UK Planning Committee held a meeting yesterday regarding the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm. Isle of Wight Council gave no objection to the proposal but recommended requesting more information in relation to noise and ecology. The council presented the main considerations in its report: The
Companies worldwide are keen on developing innovative products in the Wind Energy industry to optimize the level of output. Vendors in the market are investing in R&D to reduce the weight of the rotor blades. For instance, Siemens has manufactured a blade from glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin and
Iberdrola’s first half net earnings came to €1,503.1 million, down 13%, while Ebitda was in line with the same period last year at €3,744.7 million. Solid business performance, especially international businesses, again mitigated the negative impact of regulatory and fiscal measures in Spain which c
ABB reported strong order growth, stable revenues and a significant increase in cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014. The lower operational EBITDA margin mainly reflects ongoing project-related challenges in the Power Systems (PS) division. Orders of $10.6 billion were 14 percent high
Environmental experts have raised concerns over the development of the £850m Swansea Tidal Lagoon, according to Building. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) claims the project will affect the conservation area in the bay, as well that it has the potential to cause flooding. “We do not share the same leve
Horizon Geosciences is performing site investigation works on behalf of Navitus Bay Development Limited. DP II vessel Horizon Geobay commenced work on 30th June and was expected to stay at the site for up to three weeks. The proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is being developed by joint venture between
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it will be part of a AUD 1.3 million (EUR 0.91 million) national study undertaken by Australia’s premier science agency, the CSIRO, to develop a wave energy atlas and improve the assessment of wave energy extraction on the marine envi
Fugro Emu Ltd undertook the second scheduled service and decommissioning of metocean monitoring equipment at two locations deployed within the Northern Irish Wind Resource Zone. Earlier this month, MPV Skua recovered, serviced and redeployed wave buoy and seabed frames and moorings at the first loca
Dalby Offshore invited guests from Waveney & Suffolk Coastal District Councils and The Enterprise Zone Coordinator from the local enterprise partnership aboard the Dalby Offshores brand new Wind Farm Support Vessel the ‘Dalby Swale’ for a trip to the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Also, a guest on the V
Partrac, the marine data acquisition experts, has completed the first turbulence survey for the Carbon Trust-managed Turbulence in Marine Environments (TiME) project. The survey was undertaken in the Sound of Islay and was designed by Partrac with project partners, Ocean Array Systems, ABPmer, and I
The decision to give the go ahead to the first wind farm off the south coast of England has been welcomed by council leaders. East Sussex County Council and Lewes District Council believe the Rampion offshore wind farm development, given the green light this week, will aid the regeneration of Newhav
Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has taken a major step forward with the successful deployment and initial testing of a half-scale AWS-III wave power generator. The test programme took place at Lyness in Orkney, Scotland, and will help the company develop its energy technology for variable applicati
Five vessels of Smit Lamnalco, the global marine service provider, played the key role in the unberthing and float‐over of the world’s largest high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) platform, DolWin beta, at Drydocks World ‐ Dubai. The five state of the art escort tugs, with more than a combined 450 ton
Generous subsidies for renewables are unsustainable and have contributed to electricity prices for residential consumers more than doubling in Germany, placing a strain on consumers and the economy there. In addition, renewable subsidies have clearly generated disequilibrium in the power markets, as
