Voith Hydro has decided to shut down its wave power business in Inverness, Scotland and to “pool the Know-How at the company’s engineering centre in Heidenheim, Germany”, the Scotsman cites company’s spokesman. Decision to close its wholly owned subsidiary Wavegen is part of a plan for reorganizatio
Siemens Wind Power has received offshore prototype certification from GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) for testing its new 6 megawatt offshore wind turbine at DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands III demonstration project in the UK. This will be the first offshore test of this new offshore wind turbine.
After months of careful planning and detailed engineering, the Seafox 5 installed the first offshore wind monopile on February 28th. These monopiles serve as the foundations of the DanTysk Offshore Wind Park. The main contractor for the foundations of this wind farm is Aarsleff Billfinger Berger Joi
Delphine Batho, French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy announced the launch of a call for expressions of interest to promote demonstration projects in offshore renewables on Monday, according to UPI.com news site. The projects include tidal energy, wave energy, floating wind
Hitachi Zosen Corp. plans to install floating offshore wind turbines in Japanese waters as soon as possible, reports Bloomberg. The industrial machinery maker signed a cooperation agreement with a Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil ASA. The agreement also included a feasibility study for floatin
Reef Subsea Group, a leading subsea service provider, has announced changes to its management and board with immediate effect. Mark Preece is to step down as CEO of the Reef Subsea Group by mutual agreement. The board has acknowledged and thanked Mr Preece for his efforts in developing and positioni
MODEC Inc, based in Japan, has developed a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, called SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus). The SKWID is a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundan
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing the Offshore Wind Power Market in EU” report to their offering. In many parts of the world, wind energy has already grown to be a mainstream energy source. This growth has long been driven by concerns about global climate change, main
Plans for the electrical infrastructure which will transport electricity from the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm to the national grid will be on display this week. Six days of public exhibitions on plans for RWE npower renewables’ Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm – which will be located approximatel
A research group from the Faculty of Law at the University of Rostock, led by Professor Detlef Czybulka, is advising the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven on legal matters. It is a joint project on new territory ‒ development of fish
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has been appointed by Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy to prepare a broad-scale regional assessment of the potential environmental impact of possible future renewable energy development in Alderney. This is largely focused on tidal strea
The ability of the Parat electrode boiler to manage fluctuations in renewable energy sources rapidly has brought swift uptake in Denmark since 2011. As the Norwegian company launches in Germany, Parat reflects on the promise its solution offers to efficiency in Europe’s smart electricity grids. Germ
A big turbine started spinning off Choshi in Chiba prefecture, writes Kyodo News. The 2.4 MW turbine produced its first power on Monday, as it was previously announced that the operation will commence this month. It has been installed within a research project with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).
Offshore Wind Power USA conference, held on 26-27 February 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, saw discussions regarding the impact of the Federal Government’s plan to auction offshore wind sites on proposed projects that have already been put in motion. Developers, which have been chosen by some states
