IGERT student Wing Goodale and Environmental Conservation professor Dr. Anita Milman have published an article titled “The cumulative adverse effects of offshore wind energy development on wildlife” in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Analysis of cumulative adverse effects (CAE)
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 happ
Major international energy companies remain enthusiastic about wind farm prospects off the East of England coast despite recent setbacks like the shelving of the Galloper project off Suffolk. That was the message from James Gray, inward investment director for EEEZ (the East of England Energy Zone),
Atmocean, Inc. has announced it has been awarded a permit to deploy its wave energy system just north of ILO, Peru. In addition, Atmocean is now working with the Global Technology Deployment Initiative (GTDI) to develop a Strategic Plan to accelerate the deployment of its technology globally. GTDI s
Forewind is one of five international offshore wind energy developers to jointly initiate an ambitious research programme into how the harbour porpoise population in the North Sea is likely to be affected by the construction of offshore wind farms. The programme, called Disturbance Effects on the Ha
Severn Offshore Services appoints Offshore Marine Chartering to act as broker for their new build Offshore Energy Service Vessel ‘Severn Provider’. The ‘Severn Provider’ will be exclusively available through Offshore Marine Chartering and the partnership follows an initial meeting between the two co
French company Open Ocean SAS and Orkney-based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. Jérôme Cuny (CEO, Open Ocean) and Gareth Davies (MD, Aquatera) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the recent Internation
November 2014 was a “big month” for wind power in Scotland, new figures published today reveal. The figures come as ministers from almost 200 countries gather in Lima, Peru for the second and final week of the UN climate talks, which is aiming to make progress on the draft of a new global deal on [&
Four young apprentices have begun the practical element of their training at SSE’s Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast. Following a highly competitive selection process which included challenging written assessments and practical aptitude tests, Kyle Pickering (21) and Matthew G
Tomorrow, EU energy ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the internal energy market. The first blueprint of an EU Energy Union will be presented in early 2015, with the goal of addressing one of Europe’s key challenges: energy security. Vestas believes that wind energy should be an integral part of
The Norwegian Government has proposed to strengthen the equity in Statkraft SF with NOK 10 billion (EUR 1.13 billion). This will be achieved through an equity contribution of NOK 5 billion (EUR 5.68 billion). The remainder of the strengthening will be realized through reductions in future dividends.
Europe must tear down the barriers that are hindering the free flow of electricity and drastically increase interconnection to push Member States toward an Energy Union, according to a paper released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). EWEA has today published a position paper that outli
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Register, with the aim to get a certificati
In August Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, a joint venture of Statoil and Statkraft, announced it had awarded a contract to Siemens for the supply of 67 turbines for their 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. Siemens will be providing their SWT-6.0-1 54 6MW turbine. This was soon after followed by thecon
