The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the launch of a programme, through which it will provide EUR 750 million for the implementation of renewable energy projects to take place between 2014 and 2016 on the entire French territory. Selected sites will develop wind, solar, hydro and geother
In an agreement between China and the Netherlands signed in Beijing on September 27 2012, the two countries agreed on the joint development of an entirely new method to generate energy from the tides. The method, known as Dynamic Tidal Power (DTP), can potentially deliver clean and predictable energ
Marubeni Corp. now owns 55% of Seajacks International Ltd. In 2012, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Marubeni acquired Seajacks with 50:50 ownership stakes. Marubeni has now bought 5% from INCJ and became the major shareholder of the company that owns and manages jack-up vessels fo
Six months after the beginning of the construction of the innovative Maritime Training Centre (MTC) in German Enge-Sande municipality, offshore training and development cluster OffTEC held a topping out ceremony on 4 April 2014, after successful completion of the first phase of construction. Around
RWE Innogy, DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON and Vattenfall are running a one year onshore demonstration project near Cuxhaven on the German North Sea coast to validate the vibratory driving of wind turbine monopile foundations, in comparison and as evolution to current impact driving of these piles. The pot
Leading international energy services company, Global Energy Group, is launching a new offshore diving division to expand its existing inshore diving operations. Representing a multi-million pound investment by the highly successful Scottish-based group, Global Diving will deliver services for the o
The REA praised the Government’s East Marine Plans, approved by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Inshore and Offshore East Marine Plans are the first two of 11 Marine Plans the Government intends to complete by 2021. These will eventu
Last year in November, Alsom installed 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. This is the largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters. It consists of 150-metre rotor, and can power around 5,000 households. Check out this video of the most powerful offsho
Airborne announced that it has opened a new office in Cherbourg, France. This will take Airborne a step further in achieving the ambition to become the leading tidal blade engineering and manufacturing company in the world. Airborne strongly believes that a local facility supporting the tidal energy
Atlantis Resources has reached an agreement with Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co for onshore tidal turbine testing in Hangzhou in China. It is intended that the testing programme will be carried out prior to the deployment, later this year, of the Group’s 1MW AR1000 turbine at an offshore demonstra
Following the recent announcement by Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) to offer shares of its common stock, the company has announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,800,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $3.10 per share. The offering is expected to close on April 9,
VIDEO: World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine As the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joint venture has been formally established as of today, the newborn company released a video (see below) on their main focus, the 8 MW wind turbine. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Established Following the approval from all relevan
Jack-Up Barge Presents New Installation Method Jack-Up Barge, the offshore self-elevating platform supplier, has pioneered a new cost-effective installation method that promises to revolutionise offshore wind turbine construction. Scotland Gives Thumbs Up to Two Offshore Wind Farms Scottish Energy M
During today’s visit to the island of Rügen, Christian Pegel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Minister for Energy, Infrastructure and Regional Development, went to Juliusruh, where he discussed the current political developments in the offshore wind energy with industry representatives. The economy talks a
