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  • USA: OPT Releases Financial Results

    16 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter and the six months ended October 31, 2012. Highlights OPT reported an operating loss of $9.2 million for the six months ended October 31, 2012, relatively unchanged from the comparable period in fiscal 2012. The Company announced the […]

  • VIDEO: Monopile Load-Out

    29 April 2013

    The following is a video that shows a 450 monopile being loaded out from Steel Engineering Ltd in Renfrew to begin the first leg of its journey along the river Cart. Its final destination is the East Anglia Offshore wind zone. Steel Engineering selected Tymor Marine as a supply chain partner to support the delivery of this significant […]

  • Canada: SRM Projects to Examine Tidal Power Feasibility

    7 November 2012
    R&D

    SRM Projects Ltd. has submitted an application to examine the feasibility of tidal power in south Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. The engineering company will start with a community meeting in Campbell River on November 22 to get a public response on their planned activities, which will be completed in about five years. SRM Principal […]

  • France: RTE Seeks Contractor for Hydrographic Services

    2 November 2012

    Réseau de transport d’electricité SA (RTE) is seeking for a contractor to provide hydrographic services in France. As part of the environmental impact studies underway for projects with connections to offshore wind farms (only “export” cables), samples and benthic analyses are needed to establish the initial state of the environment. The four areas covered are […]

  • OutSmart to Open Its French Office

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    In November of this year, OutSmart will be opening an office in Paris. After the Netherlands and Germany, France is the third country where OutSmart will settle. “The reason we chose for Paris, is that we want to provide our services to France. The offshore wind market in France is developing fast, which makes it an […]

  • Areva Intends to Bring Jobs to East of England

    26 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    European wind turbine manufacturer Areva intends to bring wealth and jobs to the East of England even though it has ruled out the region for its new UK factory. Speakers from the energy group said this week they wanted to work closely with the region’s supply chain because of the offshore expertise and ports in […]

  • Germany: BaltShip Transports World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blade

    25 October 2012

    Thursday 18 October, the BaltShip started the transport of the world’s longest wind turbine blade from SSP Technology in Kirkeby, Denmark. With a length of 83.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 171.2 meters, the blade is by far the largest produced to date. Passing the blade by car at the speed of 50 km/h […]

  • Humber Renewables Awards Return for 2013 (UK)

    15 October 2012

    An awards event dedicated to recognising excellence in the region’s renewable energy industry is returning for the second time. The Humber Renewables Awards 2013 will be bigger than its first outing, earlier this year, with the addition of two new categories. The awards are the only event of their type dedicated to the emerging green […]

  • Bethany Puts End to Underground Power Lines (USA)

    18 July 2011

    In what garnished rapid applause from residents, officials voted to end discussions with NRG Bluewater Wind on the request for underground… By Alyson Cunningham (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, July 18, 2011;

  • IREC Participes in EMERGE Project (Spain)

    8 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      IREC participes in EMERGE, a research project aimed at developing a system for generating offshore wind energy. The project has been allocated a budget of 3,910,275.80 euros It is partly financed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and co-financed with ERDF funds as part of the INNPACTO 2010 Project. Also involved in the […]

  • Netsurvey Exhibits at Offshore Wind 2011 (UK)

    28 June 2011

    NETSURVEY, part of MMT Group, are exhibiting at Offshore Wind 2011 this week in Liverpool. You can visit them on Stand 218 to find out how their Marine Survey Services can give your Offshore Wind project the detailed, high quality survey data required for a successful installation as well as their innovative, cost effective, monopile […]

  • Global Wind Power Potential (Switzerland)

    24 June 2011
    R&D

    A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000). The global technical potential for wind energy, meanwhile, is not […]

  • EDF Reconsiders on French Offshore Wind Tenders

    12 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Paris based EDF Energies Nouvelles gives up on bid to construct offshore wind farm at Le Treport. “We’ve taken this decision in order to concentrate on the four other zones,” said David Corchia, CEO of EDF Energies Nouvelles, reports Les Echos. In July French government launched €10 billion offshore wind tender Earlier this year EDF […]

  • Over Trillion Dollars Investment into Clean Energy (USA)

    8 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Over a trillion dollars have been invested in renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart energy technologies since records began in… (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, December 08, 2011

  • Carnegie Completes Preliminary Design for CETO (Australia)

    8 December 2011

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the completion of the preliminary design for the first CETO grid-connected project. Following the successful in-ocean trial of the CETO 3 commercial scale unit earlier this year, Carnegie’s technical team has analysed a huge quantity of data allowing further validation and development of the CETO design utilising […]

  • trûon Advises Vattenfall on Acquisition of Sandbank 24 (Germany)

    30 November 2011

    trûon Rechtsanwälte has advised Vattenfall in the acquisition of project rights for the offshore wind farm Sandbank 24 from Sandbank Power GmbH & Co. KG. The planned offshore-wind farm Sandbank 24 is located in the German Exclusive Economic Area in the North Sea approximately 90 km west of Sylt. In its initial phase, the project […]

  • Windcomm Exhibits at Dutch Offshore Wind Event

    22 November 2011

    More than 7.000 visitors are expected in the period from 29th November to 1st December to attend the congress and the exhibition being held concurrently in the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition & Convention Center in the course of Offshore 2011. Windcomm offers the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information about the very latest offshore developments in Germany […]

  • ABPmer Leads Three Studies for Marine Scotland

    22 November 2011

    ABPmer has recently been appointed to lead three studies for Marine Scotland under a Scottish Government Framework contract. Following on from an earlier commission to prepare a Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for the draft plan for offshore wind energy in Scottish territorial waters, ABPmer have now been commissioned to prepare a similar HRA to support […]

  • Cape Wind Opponents Get Lot of Donations (USA)

    18 November 2011

      Cape Wind’s main opposition group said contributions to its cause surged by 22 percent last year as its donor base broadened amid…   By Greg Turner (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 18,2011

  • The Netherlands: International Crew Services to Acquire 7Seas Project Services

    8 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    International Crew Services and 7Seas Project Services B.V. have entered into a definitive agreement under which International Crew Services, a leading provider of Maritime personnel, will acquire 7Seas Project Services, a Dutch personnel provider for international operating jack-up rigs. 7Seas Project Services B.V. was established in 2007, primarily to meet the growing demand for (offshore) […]

  • Fight for Nantucket Sound Continues (USA)

    7 November 2011

    You could almost detect the gritty glee in Audra Parker’s statement when, as president of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, she said… (capecodonline) [mappress] Source: capecodonline, November 07, 2011;

  • Prysmian Plays Leading Role at IWCS (USA)

    7 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Prysmian, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will be playing a leading role this week in the International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS) to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA from November 6-9. The IWCS brings together the world’s leading producers and users of cable in order to present […]

  • Wind Energy Lacks in Testing Standards (USA)

    4 November 2011

    A key challenge for vendors in the wind energy market is the lack of standards that define testing procedures. Finalising testing standards… (engineeringnews) [mappress] Source: engineeringnews, November 04, 2011;

  • Screening for Deep-lying Stones at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    2 November 2011

    The relocation of the approx 5,000 stones at the surface of the seabed, which may cause problems to the wind turbine and cable installation, is well underway. However, a number of planned wind turbine positions are presently being screened with advanced sonar equipment to unveil any critical stones in the seabed. At a number of […]

  • Energy Giants to Rethink Investing in Scotland

    2 November 2011

      ENERGY giants have been warned to rethink investing in Scotland after a leading finance group raised fears over independence and its impact… By Tim Sharp, Kate Devlin and Michael Settle (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, November 02, 2011;

  • Wind Farm in Lake Michigan not Feasible (USA)

    2 November 2011
    Authorities

      Nearly 16 months after the Oceana County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal for an industrial-scale wind farm on the waters of Lake… By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, November 02, 2011