Belgium will have their say in early 2015 about a project that would see excess energy stored and used later when needed. The project aims to store energy produced by offshore wind farms when there is low demand, or storing it for when there is no wind, writes Reuters. It comprises a donut-shaped is
The trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) are scheduled to decide today on purchasing electricity from several clean energy projects proposed to be built in Long Island. The projects on which the aforementioned decision will be taken include several solar facilities and Deepwater Wind’s
Siemens today began recruiting for jobs based in Hull, just under two years before its wind turbine manufacturing and assembly operations in the city are due to become operational. Fourteen positions have been advertised for what Siemens described as the “vanguard” of a phased recruitment operation
Gamesa and the Iberdrola Group have launched a wind sector-pioneering system which enables the remote management, using a single interface, of any make of wind turbine, anywhere in the world. Leveraging both firms’ know-how and experience in the wind sector, this new system, called WindCORE® + WindO
Last week, the Grimsby team at the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm donated Christmas gifts to children in the care of North East Lincolnshire Council and women in the care of the Womens Aid in Grimsby. Westermost Rough Ltd – a partnership of DONG Energy, Marubeni and the UK Green Investment Bank
A senior BP executive will be setting out the future for global energy at Energy: A Balanced Future, a conference organised by NOF Energy, the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear, offshore and renewables sectors. Energy: A Balanced Future, will present about the hot topics fo
Urgent action is needed to bolster the UK’s wave and tidal industries and get investors back in play, according to a report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK body supporting innovation and rapid commercialisation in offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies. Th
Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy, FORCE, held a meeting yesterday in Truro where they met local fishermen. Besides upcoming activities, the main topic of this event was the proposed safety zone around recently laid cables in Minas Passage that sparked discussion with lobster fishermen in this
South Carolina Senator Greg Hembree prefiled an offshore wind bill on December 3, pushing the state’s offshore wind research and development activities to a point where they would ensure a safe path to utilizing the state’s vast offshore wind resources. Senator Hembree proposes that South Carolina P
The trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, RenewableUK, has announced that, for the first time ever, the global conferences on renewable energy will be held in the UK. The 6th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) will take place from 23rd to 25th Februa
To assist with project planning, Osiris Projects will provide regular updates on vessel location and availability to clients. Delivered by email, these updates will be provided monthly to subscribers, detailing vessel information, location, status and upcoming availability. With the launch of the co
French engineering firm in the field of marine energies, Sabella, is currently testing its tidal energy generator at INSEAN research institute in Italy. With blades diameter of 15 meters, Sabella D15 has a capacity of 2.5MW in water speeds of 4m/s. This is company’s largest bi-directional turbine th
The energy sector supply chain remains positive about facing the challenges of a changing UKCS landscape in 2015 and beyond, according to NOF Energy 2014 annual survey of its members. The annual survey charts the activities and views of the industry of its almost 500 UK and international members alo
MMT Sweden AB and Reach Subsea ASA have jointly invested in developing a new special underwater tool for seabed mapping and pipeline inspection with the Norwegian ROV manufacturer Kystdesign AS. The potential market for pipeline inspection and survey in the North Sea is 2 Billion NOK yearly. This ne
