As the work at the Redcar offshore wind farm site is progressing, 17 of the 27 monopile foundations now installed, marine sciences company Gardline is making sure that the marine life is protected, writes Gazette Live. Before each piling, the Gardline conducts a search for marine mammals around the
Beijing-based wind power company Goldwind announced in its 2011 annual report that it is undertaking activities on development of a 10MW turbine, aside to considerable number of other wind turbines, Wind Power Monthly informed. According to the Monthly, the company is also testing a medium-speed mod
As stated by the project manager of the U.S. based Deepwater Wind company, Bryan Wilson, the company has submitted plans on a cable connecting Block Islandand the mainland to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Block Island Times informed. The project, which could become the fi
Energy representatives, including RWE AG (RWE), headed by Juergen Grossmann will meet with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May2 in Berlin in order to discuss the development of power plant-construction, a spokeswoman from Essen, Annett Urbaczka confirmed to Bloomberg. The holding of the meeti
National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet.dk have today announced the start of a study to look at the possibility of a first electricity power connection between Great Britain and Denmark. Work will start immediately with the aim to compete it by the end of 2012. This new ‘pre-feasibility’ study is a ve
Driving down costs is one of the biggest issues for companies wanting a place in the renewables supply chain, says a Humber-based industry expert. Developers looking to find suppliers and partners will increasingly expect a focus on cost-reduction according to Andrew Oliver, head of renewables at le
CTC Marine Projects Ltd., Trico Offshore Ltd. and Deep Ocean AS, all subsidiaries of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, today announced that they are rebranding and changing name to DeepOcean. “The move is more than a name change,” says DeepOcean Group CEO Bart Heijermans. “We will operate as one company o
The Crown Estate has announced three further agreements for lease for wave and tidal energy projects. The sites result from the third application window in the leasing process for projects in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize (in Scottish waters) and demonstration projects (all
After a record number of entries Fugro have been shortlisted for ‘International Project of the Year’ in the Ground Engineering Awards to be held on May 4th at Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The nomination is for their geotechnical work on the Arkona-Becken Südost offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea
Optimism prevails in the offshore wind industry in the UK when it comes to new vacancies in the long term, especially taking into account the demand for new work force in renewables markets on global level, writes Recruiter. Based on the reports of the Renewable Energy Association, RenewableUK and S
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has signed an unprecedented Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Wind Energy Association. At a signing ceremony in London, the two associations committed to an agreement to work together to i
Academics from the Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen working together as part of the Scottish Sensor Systems Centre (S3C), funded by the Scottish Funding Council, will host an Open Laboratory Day for Subsea Sensor Technologies on Tuesday May 22. The event will offer professiona
Last year in May, Vestas signed an option agreement for land at the Port of Sheerness to build a fully integrated offshore wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility. To realise these plans Vestas will need to demolish existing buildings in this location, to which Heritage campaigners are
Windstorm Challenge 2012 and 4th Annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge were held on Friday at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on the University of Maine campus, reported Bangor Daily News. The competitions in which students design, build, implement and test wind power technology components gat
