Dr Stuart Anderson, a tidal energy campaigner and Conwy councilor, claims that an additional GBP 50 million will be needed to develop more advanced tidal turbines for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, worth GBP 1 billion. Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer of the Swansea Bay project, aims at harnessing t
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has erected the prototype of its new 6.2M152. Located onshore near Langen-Neuenwalde, the wind turbine, owned by EWE Erneuerbare Energien subsidiary EWE AG, is scheduled to be fully commissioned by the end of the year. With the rotor star 15
Continuing its strategy of creating and delivering exceptional wind analysis and development tools, AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has purchased the Windographer software from Mistaya Engineering, Inc. Windographer is the market-l
Monobase Wind BV has successfully concluded the model-testing in MARIN. “All tests were in line with our predictions for all stages of the transport, installation and in-place situations,” Project Director Jan Groot said. The transportation analysis showed mild accelerations (less than 1.1 m/s2) at
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has announced plans to downsize its business. Commenting on the news, Aquamarine Power Chief Executive Officer John Malcolm said: “Following a strategic review the Board of Aquamarine Power has decided to significantly downsize the business. “This will involve re
Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the French Prime Minister has selected DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles for the development of pilot tidal turbine a
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Inves
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been granted provisional (B) certification for the V164-8.0 MW from leading classification group DNV GL. The certification acknowledges conformity with standards for the design, testing and manufacturing of the turbine and gives a green light to proceed with commercial s
Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) has started supplying 255 concrete mattresses to Vattenfall’s extension of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 7 km off Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Great Yarmouth company, which employs 20 in the town, will transport approximately 1,250 tonnes of con
ZephIR 300 has demonstrated its ability for providing quantitative wind speed measurements, to an industry-approved standard and is now accepted within a Technical Advisor / Bank’s Engineers formal energy assessment of a modern scale wind farm with specific site conditions forming part of the approp
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SylWin alpha platform caught on camera during nighttime, showing all of its colors. The platform is part of the SylWin1 grid connection, which transports electricity from the three wind parks: Butendiek, Dan Tysk and Sandbank to the mainland. The photo was published
The Switch, a specialist of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) machines and frequency converter packages for advanced wind and marine drive trains, has successfully tested its PM shaft generator in a rigorous bench test in Vaasa. The first pair in an order of four PM shaft generators is part of a
ESI Group, a provider of Virtual Prototyping software and services for manufacturing industries, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN). The partnership is in place for the next five years and will focus on innovative product development f
Tuco has partnered with EffectShips International and Diab in an innovative technology project in designing a vessel in carbon fiber featuring unique and patented hull technology. Offshore Support Vessels are being used for transporting both cargo and passengers to oil – and gas – fields or windmill
