The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet generators and converters, announced that it entered the marine and shipbuilding sector with the launch of its next-generation drive trains for energy efficient power generation and propulsion of merchant vessels. Combining The Switch’s permanen
At EWEA Offshore 2013, TÜV SÜD will showcase its full portfolio of offshore wind power services. The international technical services provider supports designers, owners/operators and manufacturers of wind turbines offering comprehensive and customised testing, certification and inspection services
Sabik Group, with headquarters in Finland has established a new company in the U.K. This will enhance the worldwide distribution of the Carmanah/Sabik Marine Aids to Navigation. The new opening is a significant follow-on of the global Sabik group of companies in Finland, Germany and Singapore and th
More than 100 Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) members and Scottish businesses attended an innovative Offshore Wind Meet the Buyer event aimed at bringing together the Scottish supply chain and the firm behind the world’s first floating wind turbine. AREG, in partnership with Scottish Enterpri
Reportstack has announced a new market report on European Offshore Wind Industry, 2013 – H2 Installations Set to Outpace H1. The offshore wind industry is growing rapidly in European countries, and more than 90% of global installed offshore wind capacity is located in European waters. In 2012, Europ
Renewable energy developer Current2Current Ltd has confirmed that their prototype recently started with producing electricity in the North Sea enabling the company to move ever closer to securing its future as a renewable energy production company. Generating electricity from ocean currents and tide
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE), has announced the completion of the Detailed Design of its wave powered desalination pilot plant. The desalination pilot plant will be integrated into Carnegie’s Perth Wave Energy Project on Garden Island, Western Australia, and will demonst
Dalby Offshore will be exhibiting at the Renewables UK event at Birmingham on Stand 138 5th – 7th November in partnership with Team Humber Marine Alliance. The event is attended by over 500 delegates, 300 exhibitors and 190 speakers. Dalby Offshore was founded in 2007 and initially focused on the ma
Scotland has signed an international co-operation agreement with the Basse-Normandie region in France, to develop closer working between the two geographies in the field of marine energy. Scotland is currently a global leader in the development of wave and tidal energy, which it’s estimated could be
The 100th rotor blade in this year was loaded onto the Dutch ship Marietje Marsilla of the shipping company DanservanGent/Wagenborg at Buss Terminal Stade, Germany. AREVA’s products manufactured in Stade, and successively delivered in 6 sets of blades, are designed for various wind farm projects in
Alstom’s full-scale tidal device installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, has now injected over 100MWh of electricity into the grid. This is a major milestone in the development of Alstom’s tidal stream device which follows the earlier connection of the turbine to t
Port of Sunderland is celebrating after signing a significant storage and offshore cable base contract with one of the world’s most profitable energy companies, E.ON. The port is due to take delivery of two 600 tonne substations in November as part a Humber Gateway Windfarm project, after a raft of
Attempts to compare subsidies for different energies in the UK are “apples to oranges” and muddle a skewed debate further, the CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said today. With the European Commission preparing guidance on public intervention in energy markets, EWEA is calling for
Bluestream has taken delivery of the third of four ROVs ordered from Saab Seaeye in the last twelve months. Their new 2000 metre-rated Cougar XT is the second of this model to be added to the 11 strong ROV fleet operated by the Netherlands-based Offshore services company. Managing director, Rolf de
