On Tuesday this week the UK and Ireland Vessel Co-operative conference took place under the motto “Team – Together Eevryone Achieves More”, at the Furzedown Hotel in Great Yarmouth. Following the welcoming speeches by co-organiser Andy Iannetta and the Mayor of Great Yarmouth, the delegates from win
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project is the first phase of the Ocean Renewable Power Company’s (ORPC) Maine Tidal Energy Project, and the first commercial, grid-connected ocean energy project in the United States. In 2012, following FERC approval, ORPC began the Maine Tidal Energy Project by installing
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton has announced the availability of $640,000 in grants to fund clean energy-centered science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs for students from kindergarten through high school. The grants, part of MassCEC’s Workforce Capac
Orkney has dived deep into offshore renewables, and yesterday’s announcement of the Government’s funding for European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney has proved its status of a leader in marine renewable energy. Also, the South West Marine Energy Park in south west England and The Pentland Fir
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth in excess of 50 million euro by TenneT, operator of transmission systems in Germany and the Netherlands, for the connection of the Offshore Wind Park (OWP) Deutsche Bucht, located in
It’s official – statistics just released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show a massive leap in the amount of clean electricity being generated for British homes, businesses and factories by wind power. DECC says wind energy output increased by 33% in 2012 compared to the previous yea
TAG Energy Solutions is working alongside international renewable energy technology developer Principle Power (Europe) Ltd, who is developing innovative floating support structures for offshore wind turbines. Principle Power Ltd has been awarded £689,630 from the Department of Energy and Climate Cha
The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of
DONG Energy says that it can meet the UK Government’s target of GBP 100/MWh for offshore wind energy by 2020, and it can even reduce costs to achieve GBP 87/MWh, The Telegraph writes. The company has forecasted this last year, after two reports were published by the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task
The UK has committed to bring 15 percent of its total energy from renewables by 2020, and has already constructed 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind in order to reach this target (a figure included in Europe’s 4.3 gigawatt total). Previous to June 2012, offshore wind investment in the U.K. totalled 1.5
The first climatic tests (extreme temperature tests) have been carried out this week in the Port of Antwerp of a new generation of transformers for large offshore wind turbines. The Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab for short) was built by the Sirris technology research centre an
The Scottish Government yesterday announced more than £4 million for new wave and tidal power research capacity, securing Scotland’s world-leading position in marine energy. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told industry delegates at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in London that the European
Following the announcement of the first three winners of the second call of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme, DECC has yesterday launched a £4 million fourth call, aimed at driving forward further innovation in the offshore wind sector and helping even mo
On the 7th of March, MMT´s survey specialist Ms Sara Andersson will give a presentation at the Foundation day 2013. The presentation is about the importance of how acoustic surveys needs to be verified by marine geotechnical investigations or video inspections for the offshore industry. Sara´s prese
