EDP Renováveis, SA (“EDPR”) announces its entry into a partnership with Repsol Nuevas Energias, SA (“Repsol”) to jointly develop up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind projects in the UK. EDPR will lead the partnership with a 60% share in the overall capacity to be developed. Following Repsol’s acquisition o
SMD has been formally presented with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise by His Royal Highness, Prince Michael of Kent. His Royal Highness presented the Award in the innovation category as part of a visit to SMD’s head office and manufacturing facility in Wallsend, North East England. During
Mansell has been awarded a contract to build the Renewable Energy Engineering Centre in Didsbury, Manchester for Siemens. The two-storey design and build project will comprise two laboratory areas and an office area for engineering staff. Primary purpose of the building is to establish a test and si
Safe, cost effective and efficient transfer between floating support vessels and offshore wind turbines is a ‘holy grail’ for the offshore wind industry. OSBIT Power (OP) has risen to the challenge, and developed the MaXccess system. MX11/01 was on display at Port of Tyne, South Shields on Thursday
North Carolina’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Tarheel state. Nearly 4,500 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in North Carolina, and another 297,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate
Four submerged data collection devices were retrieved in Admiralty Inlet off the shore of Whidbey Island on Wednesday as scientists prepare… By Charlie Bermant (peninsuladailynews) [mappress] Source: peninsuladailynews, June 08, 2011;
OpenHydro, an Irish energy technology company, whose business is the design and manufacture of marine turbines for generating renewable energy from tidal streams has announced plans to recruit a number of additional positions over the next 12 – 18 months. This latest recruitment drive by OpenHydro t
Revolutionary efforts to harness the power of Puget Sound tides took a big step forward today. By Gary Chittim (king5) [mappress] Source: king5, June 08, 2011;
Leif-Arne Langøy has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Walter Qvam has been elected as the new Chairman of the DNV Council. In addition, Morten Ulstein has been elected Vice Chairman of the DNV Board. The elections took place at the Council meeti
The UK’s longest river, the Severn, is open for private tidal power projects, the government said. (hydroworld) [mappress] Source: hydroworld, June 08, 2011;
MAYO is a serious location for the development as a hub for the storage of international data by harnessing wind and wave power, Taoiseach… (con-telegraph) [mappress] Source: con-telegraph, June 08, 2011;
The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) announces that Mr Chow Yew Yuen (周耀源) has been appointed Managing Director of Keppel O&M with effect from 1 June 2011, reporting directly to Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel O&M. Mr Chow will be based in Singapore. He will assis
Marine data experts Partrac announced recently that Dr Emmanuel Osalusi, a numerical hydrodynamic engineer, has joined the company. Emmanuel completed his PhD thesis (‘Analysis of Wave and Current Data in a Tidal Energy Test Site’) at the UK European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney, in 2009. His resear
Incat Crowther licensee Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has announced the availability of a new work boat for developers and service providers of offshore wind farms in the United States. Incat Crowther’s first Catamaran Wind Farm Service Vessel, built by Lyme Boats in Exeter, Engla
