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  • Blue Energies in Mediterranean Sea Discussed in France

    9 January 2015
    Authorities

    Organised by the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) in collaboration with the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region and in the framework of the COM&CAP MarInA-Med project (MED Programme 2007-2013), the “Blue Energies in the Mediterranean Sea” seminar was held in Marseille on 10 December 2014. It gathered more than 80 […]

  • Nova Scotia Guides In-Stream Tidal Energy Development

    5 January 2015
    Authorities, Technology

    Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) worked with Nova Scotia Department of Energy over the course of 2014 to develop guidance and best practices for in-stream tidal energy development in Nova Scotia. Together, the two organizations worked with their members, industry, and other stakeholders to develop this living guide that will help ensure the industry grows in an environmentally […]

  • Hartlepool Hoping to Take Part in Offshore Wind

    26 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Hartlepool is ideally placed to take advantage of opportunities offered in offshore wind industry, said Councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher responding to question submitted at a full council meeting. Resident Steve Latimer claim after failing to realize Tees Valley Regeneration’s £1billion Victoria Harbour project in 2010, the  Local Enterprise Partnerships said it will focus on bringing offshore […]

  • Dong Energy Becomes Sole Owner of Barrow OWF

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm from its joint venture partner Centrica plc. The project has a total capacity of 90MW and has been in full operation since 2006. DONG Energy has been the operator of the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm and will as consequence of […]

  • Alstom Assists with Singapore’s Renewable Energy Integration

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Alstom and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have announced a collaboration to design, develop and deploy MicroGrid Power Mix Management (MPMM) solution in the context of the Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS) initiative. This collaboration will begin from January 2015. Announced in October 2014, the REIDS initiative, a first in the region will […]

  • GROW Injects GBP 7 Mln into Offshore Wind

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Manufacturers looking to take advantage of the growth in the offshore wind market have received a £7m windfall of business support and capital funding. Bosses at the GROW:OffshoreWind service made the announcement at a recent supplier event to promote the £1.5bn Dudgeon Wind Farm project in Norfolk and immediately pointed to further investment in Hornsea […]

  • Vattenfall Assists Kentish Flats Oyster Survey

    9 December 2014
    Environment

    Vattenfall has assisted local fishermen Andy Riches and Matt and Steve Barnes to harvest Whitstable Native oysters for an oyster survey. Kentish Flats Extension Project Construction Manager, Peder Christensen also took part in the operation. “It is important to Vattenfall that the fishermen are happy with the survey. When we build our wind farms we […]

  • Catapult to Launch Tidal Turbine Foundation Competition

    5 December 2014
    R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Marine Farm Accelerator (MFA) initiative, in collaboration with Carbon Trust, may shortly launch a competitive design competition. The objectives of the competition are to reduce the cost of the installation processes for seabed mounted tidal turbine foundations and to standardise the mechanical interface between the foundation structure and turbine.The […]

  • SSE Hires ABB for 1.2GW Transmission Job

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection

    SSE’S networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded £460million contract for the 1.2GW subsea cable system to engineering firm ABB Limited. The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewable energy to join up to the network in the north of Scotland. It is Scotland’s largest […]

  • Palfinger Marine Names E-Crane as Service Partner

    2 December 2014

    Palfinger Marine has signed a service contract with E-Crane, making them a licensed service partner for the maintenance of Palfinger cranes. Specifically, this is for the wind turbines of the Thornton Bank. These cranes are managed by Senvion Benelux. The Belgian service hub of the German group Senvion was looking for a local partner that […]

  • RWE OLC Charters Offshore Construction Vessel to ZPMC Profundo

    2 December 2014

    Offshore Logistics Company (OLC), a subsidiary of RWE Innogy GmbH (RWE), has signed a 5 year bareboat charter for their offshore construction vessel, Friedrich Ernestine, with the Chinese joint venture company ZPMC Profundo Wind Energy Co.,Ltd. The vessel will mobilise to the Far East in early 2015 to commence operations in the Chinese and Asian […]

  • Norcom Technology Gets Funds to Map East Anglian Seabed

    27 November 2014
    R&D

    East Anglian grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has awarded funding to Norwich based Norcom Technology. The SCORE programme offers East Anglian SMEs an exciting opportunity to access funds to drive forward innovative products and processes that benefit the region’s offshore renewable sector’s supply chain. The £20,000 grant is to enable […]

  • Scottish Government Backs Community Renewables Projects

    27 November 2014
    Authorities

    Seventeen local energy projects from across Scotland have been awarded more than £380,000 to support the development of green energy schemes, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced yesterday.  More than 100 applications were received from community groups, charities, local authorities, housing associations, universities and businesses through the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Local Energy Challenge […]

  • Groundbreaking Ceremony for Maritime Link Project

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador and NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera, participated in a ground-breaking ceremony at the Bottom Brook construction site in Newfoundland and Labrador to recognize the start of construction of the Maritime Link Project. Nova Scotia Energy Minister, Andrew Younger, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of […]

  • Alstom Soon to Inaugurate Saint-Nazaire Plants

    25 November 2014

    On 2 December, Alstom will inaugurate its plants in Saint-Nazaire, dedicated to assembling nacelles and producing generators for the Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine. The plants, now in the phase of HEQ (High Environmental Quality) certification and design, are expected to be the first in France to obtain the label guaranteeing optimal working conditions for […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists Five Interconnector Projects

    17 October 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Ofgem announced the names of five new interconnector projects that could be built in the future. Together with the ElecLink and Nemo projects that Ofgem has already assessed, these seven projects could lead to investment of up to £6bn and provide up to 7.5GW of additional electricity capacity in GB. Ofgem has decided that all […]

  • A2SEA Signs Dudgeon OWF Installation Deal

    17 October 2014
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    From autumn 2016, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build the 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the UK for Statoil, Masdar and Statkraft. A2SEA will provide their specialist purpose-built offshore installation vessel SEA INSTALLER to install the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is located off the coast of the seaside town […]

  • German Renewables Shipbrokers Extends Its Portfolio

    15 October 2014
    Vessels

    German Renewables Shipbrokers expanded its services portfolio by offering offshore equipment for charter, purchase or sale. In order to respond even more individually to the needs of its customers, GRS is adding another service to its extensive portfolio: offshore equipment. From now on, customers can charter or purchase everything they need for their offshore project […]

  • EU Could Benefit from Meshed Offshore Grid

    15 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    Meshed offshore grid can bring significant financial, technical, and environmental benefits at the EU level, said recent study. The study, conducted for the European Commission, by PWC, Ecofys, and Tractebel Engineering compares the costs and benefits of a “meshed” offshore grid in the Northern Seas region with separate radial connections to shore for each wind […]

  • IHC’s Hi-Traq Trencher Wins British Engineering Exellence Award

    14 October 2014
    Technology

    IHC Merwede’s Hi-Traq trencher won the New Mechanical Product of the Year award at British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) event held on October 9 in London.  Mechanical products come in all shapes and sizes, but IHC’s Hi-Traq subsea crawler vehicle is big. And the design challenges involved were equally large. Hi-Traq provides the ability to ensure safe […]

  • HZ Windpower Debuts at Wind Energy Hamburg

    13 October 2014

    HZ Windpower has attended Wind Energy Hamburg 2014, which has been held on 23th-26th September in Hamburg Germany. It is also the very first presence of HZ Windpower as exhibitor on this world’s top event in the wind energy industry. A delegation combined with staffs from technology, business, investment and engineering department was led by […]

  • FORCE Kicks Off Subsea Cabling Rehearsal (Gallery)

    10 October 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Canada’s test center for in-stream tidal energy technology FORCE has secured a power cable to a barge as part of its trials in the Minas Passage in Bay of Fundy, Canada.  FORCE is performing a series of marine trials to support the deployment of up to four underwater power cables in the near future. These cables are […]

  • Shift in Perspective Shifts Focus – Artistic Approach to Offshore Wind Energy (VIDEO)

    8 October 2014

    Dance artists from Muskegon in the U.S. State of Michigan have found a way to show the significance of offshore wind energy by observing it from another point of view.  University of Michigan’s (UM) School of Music, Theatre & Dance and School of Natural Resources and Environment have created a synergy between art and science, trying to change the perception of those who […]

  • VIDEO: Foundation Installation at Gwynt y Môr

    21 April 2014
    Technology

    Over 130 wind turbines, of total 160, have been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, according to AWJ Marine. The EUR 2 billion offshore wind farm is on schedule to become fully operational this year, and produce enough clean energy to power up to 400,000 homes. The following video shows the work […]

  • IPCC’s Findings Align with ETI’s Priorities for Future Development of UK Energy System

    17 April 2014
    R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has welcomed the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Report on Mitigation of Climate Change. The IPCC report highlights that whilst there are many pathways to emissions reduction the specific circumstances of individual countries and preferences of consumers and voters will influence the choice of pathway. Major technological change […]

  • IFP Energies Nouvelles Improving Efficiency of Marine Renewables (VIDEO)

    17 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    In the field of wave energy conversion, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) has launched a project focusing on the control of wave energy conversion systems, aimed at increasing energy production via the appropriate control strategies. To this end, IFPEN is working with various technological solution developers, and potential production gains – and hence greater economy of […]