operational and all have exported electricity. The £1 billion wind farm, which was officially opened on 9 February 2012 by Ed Davey, Secretary of […]

  • USA: AXYS to Exhibit at Energy Ocean International Event

    14 June 2012

    AXYS Technologies Inc. will be located at STAND 906 during the Energy Ocean International conference and exhibition. This event, which is one of the leading renewable energy conferences held in the US, runs June 19-21 at the CoCo Key Hotel in Boston, MA. AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) is an ISO 9001-2008 registered Canadian company with […]

  • Cebr Report Explains Economic Impact of UK Offshore Wind Sector

    12 June 2012

    Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy company, today announces the publication by London’s Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) of a major new report into the economic impact of the UK’s offshore wind sector out to 2030. The Report has been published to coincide with the first ever Global Offshore Wind conference being […]

  • UK: Funding Boost for Glasgow Technology & Innovation Centre

    11 June 2012
    R&D, Training & Education

    A cash injection of £6.7 million will complete the funding for a major centre for research and innovation in Glasgow, Alex Neil said today. The European Funding for the Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at Strathclyde University will help develop a world leading centre for the development of renewable energy technologies and enabling technologies, including […]

  • UK: Jersey Plans Mast to Measure Wind Power

    11 June 2012

    Jersey’s Environment Department is planning to install masts on offshore reefs at the Minquiers and Ecrehous, according to the BBC. The 10 meter masts will measure the power of the wind in those areas. Even though there are no plans for wind farm development near the reefs, marine biologist Nic Jouault voiced his concern about […]

  • Scotland’s Renewable Energy Plans Likely Ten Years Late

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Even though the Scotland’s First Minister is planning to meet 100 % of Scotland’s electricity needs from renewable energy, North Sea industry officials think this will be hard to achieve. The leaders from the oil and gas industry will tell MSPs this week that the renewable energy plans are likely to be ten years late, […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Certifies World’s First Ecodesign-Rated Wind Turbine

    5 June 2012
    Environment, Technology

    Gamesa has again demonstrated its commitment to leadership in environmental protection and product improvement in the renewable energy industry by obtaining Ecodesign certification – granted by rating agency TÜV in accordance with ISO 14006/2011 standards — for its G128-4.5 MW wind turbine, the first time any wind turbine in the world has achieved Ecodesign status. […]

  • UK: Humber Gateway and Race Bank Qualify Under ‘Enduring Regime’

    4 June 2012
    Authorities

    Humber Gateway and Race Bank transmission assets will now be able to qualify under the “enduring regime”, says reNews Europe news site. According to the regulator Ofgem, developer’s construction programme schedules the assets to be completed by August this year. Based on that, Ofgem expects to grant an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) licence and complete […]

  • UK: FloWave TT Builds Tidal and Wave Test Center

    31 May 2012
    Technology

    A tidal and wave testing facility that is currently under construction is expected to make testing of tidal prototypes easier. According to Onlinetes.com, the FloWave TT test center is being built at the University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus. The facility will contain the first water tank in the world capable of simulating waves of […]

  • USA: MWII to Organize Maine Wind Industry Pavilion at WINDPOWER

    30 May 2012

    To further advance Maine’s wind energy supply-chain products and professional service business, the Maine Wind Industry Initiative (MWII) will organize a Maine Wind Industry Pavilion at WINDPOWER on June 3-6 in Atlanta, GA. MWII has been actively developing and promoting Maine’s wind power capabilities in many sectors, including construction, engineering, composite technologies, steel fabrication, precision […]

  • Germany: 500 Experts Expected at SMM Offshore Dialogue

    29 May 2012

    Some 500 industry experts are expected at the SMM Offshore Dialogue, hosted for the second time by Hamburg Messe, with support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The workshop is to be held in the framework of SMM 2012, the world’s leading maritime industry fair, at the Hamburg Fair site. The focus […]

  • UK: Ellis Holds London Array Wind Farm Cables

    28 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire-based manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on a wind farm project that when complete will power over 470,000 homes. The cleats, which were specified by JDR Cable Systems, are being used on the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, which is currently being built 20km off the Kent and Essex coast in […]

  • USA: First Data Comes on Great Lakes Wind

    25 May 2012
    Technology

    The first direct measurement of wind over the Great Lakes at the height of commercial turbines comes from a six-ton buoy loaded with scientific equipment. The buoy was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore.  The project was led by Grand Valley State University’s Michigan […]

  • UK: Upper Clyde Dock GBP 1.3 Million Transformation to Boost Renewable Energy Sector

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    A strategic dock, ten miles from Glasgow City Centre, is to undergo a £1.3 million transformation to create a key location for Scotland’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. The 53 hectare Westway industrial site and adjoining dock in Renfrewshire is to be one of the first beneficiaries of Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (NRIF) which aims […]

  • USA: CCAN to Hold Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Seminar

    23 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The ‘Offshore Wind Projects in Mid-Atlantic Region’ seminar is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 in Washington. Markian Melnyk (Atlantic Wind Connection) will detail the project of wind farms from northern New Jersey to southern Virginia to be built in phases over a 10-year period. Keith Harrington (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) will focus on the proposed wind farm in […]

  • UK: Edinburgh to Receive Wave and Current Test Facility

    22 May 2012
    R&D

    Developers of marine energy devices will soon be able to benefit from a wave and current test facility being built in Scotland. The facility’s circular 25-metre pool will be able to simulate combinations of waves of up to 28 metres high and currents up to twelve knots at up to one-tenth scale – conditions that […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit to Charter Eden Rose Workboat to Scira

    21 May 2012

    From 28 May 2012, Scira Offshore Energy, the company developing the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm [88 turbines between 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk,] is to charter Eden Rose, one of Tidal Transit’s innovative wind farm personnel and equipment transfer boats, to service the site development. The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm […]