The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese organisations based in Qingdao to support the development of a marine energy test site in the area. Scottish-based EMEC and the University of Edinburgh signed the MoU alongside the Ocean University of Chin
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Energinet.dk, which are jointly developing a new HVDC power cable between Great Britain and Denmark known as VIKING Link, have invited tenders for a cable route survey extending across the North Sea between the two countries. The cable route survey w
Floating offshore wind has the potential to deliver cost effective, secure and safe low carbon energy for the UK from the mid 2020s according to the latest insights report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). With continued technology and supply chain development there is a clear an
Severn Offshore Services’ crew transfer vessel (CTV) Severn Provider is scheduled to complete work at the Meerwind offshore wind farm this month, but the owner already reported that the vessel had shown an exceptional performance at its first job. Severn Provider has been working in the German part
Energinet.dk has located the part of the Horns Rev 2 subsea cable which caused the offshore wind farm’s connection to go out of service on Monday. The transmission system operator (TSO) reported that the error has been found approximately 800 meters from Energinet.dk’s platform at sea, which collect
The German Government has set a target to have 6.5 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity installed by 2020. In Germany the offshore grid network has been beset with problems and delays but is eventually taking off and 2015 will prove to be a major link up year for TenneT the Dutch/German TSO res
Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has announced a £720,000 partnership, which will demonstrate wave energy converters as a means of powering offshore aquaculture installations and potentially, remote island communities. Wave energy technology develop
Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D. announced Government funding of €3.5 million to three Irish marine energy firms for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The announcement, made at the annual Ocean Energy Europe conference takin
Indian renewable energy sector will see USD 3 billion being invested from 2016 to 2020 by a Chinese manufacturer of construction equipment, Sany Group. The company said it will establish efficient technologies for offshore wind power generation and aims to develop 2,000MW of renewable energy project
Mojo Maritime, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has launched its marine operations planning and risk optimisation system, Mermaid. Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) gives companies involved in marine operations increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a proj
Europe’s ocean energy industry will meet with key political leaders at a high level summit in Dublin today to present a game plan for commercialising the ocean energy sector. The summit marks the start of the two-day Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition. “With leading companies, world class r
Wello has started testing its wave energy converter prototype Penguin II at Plocan Test Site, off Gran Canaria north-east coast. The 1/5 scale device arrived to Taliarte harbour in August and was assembled during September to prepare it for the sea trials. The tests are expected to last three months
The boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel Porth Nefyn to transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers. The Porth Nefyn will work principally on offshore European wind farm sites between the Baltic and Irish Seas. The vessel is an extended version of the existi
An offshore personnel transfer company, Reflex Marine, is developing a new personnel access concept for the offshore wind and traditional energy industries, the SEA-SPIDER. The innovation will utilise winch based access to offer an alternative to current access methods, such as butting a vessel agai
