Carnegie Wave Energy has awarded a contract to Subsea Riser Products (SRP) for the supply of subsea foundation connectors, articulating bearings and tether assemblies for Perth Wave Energy Project. SRP, an Acteon company, will provide three Rocksteady™ mooring or foundation connectors, with a breaki
A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY. In the future, the vessel will be engaged in maintenance of oil installations in the Gulf of Guinea, Africa for the company O. I. S. International Ltd. SEA ENERGY has been a part of the A2SEA fleet since 2002 and has installed turbines
Vestas CEO Anders Runevad and CEOs from Acciona Energia, Alstom, Enercon, ERG Renew, and RES welcomed the EU Commission’s commitment to a post-2020 climate and energy policy at a “2030 EuropeBusiness” event in Brussels, though noted the proposal should have been more ambitious. The six companies are
DeepOcean today announced that it had bought a geotechnical drilling rig and had established a strategic alliance with Geoquip Marine, in order to enter the offshore geotechnical services market. The new rig is a heave compensated, offshore geotechnical deepwater drilling rig built and commissioned
The recent developments in China on the policy front, local stakeholder ambitions, and project developments indicate a shift towards growth in the country’s offshore wind market, according to a new report by Quartz+Co and MEC Intelligence. In the past five years, offshore wind has become the fastest
Lockheed Martin announced yesterday that it has signed a contract with Victorian Wave Partners Ltd. for the development of a 62.5MW peak power wave energy project off the coast of Victoria, Australia. The project will feature the PowerBuoy® wave energy converter technology developed by Ocean Power T
The Scottish Court of Session has rejected Trump’s objection to a planned GBP 230 million offshore wind farm. The U.S. billionaire claims that the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeenshire would ruin the view from his golf course at Menie. Lord Doherty said that he was “not p
ABB has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed the electricity generated by the 400-megawatt (MW) Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm into the UK national gr
Mainstream Renewable Power today unveiled eight utility-scale wind and solar projects which are to reach financial close and begin construction works this year. The projects, which are spread across four continents, have a combined capacity of over 1,000 megawatts (MW) and will generate enough elect
A new initiative is under way to encourage businesses to make even greater use of the OrbisEnergy centre in Lowestoft. After marking the fifth anniversary of the five-storey landmark centre, there is a drive to attract a more diverse range of clients to sample its conference and event facilities. Th
Alstom yesterday signed its first export contract with Deepwater Wind, the U.S. offshore wind developer. Under the contract, Alstom will provide five Haliade™ 150-6 MW wind turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm. The contract also includes 15 years of operation and maintenance support for
Seattle-based Glosten Associates announces the promotion of three Associate Group Leads to Principal. “This move both recognizes and strengthens the technical expertise and practical experience of our leadership,” remarked Glosten president Jay Edgar. Benjamin Ackers, PE, specializes in naval archit
An online survey has been launched the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) in association with PwC, RBS and Mills and Reeve, with an aim to build up a much better picture of the region’s diverse energy world and its supply chain – estimated to employ up to 15,000 people – and help influence where [
Principle Power’s WindFloat Pacific (WFP) floating wind project cleared its first major hurdle last week by getting approval from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and by that automatically gained more attention from the public and media. One of the raised questions is the final use o
