ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved another technology milestone, energizing its fourth generation of HVDC Light® transmission systems. At ±320 kilovolts (kV) this latest innovation sets a new record for voltage-sourced converter (VSC) HVDC applications, compared wit
A major stakeholder in Blue Power Energy Conor Haughey has appointed Beary Capital Partners to advise him on a €1.5m fundraising for wave energy development, Independent.ie informs. Blue Power Energy, in which Haughey holds 65 per cent stake, is seeking the investment to commercialize its newly deve
IDEOL, a company specialized in the design and installation of innovative foundations for the offshore wind industry, has secured a new funding round for the industrialisation of its floating platform solution based on the Damping Pool® patented system. The company is strengthened by the participati
NEPTUNE’s application will reduce the cost of wind measurement and mitigate uncertainty about electricity production for offshore wind farms. The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has led the Neptune project, in which two products have been developed to enable wind measurement at sea, i
ArcelorMittal is presenting its steel for wind energy at Hannover Messe, the world’s most important technology show, from 8-12 April. ArcelorMittal is actively involved in offering the energy industry a complete range of products and solutions for each step of the energy lifecycle, from production t
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces a contract award from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to provide up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Next Wave Directional Wave Sensors as a component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and ma
Edward Davey, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change praised Siemens for its investment in innovative marine technologies at the opening of its new testing and assembly facility in Bristol today. The new 25,000 square feet facility will be the base for the development of next- generation d
It’s five years ago that SeaGen was deployed by the “Rambiz” crane barge in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough. As it was a world-first, the event attracted global media interest and a large number of people made the visit to the Lough to see the deployment take place. SeaGen’s installation was com
Australian-based specialist renewables technology company, Bombora Wave Power (“Bombora”) has launched its patented Wave Energy Converter Device (WECD), designed to harvest wave energy in an eco-friendly way and to produce zero-emission electricity. The WECD uses a simple, low impact and resilient d
The demand for the so-called hybrid cables for converter platforms of offshore wind farms and on board vessels is ever more increasing. In addition to the conventional copper wires, the cables combine numerous other components, such as pneumatic and hydraulic hoses, flexible coaxial cables or optica
HR Wallingford’s tool to investigate the impact of underwater noise on animals, the Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation and Ecological Response (HAMMER), will soon have increased data to model the behaviour of animals. The Natural Environment Research Council in the UK is funding a four month projec
The full load test run of FusionDrive recently started in the Moventas R&D center in Finland. The gear and generator combination, now in commercial production for DeWind, is a joint effort of Moventas and permanent magnet generator supplier The Switch. The following is an animation video of FusionDr
On April 2, 2013 Climate Minister Martin Lidegaard visited Floating Power Plant at its maintenance facilities in Nakskov Harbor. Floating Power Plant A/S is a clean-tech company that develops, designs and provides a unique patented technology to harvest the limitless energy of the ocean. The company
GE’s Power Conversion business has taken an important step in testing a viable way of producing large amounts of electricity from renewable resources using superconductors running at relatively high temperatures. The company has successfully completed trials of Hydrogenie, a power generator incorpor
