The Vertiwind project that involves the testing of a 2 MW prototype VAWT (vertical-axis wind turbine) has recently been launched by the French companies Technip and Nénuphar. Currently a 35 kW VAWT prototype is being tested onshore at Boulogne-sur-Mer by Nénuphar, the company responsible for the des
Gurit, a leading global supplier of composite materials and technical solutions to the wind energy, transportation, tooling, marine markets and other selected application areas congratulates ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest who has successfully achieved supply of power to the grid from their HS1000 device.
The impact of the uncertain global economy and the momentary dip in the Chinese wind power market have been felt even by Finnish wind power industry players. Despite challenging market conditions, Finland-based key component manufacturer The Switch continues to aim towards international success. The
The first direct measurement of wind over the Great Lakes at the height of commercial turbines comes from a six-ton buoy loaded with scientific equipment. The buoy was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore. The project was led by
Siemens has purchased the very first MaXccess system to improve the safe transfer of service specialists onto offshore wind turbines. MaXccess was designed by OSBIT Power Ltd and has been tested by a strategic alliance of Siemens, OSBIT Power, Statoil and Fred Olsen Windcarrier to establish the effe
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for global subsea, topside and onshore applications, has been awarded £1million in financial support from the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA). The company predicts a 20% increase in turn
Moog Industrial Group announced that the company has been awarded a contract to supply a test system to Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) to evaluate and test wind turbine blades at their new 100 m (328 ft) blade testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Opening this summer, the independ
Even though the tidal power technology gives hope, it is still unproven because of many challenges. In a recently released new marine renewable energy strategy, the NDP government states that the tidal power potential exists but that it requires ambitious and costly measures to make use of it. Accor
Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, announced that it has been awarded a Scottish Enterprise SMART: SCOTLAND R&D grant to help fund the forthcoming sea trials of its linear generator technology. Together with on-going commitmen
Fermin Catalán, Chief Engineer for the Gamesa’s new G11X offshore turbine, a 5-MW platform, has been named the wind innovator 2012, Windpower Engineering news portal reports. “My first experience with renewable energy came from my brothers who built a parabolic solar collector for fun,” says Mr Cata
The number of employees in offshore wind industry in Germany rose from 6,900 employees in 2010 to 8,600 in 2011. The Federal Government said that the offshore wind energy is a new technological sector, for which there are no specific education and training programs. There were initial approaches and
DeTect has completed the installation of the MERLIN Avian Radar System at the wind farm substation on Thornton Bank, reports Windtech International. Last year in January, the Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM) acquired the radar system to track the bird movement along the co
Umeco will be exhibiting its Structural materials and Tooling prepreg technologies for the renewable energy market on Stand F89 at the 2012 All-Energy show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 23 and 24 May. The stand will feature a 1/72 scale model of th
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
