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  • USA: For and against Cape wind

    3 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    After nine agonizing years of political battles, the first offshore wind farm to be built in the United States has finally been approved. [mappress] Source: kansascity, May 01, 2010;

  • Developers to concentrate on oceana county after masons refusal (USA)

    17 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Now that Mason County is out of the Scandia/Havgul wind farm picture, developers will scale back their plans again and concentrate on Oceana…   Kevin Braciszeski(oceanaheraldjournal) [mappress] Source: oceanaheraldjournal, June 17, 2010;

  • Doug Selsam’s out of the box wind turbine ideas (USA)

    13 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Offshore looks like the next big expansion area for the wind industry. Conventional ideas extended to offshore tasks will mount turbines on… [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, May 13, 2010;

  • TidalStream Develops Low cost buoyancy-controlled platform (UK)

    9 May 2010

    A new system was proposed to harness energy from marine currents, with a capacity ranging between 2 and 10 MW, specifically designed to overcome the traditional difficulties of maintenance and repair at sea. TidalStream is developing a low cost buoyancy-controlled platform that can provide up to 10 MW from a single installation, float-out deployment, and […]

  • The rigours of turbine operation have prompted a rethink on bearing design

    6 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    High in the air and buffeted by gusts and gales, wind-turbine gearboxes present a range of opportunities for failure. The durability of…   [mappress] Source: theengineer, May 05, 2010;

  • The Wind Power (Net) in 2010

    28 January 2011

    The Wind Power Net is a database about wind energy for all five continents, with worldwide data concerning wind farms, developers, operators, manufacturers and turbines. Last year’s add-ons include: – 11 additional countries increased the number of installed wind energy producing countries to 104. – 4874 wind farms from all five continents nearly doubled the […]

  • Techknow Industrial Proposes 1000MW Wave Plant in Bangladesh

    27 January 2011

    Techknow Industrial SDN Bhd, a Singapore based company, has proposed Bangladesh to set up a sea wave-based mega power plant with a capacity…   (energybangla) [mappress] Source: energybangla, January 27, 2011

  • Top News of the Week Oct 21 – 27, 2013

    27 October 2013

    UK: World’s Largest Wind Turbine Construction Complete  The world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine is now standing at Energy Park Fife. GL Garrad Hassan Reviews Offshore Wind Over Last 10 Years  GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest renewable energy advisory organisation and part of the recently merged DNV GL Group today published a […]

  • The Netherlands: TQC Relocates to New Headquarters

    9 May 2012

    TQC, manufacturers and producers of paint test and inspection equipment in The Netherlands have moved to new headquarters. The new premises in Capelle aan den IJssel, near Rotterdam City, offers over 4000 sqm. of quality space. The new building hosts the TQC offices and logistics but also the engineering department and production lines. A new […]

  • New Forest District Council Keeping Eye on Navitus Bay

    10 October 2014
    Authorities

    New Forest District Council decided not to submit a formal objection against Navitus Bay offshore wind farm, according to Daily Echo. However, the council reserved the right to lobby a planning inquiry due to start in Bournemouth next week. They raised concern over the onshore underground cable installation which will create a 40 meter corridor […]

  • Scroby Sands: New Maintenance Strategy with Three Gearbox Exchanges

    20 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    At the Scroby Sands wind farm off the east coast of England, a strategic decision has been made to internalise the operations and maintenance (O&M) of its offshore wind turbines. So when the gearboxes on three turbines were coming to the end of their working lives, Scroby Sands needed to arrange the servicing of their […]

  • Vattenfall’s New Office Strengthens Energy Cluster

    14 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    It has now been decided that Vattenfall’s new office in Luleå will be built by Skanska and shall be awarded the highest level of certification by the Sweden Green Building Council. Building the office means continued investment in Luleå as a key strategic location for around 300 employees. When the new office is completed it […]

  • OpenHydro, Emera Launch New Tidal Joint Venture

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Tidal technology group, OpenHydro, a DCNS company, and its Canadian partner Emera Inc. have formally launched a new joint venture business, called Cape Sharp Tidal. The announcement was made at the fifth International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), which is taking place 4-6th November in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The objective of Cape Sharp Tidal is […]

  • Siemens to Present New Technologies at WindEnergy

    19 September 2014
    Technology

    Ready for new markets: Under the banner slogan “Green Energy. Made in Hamburg”, Siemens Energy is presenting its newest products at the wind power trade fair “WindEnergy 2014” in Hamburg, Germany from September 23 through 26. Innovations include high-efficiency wind turbines for onshore sites with low wind speeds and a state-of-the-art approach to servicing wind […]

  • Harkand Names New Head of European Engineering Services

    15 September 2014

    International subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company Harkand today announced the appointment of a new head of engineering services in Europe. In a new role for the company, Alan White will oversee the current 40-strong team to further expand the company’s capabilities in the region. This is key to supporting the additional DSV […]

  • N-Sea to Move to New Office

    15 September 2014

    Aberdeen-based subsea IMR provider, N-Sea Offshore Ltd is to move into new premises as business continues to grow. The company has outgrown its current offices in Dyce and is adding additional office space to accommodate an increase in staff numbers as it expands operations both in the UK and internationally. The new office facility at […]

  • CWind Names New Head of Sales

    9 September 2014

    CWind, a provider of integrated services to the offshore wind industry, appointed Kurt E. Thomsen to lead its global sales team. Kurt, who was a major influence in the development of the crane ship concept, was one of the founders of A2SEA and more recently CEO of SeaRenergy Offshore. He brings more than 15 years […]

  • AIS Opens New GBP 2.5 Mln Survival Training Centre

    16 July 2014
    Training & Education

    AIS Training’s brand new £2.5m state-of-the-art offshore survival training centre has opened its doors for business on North Tyneside. The new 20,000 sq ft centre is located beside its existing 120,000 sq ft training village in North Shields, comprising of 11 bespoke centres. Approved by industry bodies including OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation), the Global Wind […]

  • UK PM Names New Energy Minister

    15 July 2014
    Authorities

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron is currently reshuffling his Cabinet and announcing new ministerial appointments. Matthew Hancock is appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Minister of State for Portsmouth. He takes the place of Michael Fallon MP, who had […]

  • New Labour Laws Threaten North Sea Vessels

    7 August 2014
    Authorities

    North Sea supply vessels and support ships could be detained in port if they are found to be failing to comply with a new maritime law which today (Thur 7 Aug) comes in to effect in the UK, a legal expert has warned. The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an international agreement which safeguards the […]

  • SCHOTTEL HYDRO Introduces New Tidal Turbine

    17 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    SCHOTTEL HYDRO has launched a new turbine generation, SIT SCHOTTEL Instream Turbine, which allows the harvesting of hydrokinetic energy for commercial projects. SIT features passive-adaptive composite blades with no need for any active pitch mechanism. Its drive train is standardized with a two-stage planetary gearbox and an induction generator. The ambient water ensures a steady […]

  • New Report on UK Marine Energy Is Out

    24 June 2014

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing Marine Energy in the UK” report to their offering. The United Kingdom is the leading market for marine technologies and has been a pioneer in the development of marine energy worldwide. The marine energy industry in the UK is well developed and marine resources are […]

  • OPUS MARINE Acquires New Offshore Accommodation Containers

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    OPUS MARINE GmbH has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of six new offshore accommodation containers. Based on many years of offshore experience, the engineers of OPUS’ daughter company DIOGENES MODULES have designed a module perfectly matching the versatile requirements of the industry. The standard ISO-dimension of a 20′ high-cube container allow an uncomplicated transport to […]

  • New Bedford to Prepare for Offshore Wind with USD 200,000

    25 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine has announced a $200,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the New Bedford Economic Development Corporation, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The grant will support the creation of an advanced port development and redevelopment plan that will guide the city as it works […]

  • New Bill Could Jeopardise New Bedford’s OW Plans

    10 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New Bedford officials are fighting against a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature that could, according to them, threaten the plans city has in terms of offshore wind energy, writes the South Coast Today News portal. Namely, the bill would require Massachusetts utilities to collectively purchase 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy. Besides wind energy, both onshore […]

  • ABB Develops New Wind Turbine Converter

    7 March 2014
    Technology

    ABB has launched a low voltage wind turbine converter, targeting onshore and offshore utility-scale wind turbines.  The ACS880 wind turbine converter is rated from 0.8 to 8 megawatt (MW), with the highest powers being assembled using parallel-connected sub-converters. The liquid-cooled full power converter is available in in-line and back-to-back configurations and for operation with induction […]