Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has secured a contract with Atlantis Resources to supply connection systems for the MeyGen tidal energy project. More than £50 million has been raised to finance the initial stage (phase 1A) of the 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, which involves f
JDC Corporate Finance, East Anglia’s corporate advisory firm, has secured a £5.4million minority investment in Hull-based GEV Group, from Maven Capital Partners. As a global company comprising four divisions and with a key focus upon the renewables sector, the investment will support the company’s i
Tidal energy developments will provide a significant opportunities for the fishing sector in North Wales according to a recent Marine Services Supply Chain Study. Menter Môn is the third party manager for the Anglesey Tidal Demonstration Zone and commissioned the study in order to identify local sup
Australia is to look into offshore wind power said Environment Minister Greg Hunt earlier this week at Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in Shanghai. “We will try to facilitate offshore wind. There are some significant opportunities that are close to the electricity backbone and I think there
Natural Power has invested in a wind farm modelling software. The company said its technical team has been developing new models for a more accurate prediction of wind farm performance and has produced results from its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models at wind farm scale within five to six d
DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm DONG Energy decided to construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 km off the west coast of Britain. Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) During the Offshore Ener
With construction underway on Burbo Bank Extension, DONG Energy required the delivery and installation of two 200-tonne transformers at the onshore substation, which was done by Collett, a UK company specializing in Heavy Haulage, Heavy Lift, Marine Agency and Transport Consulting. SDV UK Ltd called
The preliminary tender specifications for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm are delayed, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has informed. The tender material was scheduled to be published in October 2015, but the DEA said it now expects to publish the tender material in mid-November 2015. The agency publ
Norwegian energy company Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, the world’s first floating wind farm, offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, after Scotland gave the project the go-ahead yesterday. The decision triggers investments of around NOK 2 billio
Burbo Bank Extension Works for the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind project are already underway, with Offshore Structures (Britain), a joint venture between EEW Special Pipe Construction GmbH and Bladt Industries, completing the first can for one of the wind farm’s transition pieces in late Augus
This morning, RWE informed that the first steel for the topside of Galloper’s offshore substation is being cut in Hartlepool, marking the official kick-off of the construction phase. RWE announced the construction start when the final investment decision was made at the end of the last month. The 33
RenewableUK is launching a new accord today which allows its member companies to demonstrate their commitment to supporting the highest health and safety standards in wind, wave and tidal energy. Signing up to the accord means that companies are committing themselves publicly to supporting a common
CorPower, a developer of a wave energy converter inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart, has completed a €6.5M funding round, thus securing a critical investment for the next stage of the company’s development and allowing for the third round of testing of its wave energy technology,
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has been granted permission to develop the onshore transmission works associated with connecting the development to the electricity network. The detailed planning application was submitted to The Moray Council in April 2015 on behalf of the BOWL partnership form
