The Final Conference of the SOWFIA project (Streamlining of Ocean Wave Farms Impact Assessment ) will take place on Tuesday 3 September as a side event of the EWTEC 2013 Conference. The SOWFIA conference will provide an opportunity to overview the final findings of the project, and those who are int
With a series of scientific dives conducted by its marine biologist, 40SouthEnergy continues to work hard in order to develop its wave technology south of St Mary’s Airport in the Isles of Scilly, as the company announced on its Facebook page. The company says that it is trying to accelerate the dev
Fistuca has announced that it had finished a series of successful near-shore piling tests with a 2.2m prototype. Two piles have been driven, a Ø2.2 meter open-ended pile and a Ø0.7 meter closed-ended pile. Extensive measurements of underwater sound levels and pile driving properties have been perfor
The first important milestone in the installation of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm has been achieved: The installation of the offshore substation for the wind farm in the North Sea is completed. “Though we have more than 20 years’ experience in offshore wind, it’s a very special moment,”
Many political leaders have raised their concern over Eyemouth boat building firm going into administration, reports the BBC. Before going into administration, the Coastal Marine Boatbuilders Limited had received an order to build offshore wind support vessels. Lib Dem MP Michael Moore said: “I have
Campaign groups, which are fighting against the construction of the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm, are organizing a protest march this weekend to give a chance to all those against the project to voice their opinion, Western Morning News writes. RWE has submitted an application for the wind farm
SeaEnergy, the innovative energy services group, today announces half year results for the six months ended 30 June, 2013. Highlights: Operational · R2S reporting substantial growth with new North Sea clients and international expansion · Ship Management business launched in June · Knowledge Transfe
Lamprell has released an 2013 interim financial results for six months to 30 June 2013. John Kennedy, Non-executive Chairman for Lamprell, said: “The new management team led by Jim Moffat has achieved a great deal during the first half of 2013, securing longer term financing for the Group and bringi
The application for Atlantic Array offshore wind farm was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State to proceed to examination on 12 July 2013. Channel Energy Limited announced that the period during which those interested in the proposal can register with the Planning
The Netherlands have been named the “Partner Country” for HANNOVER MESSE 2014. The high-tech, export-savvy nation will use the world’s leading industrial exhibition to promote its first-class trading credentials. “The Netherlands and Germany – this is a tandem which stands for close and successful e
Bladt’s new facilities at Lindø Industrial Park are nearly all set and the production of the 41 jackets for ENBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm is well under way. At the moment, almost 100 men are in full swing in the workshops where they have spent the last months preparing these with the so called [&
At today’s joint press conference of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems held in Berlin, Deutsche WindGuard presented the current data on the status of wind energy development in Germany. In the first half of 2013 there were 406 wind turbines built onshore in Germany, wit
DWD (German Weather Service) has commissioned GL Garrad Hassan to be responsible for an extensive sub-project within the scope of the “FINO Wind” research project. This involves taking an inventory of the metadata, utilisation and collection of LiDAR wind measurement data for the correction of mast
This year’s comprehensive program of AWEA Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar is covering federal policies, long-term PTC strategy, offshore wind energy financing, and much more. Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy Policy and Finance for the State of the New York, has just been confirmed as
