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  • UK and China to Use “Shallow Water” Sway Version

    27 February 2012

    A “shallow water” Sway version with a shorter and wider tower has been adapted to as little as 55m water depth for installations in the UK and China. This will make it possible to bridge the gap between the jacket foundations and the cost effective Sway solution between 55-110m water depths. For larger water depths […]

  • China Establishes First Renewable Energy Center

    27 February 2012
    Authorities

    Upon pursuing efforts to cope with climate change and carbon emissions, China has established its first renewable energy related center to conduct research and development programs and policies. The China National Renewable Energy Center, established by the National Energy Administration with the support of the National Development and Reform Commission, was launched on Thursday and […]

  • Ministers Appoint Chair of HIE (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Professor Lorne Crerar has been appointed by Ministers as Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Lorne is a founding partner and Chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Harper Macleod LLP, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and has held the part-time Chair of Banking Law at Glasgow University since 1997. Lorne was […]

  • Germany: GL Expands Its Maritime Perspectives

    5 September 2012

    Efficiency, Innovation and Integration, these were the watchwords for the maritime industry of today and the future at the GL Group’s press conference at SMM 2012 in Hamburg yesterday. The members of the media and industry stakeholders who had assembled for the presentations were first addressed by GL Group CEO Erik van der Noordaa, who […]

  • Taiwan: MOEA to Award Incentives for Offshore Wind Energy

    31 August 2012
    Authorities

    In order to speed up offshore wind farm development, and to promote green energy economics, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has publicly announced the implementation of “The Incentive Program of Offshore Wind Power Demonstration System” on July 03, 2012, and officially declared to the world that Taiwan wind farm development has moved from onshore to […]

  • France: Iberdrola – Eole Res Consortium Silver Sponsor of THETIS EMR

    30 August 2012

    A main player in the offshore wind industry, the Iberdrola – Eole Res consortium is Silver sponsor for the 2nd Edition of THETIS EMR, which will be held in Brest on 10th  and 11th April 2013. In April 2012, the French government awarded the Iberdrola – Eole Res consortium exclusive rights to develop an offshore […]

  • Australia: Incat Crowther Launches 19.5m Catamaran WFSV

    24 August 2012

    Incat Crowther announced the launch of Sure Pride, a 19.5m Catamaran Wind Farm Service Vessel. Built by BLRT Marketex in Estonia, Sure Pride is the first in a series of four such vessels to be delivered to Sure Wind Marine. Sure Pride is Incat Crowther’s most flexible and capable WFSV yet, with dual work decks […]

  • UK Government to Reconsider Severn Tidal Project

    21 August 2012
    Authorities

    The UK Prime Minister David Cameron met the former Labour Minister Peter Hain last month to discuss the proposed tidal barrage project in the Severn Estuary, after which he has asked the Government officials to look into the proposal again. Mr. Hain, who left his position earlier this year to promote the project, says that […]

  • USA: ABS, SCUT to Conduct Cooperative Research and Development Projects

    17 August 2012

    ABS, one of the world’s leading classification societies, has signed a letter of intent for cooperative research and development projects with the South China University of Technology (SCUT) through the ABS China Offshore Technology Center (COTC) in Shanghai. ABS Vice President of Offshore Technology Bret Montaruli and Vice President of SCUT Zhu Min, recently signed […]

  • India: Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee Constituted

    17 August 2012

    The Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, informed Lok Sabha today in a written reply the Government has constituted an Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, MNRE to steer the wind energy development in the country in a directed and focused manner. A sub-committee has also been […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind to Grow Sixfold by 2017

    17 August 2012
    R&D

    Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, […]

  • Germany: Siemens Tests Smart Grid

    21 June 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens and the utility company Allgäuer Überlandwerk (AÜW) in the city of Kempten, Germany, together with the RWTH university in Aachen and Kempten University, are testing a smart grid in the Allgäu village of Wildpoldsried. The joint project IRENE was launched in 2011 and will run for two years. A smart grid ensures that renewable […]

  • France: Le Treport Offshore Wind Project Could be Revived

    20 June 2012
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The French offshore wind farm project of Le Treport may see its resurrection, according to Les Echos news site. Allegedly, some industrial groups and local institutions are pushing the idea “behind the scenes” to file an appeal to the government in order to continue with discussions on the proposed wind farm. Namely, the tender was […]

  • USA: OPT Completes Extensive Factory Testing

    19 June 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced the successful completion of extensive factory acceptance testing of the first of its next generation power take-off (“PTO”) units for the Company’s utility-scale PowerBuoy®, the PB150. The PTO has now been shipped from OPT’s facility in Pennington, New Jersey to […]

  • Oceaneering to Build GBP 15 Million Facility in Rosyth, Scotland

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Oceaneering has unveiled an USD 23.5 million (GBP 15.2 million) investment into a new facility at its base in Rosyth, which will allow the company to dive into the offshore renewable energy market, the Scotsman informs. The American-based company plans to construct a larger storage space where it will hold cables for offshore wind farms […]

  • UK: Ambienta Acquires a 35 Percent Stake in FoundOcean

    17 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    FoundOcean announces that Ambienta SGR, Europe’s largest private equity fund focused on the environmental sector, has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% stake in the company. Jim Bell, Managing Director at FoundOcean explained, “We are delighted that Ambienta has chosen to invest in FoundOcean as it makes the transition from a 40-person company to 100 and […]

  • UK: Bladt to Participate in RenewableUK’s Event

    11 June 2012

    Bladt Industries will participate in RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition on the 13th and 14th June  The company will be at stand no. 311, where visitors can learn more about Bladt Industries, and those with an upcoming project can discuss it with its project managers. Bladt Industries is an international steel contractor specializing in large-scale and […]

  • Energy Companies Not Content with Scotland Renewable Projects

    28 May 2012
    Authorities

    Companies involved in Scottish energy sector have claimed their discontent about islands-based renewables projects getting connection to the national grid. As the Scotsman news portal informs, ScottishPower, SSE and the National Grid representatives were among a group of witnesses at Holyrood’s energy committee, at an evidence session on the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets. Concerns […]

  • UK: Walney Extension Raises Debate

    16 September 2012

    Following a public consultation regarding the proposal for Walney Extension offshore windfarm, held at the Villa Marina last week, Steam Packet Company said that DONG Energy’s information at the event were misleading. Steam Packet Company CEO Mark Woodward said: “The Dong Walney public consultation was potentially somewhat misleading to the Manx public as there appeared […]

  • Germany: Vestas, SNCF Geodis Transport Wind Turbines by Rail

    13 September 2012

    Vestas and SNCF Geodis are pioneering the transportation of massive wind turbine blades by railway. Transporting up to nine 55 meter long blades at a time by train reduces cost, time and CO2-emissions as well as freeing up space on congested European roads. Vestas, the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, once again takes an innovative […]

  • Northland Appoints New President and Chief Development Officer

    10 January 2014

    Northland Power Inc. (“Northland”) announced the addition of Sean Durfy to its executive team as President and Chief Development Officer. Mr. Durfy has been a member of Northland’s Board of Directors and will assume his new role effective January 8, 2014. Sam Mantenuto, Northland’s current Chief Development Officer has been appointed Vice Chair and will […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Takes Delivery of New Multi-Purpose Coastal Survey Vessel

    22 August 2013

    Fugro’s new offshore survey coastal vessel, R.V. Fugro Helmert, delivered on 6th August 2013 is the latest in Fugro’s fleet renewal programme. Built to Fugro’s specifications for a highly manoeuvrable, versatile survey vessel, Fugro Helmert will enable the group to better respond to the survey needs of offshore wind energy projects, offshore cable and pipeline […]

  • Frost & Sullivan Issues New Annual Renewable Energy Outlook 2013 (USA)

    21 August 2013
    R&D

    The past decade has witnessed massive developments in terms of regulations and markets for renewable energy. While less than 50 countries worldwide had renewable support policies in place in the early part of the last decade, this number has now reached over 120. Investments in renewables have also risen dramatically over the past decade. What […]

  • MassCEC to Host Another Meeting on New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal (USA)

    6 August 2013

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) will host an informational meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal from 6 – 8 p.m. today at the New Bedford Public Library. The public meeting will include a presentation regarding construction and project updates and a question and answer session. The meeting also will feature a presentation by […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe OWF among First to Qualify for UK’s New Support Scheme

    4 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power today confirms that its 450 megawatt offshore wind farm in Scotland has been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as one of the first projects eligible to apply for the UK’s new renewable energy support scheme. DECC has this morning published details of the renewable energy projects in […]

  • Task Force Set Up to Attract New Manufacturers to North Kent, UK

    26 June 2012
    Authorities

    After the Vestas company resigned from its manufacturing plans that would have created about 1,600 jobs, a task force has been set up to attract new manufacturers to north Kent, BBC News reports. Danish company Vestas was supposed to manufacture wind turbines at Sheerness Dock, a huge new plant on the Isle of Sheppey, however […]