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  • Tony Trapp’s Company Takes on Turbine Access Chalange (UK)

    29 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Visitors to RenewableUK 2010 will hear at first hand from OSBIT Power Ltd (OP), about plans for a turbine access system that can operate in safety in higher sea states than any system currently available. OP is the newly established renewable energy engineering design, manufacture and supply company in the North East of England, (Stand […]

  • USA: ORPC Submits First Annual Environmental Report for Commercial, Grid-Connected Tidal Energy Project

    10 April 2013

    On March 26th, the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) submitted its first annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which details the 2012 construction, installation, and operational activities of ORPC’s grid-connected TidGen™ Power System in Maine. The report describes environmental monitoring conducted during the […]

  • MacArtney Introduces Its Subsea Connectivity Brand

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Inspired by an ongoing increase in demand for its subsea connector products and advanced connectivity solutions, MacArtney has opted to formally unify its vast spectrum of offerings and competencies within this area under the wings of the new ‘TrustLink’ connectivity brand. Common to all TrustLink solutions is the combination of rugged design, advanced technology, reliable […]

  • Minesto Secures Rights to Perform Tidal Energy Tests in Northern Ireland

    19 November 2012

    Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been authorized by the Crown Estate in the UK to perform tidal energy tests in the waters off Northern Ireland. The upcoming tests of Minesto’s tidal and ocean current energy solution Deep […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Meets in Denmark for Speed Dating

    9 September 2013

    Invited by Offshoreenergy.dk the international offshore wind industry gathers in Denmark for company speed dating. Large foreign companies go to Esbjerg, Denmark, on 11th to 12th December 2013. They are participating in the annual event OWIB – Offshore Wind Industry Business to business event – arranged by Offshoreenergy.dk in cooperation with Danish Wind Industry Association […]

  • Fish Farm Technology for New Wave Energy Converter (Norway)

    29 September 2011
    Technology

      Norwegian renewable energy firm Langlee Wave Power has developed a new mooring system based on proven fish farm technology to drive down supply chain costs. The mooring system is set to deliver efficiency savings for Langlee’s 50 kW E1 Wave Energy Converter and allow easy installation of a linked array of multiple units which […]

  • ABB Robotics Makes Wind Turbine Manufacturing More Efficient (Switzerland)

    27 December 2010
    Technology

    ABB’s robot-based surface finishing concept for wind turbine rotor blades reduces paint shop energy consumption by up to 60 percent and paint consumption by 25 percent compared to alternative methods of applying surface coatings. Most importantly, it provides a perfectly applied layer of protection for one of the most demanding operating environments on earth. Few […]

  • Narec Opens Doors to Local Communities to Showcase Regeneration of Dock-Side (UK)

    23 November 2012

    Last weekend, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, opened its doors in Blyth, Northumberland to the local community as part of a UK-wide Open Doors Weekend, organised by UK Contractors Group (UKCG). The initiative was supported by lead contractor, Shepherd Construction, which is working with Narec to construct three world-class facilities, worth a combined investment […]

  • Gwynt y Môr: Construction Phase Done

    25 November 2014
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The final array cable has been installed at RWE Innogy’s flagship 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, completing the construction phase of the project. The project is now progressing towards its ultimate milestone, the final commissioning and operation of all remaining 41 turbines. The completion of the construction phase […]

  • Sweden: Minesto Develops World’s First Simulator for Anchored Flying Underwater Vehicles

    1 July 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto has developed a simulator to aid the development of its Deep Green marine power plant. Deep Green is the only marine power plant that is able to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents. The simulator has been developed in-house by Minesto’s own research and […]

  • Price Alone Will Not Decide Winners of Trillion-Dollar Offshore Wind Prize – Wood Mackenzie

    18 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cumulative global capex spend in the offshore wind sector is expected to hit USD 1 trillion by 2031, but investors will no longer only be competing on price alone, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy, […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Issues First Market Report on High Altitude Wind Energy (Germany)

    25 August 2011
    R&D, Training & Education

      The world’s demand for safe and clean energy continues to grow, with renewable sources playing an every greater role. Wind power generation, having expanding offshore, is now not only looking out but up. International renewable energy consultancy, GL Garrad Hassan, has issued the first market report which analyses the burgeoning new industry of High […]

  • UK to Study How Offshore Wind Affects Marine Ecosystems

    23 August 2021
    Environment

    A new research programme has been launched in the UK to address the gap in understanding how marine ecosystems will respond to the continued growth of offshore wind as the UK sector ramps up to deliver 40 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The GBP 7 million programme – known as ECOWind – is a […]

  • USA: University of Delaware Conducts Offshore Energy Surveys

    9 October 2012

    The University of Delaware’s Kent Messer leads a research team that is conducting two studies at the Delaware coast to determine how people would react to offshore energy production and how that could impact the state’s economy. The first study was conducted at Cape Henlopen and Rehoboth Beach and involved students surveying beachgoers to see […]

  • Nautricity Gets Approval for Mull of Kintyre Tidal Development

    23 May 2014
    Authorities

    Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine (CoRMaT) device, capable of generating enough electricity to supply 400 homes, […]

  • Crown Estate Reports Record Profit as UK Round 4 Offshore Wind Option Fees Start Pouring In

    29 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has reported a record net revenue profit of GBP 442.6 million (around EUR 512 million) for the financial year 2022/23 thanks to earnings from option fees that the developers of the Round 4 offshore wind farms started paying this year. Offshore wind has also boosted the value of The Crown Estate’s wider […]

  • Langlee Secures Funds for New Zealand Wave Power Project

    17 October 2011

      A scheme to power Stewart Island through entirely renewable means is a step closer today as Langlee Wave Power announces that NZ $312,000 (£155,000) funding has been secured. The project, which is a collaboration between the Norwegian headquartered wave developer and New Zealand based Tangaroa Energy, received the financial backing from the New Zealand […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Fund Reaches Close

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has announced that its FCA regulated subsidiary, UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS), has reached first close on commitments of £463m on its planned £1bn fund to invest in operating offshore wind farms in the UK. First close marks the completion of the first stage of […]

  • Mechanical Engineering Professor Wins Award to Test Tetherd Subsea Kites

    11 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A mechanical engineering professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received an award from National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the use of tethered undersea kites to generate electricity from tides and currents. A new research program directed by David Olinger, PhD, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has received a three-year, $300,000 […]

  • Elia Publishes Interim Statement Q3 2011 (Belgium)

    15 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    As reported in the 2011 half-yearly results, Elia is unable to give any concrete profit forecasts since the annual result is dependent upon parameters that will either not be known until the end of 2011 (such as the inflation figure for December 2011) or else can only be calculated at that time (e.g. average Belgian […]

  • WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition Starts in Atlanta, USA

    4 June 2012

    Revving up like the factories across America that make wind turbine components, the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition—the world’s largest annual wind energy event—got under way with a packed schedule of educational sessions, the opening of its giant exhibition and the induction of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) new board leadership for 2012-2013. The […]

  • Shared Knowledge Could Enhance Offshore Wind Industry for Germany, UK

    7 August 2012
    Training & Education

    As the UK prepares for the future development of larger wind farms in deeper waters, as part of Round Three leasing, the techniques and experience that has been perfected will now need to be adapted to cope with the harsher conditions of working further offshore. The German renewables market has vast experience of this type […]

  • 20 MW Wind Turbines Are Feasible (Belgium)

    15 March 2011

    20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project, published today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters of around 200 metres, compared to […]

  • UK: SeaRoc, McLaughlin & Harvey Partner Up to Support Tidal and Wave Energy Projects

    10 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    International marine engineering companies SeaRoc and McLaughlin & Harvey have today announced a partnership to provide construction, installation and operation & maintenance services to tidal and wave energy developments. The companies have highly complementary competencies and capabilities and over the past 8 years they have each gained significant experience of designing and building tidal and […]

  • Israel: Eco Completes First Wave Energy Power Plant in Black Sea

    24 May 2012

    Eco Wave Power has successfully installed a medium-scale wave energy power plant, in the Black Sea, during the month of April, 2012. The installation of EWP’s system, took place during that month in recognition of the international Mother Earth Day, celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. The Black Sea provided Eco Wave Power […]

  • German Researchers Unveil Smart Blades Concepts

    8 February 2016
    R&D, Technology

    German researchers gathered around the Research Alliance Wind Energy (FVWE) have completed a three-year Smart Blades project that resulted in new concepts for intelligent rotor blades which can adapt to the wind, thus allowing turbine rotor blades to produce electricity more efficiently, Fraunhofer IWES said in a statement. Rotor blades are subject to severely fluctuating wind loads due to the […]