Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s finding of economic impact study of the offshore renewable energy industry in the UK. Calum Davidson, Director of Energy and Low Carbon at HIE, said: “There are significant opportunities presented by offshore re
Electricity was exported for the first time from SSE Renewables’ offshore wind turbine test facility at Hunterston, North Ayrshire. The Siemens SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine is 177 metres high, and incorporates the latest offshore turbine technology to generate six megawatts (MW) of electricity. The Hunt
Clean Energy Group (CEG) and Sustainable Energy Advantage (SEA), LLC, have been selected to develop and operate the Northeast Wind Resource Center, one of six regional wind energy resource centers to be established across the US by the U.S. Department of Energy. These resource centers will be tasked
Sky-rocketing growth of the UK’s offshore wind industry serves well to the country’s efforts to pull in more foreign investments and spur the growth of this sector even more. Former Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP and a delegation from RenewableUK, led by Vice Chairman Karl John, updated the Londo
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts from proposed wind energy research activities offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) has requ
The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) will lead the efforts for a U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Regional Resource Center (RRC) focusing on the Southeastern states. As one of six new Wind Energy Regional Resource Centers recently announced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Prysmian Cables and Systems USA has been awarded the contract for the eventual supply of the inter-array and export power cables for the Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm, while Caldwell Marine International has been awarded the contract for the installation of the project’s underwater cables. The onsh
Oliveira and EYEWIND signed a cooperation agreement. Oliveira adds its condition based maintenance expertise to the periodic inspections and maintenance advice of EYEWIND. With this, wind farm owners get a good insight into the performance and condition of their wind turbines through smart, continuo
Narec’s 100m blade test facility has been awarded accreditation by UKAS for structural testing of wind turbine blades; complementing the existing accreditation for blades up to 50m in length as well its ASTA/Intertek and UKAS accredited electrical and materials laboratories. The 100m facility, which
SgurrEnergy met with Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, today to discuss the company’s role of innovation in the offshore renewable energy industry. The meeting is part of Dr Cable’s visit to Glasgow to open the UK Government funded Offshore Renewable E
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is continuing to work closely with colleagues based in its Grimsby coastal office, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the developer Dong Energy, to gain a better understanding of the concerns about noise in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire and the W
N-Sea Offshore Ltd has appointed GAC Shipping UK as its ship agent for vessels supporting its operations for the oil & gas and renewable energy industries in the North Sea. Under the agreement, GAC will provide a package of support services for vessels chartered by N-Sea calling at UK ports. GAC’s o
Subsea engineering specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS) has posted a 72% increase in revenue and a £1 million profit in its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based business has extended its oil and gas expertise into the emerging renewables market and forecasts turnover in the curr
Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH presented logistics and port services of the Lower Saxony seaports at the EWEA’s wind energy event in Barcelona, which took place from 10 to 13th of March. This event focused both on onshore and offshore wind energy, thus providing an ideal opportunity for the commerci
