Minister of Energy of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, has given 50Hertz a planning approval for a major part of its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project in German part of the Baltic Sea. The approval covers the construction and operation of approximately seventy kilometers long cab
ABB Wins French Multi-Million Offshore Wind Job ABB has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services for grid connections for ongoing French offshore wind power projects. Bilfinger Wins the Race Bilfin
Bluestream Offshore has been awarded the Dutch Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Clearance Certificate by TÜV Netherlands, the company announced via social media. “The development of numerous, mainly offshore, wind projects which are often planned on relatively near shore locations, see project developers f
Fairbanks Nijhuis, part of Pentair, has introduce a bi-directional turbine optimised for generating energy from tides while being almost 100% fish-friendly. “The bi-directional turbine is an evolution of our low head turbine. The big difference between the two is that the existing turbine is only su
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) today reported that two big European offshore wind financings, and a record quarter for investment in Chile, were among the highlights of an otherwise sluggish Q2 2015, when it comes to clean energy investment. Worldwide, clean energy investment was $53bn in the s
Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH has signed a direct marketing agreement with Vattenfall for promotion of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 400 megawatt (MW) Veja Mate offshore wind farm will operate 95 km North West from the island of Borkum and will be connected to the power grid via the existi
In a new report from the Aldersgate Group set out the key policy priorities in this parliament that will allow the UK to meet its carbon targets on time, on budget and in way that will be beneficial to the UK economy. The report, A Brighter, More Secure Future: Low carbon priorities for the new [&he
THETIS MRE has become a partner of Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) in the United States. The 10th Annual Ocean Renewable Energy Conference hosted by Oregon Wave Energy Trust takes place July 14-17, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The OWET conference will be co-located this
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy last week published the White Paper “An electricity market for the energy transition”. The Ministry advocates a further development of the electricity market to become an electricity market 2.0, and argues against the introduction of a capacity ma
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has been selected as a finalist in the Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) Industry Awards. Carnegie was selected as a finalist in the Innovation category by the CEC, and was highlighted as a pioneer of the Australian wave energy industry
On 7th July, the Horns Rev 2 meteorological mast, supported by a Mono Bucket foundation was successfully decommissioned, since Dong Energy no longer required the met mast at its Danish offshore wind farm. The Mono Bucket, which was one of the very first to be deployed and has been in situ for 6 year
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced to Islands Council leaders that he has received assurances of the UK Government’s commitment to continuing the Scottish Islands Renewable Delivery Forum (SIRDF). The SIRDF was established in 2014 and has been co-chaired by the Scottish and UK Gov
French wind industry group (FEE) announced Tuesday that the country will launch a call for tenders for floating wind power projects this month. FEE believes up to three projects ranging from 15 to 60 MW with a total capacity of up to 120MW will participate, writes Reuters. The group could not specif
Group Ginger has been appointed to design Dalby Offshore’s renewable centre, following a competitive tender. To be built on Endeavour Wharf, in the centre of Whitby, the new building(s) will house Dalby’s headquarters and also will act as a combined centre for operations and maintenance, marine cont
