Major proposals for an offshore wind farm stretching across a wide area of the Sussex coastline will be put under the spotlight by a West Sussex County Council scrutiny committee. The debate on the Rampion plan, put forward by energy giant E.ON, will be webcast because of the huge public interest in
“The development of renewable energy capacity should be optimised across the EU through to 2030”, say Friends of the Supergrid. “This would be facilitated through the creation of a pan-European grid that integrates energy sources where they are prevalent and transports power to areas of high demand
Lowestoft based start-up Scour Prevention Systems has won the ‘One to Watch’ award at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2013. The company, based at the OrbisEnergy innovation centre, has developed an innovative and patented solution to prevent scour around the base of offshore structures
OERA (Offshore Energy Research Association) is inviting applications from community based or not-for-profit organizations in the Cape Breton region ( Nova Scotia, Canada) to participate in an OERA established Participation Support Fund. The purpose of the Participation Support Fund is to provide mod
All four export cables have been installed at RWE npower renewables’ flagship Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. The final subsea cable burial was completed between the coast and one of the two offshore substations on Tuesday 2 July. In addition, half of the foundations are fi
At the end of June 2013, Knut Gerdes, CEO of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH, signed the sales contract for the service crew transfer vessels Emswind and Emsstrom. “With the Emswind and the Emsstrom, we did the first successful steps in the offshore business in 2007. Both vessels did a great job in the p
On July 3-5, the 2013 Clean Energy Expo China (CEEC) was staged in the National Convention Center in Beijing. As a representative of the new energy industry, China Longyuan Power was invited to participate in the great event and drew lots of professional visitors, thus becoming a highlight of the wh
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has collaborated with academia to develop a new framework to inform the impact assessment and consenting of Offshore Wind Farms in Scotland. With over a decade of Planning and Development experience, Natural Power’s principal consultant Nancy
Liebherr has launched its range of maritime crane simulators. Based on original software and hardware, the Liebherr simulators increase safety and productivity by providing a cost-effective and highly professional crane operator training solution. In September, the simulator will be part of the Lieb
The Crown Estate plans to undertake negotiations with Wave Hub (representing The Secretary of state for Business Innovation and Skills) in relation to the potential variation of its existing lease of a test and demonstration site off the North Cornwall coast. In a notice published on its official we
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, the developer of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, has announced on its official website that a public exhibition for the North Norfolk Coastal Communities regarding its project will be held from noon to 7:00 pm on 10th July, at Merchants’ Place in Church Street, Cromer.
The Crown Estate intends to enter into negotiations with Centrica (RBW) Limited in relation to the grant of further rights over the offshore wind farm project at Race Bank, situated off the Lincolnshire and north Norfolk coasts. The proposed further rights will extend existing arrangements allowing
The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has announced up to $1.5 million in funding for projects to design testing facilities to accelerate the development and deployment of wave energy systems. This funding is part of the Department’s effort to bring innovative wave energy technologies to market faster by
The Crown Estate has issued the following notice regarding its intention to enter into negotiations with the developer of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm: The Crown Estate intends to enter into negotiations with Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd in relation to the grant of further rights over the offshore wi
