ETI Offshore Wind Programme Manager Andrew Scott presented “Longer Blades and Floating Structures; Key technology innovations to drive down UK Offshore Wind cost of energy” at All Energy on Thursday 23rd May 10.30-12.15. The All-Energy Exhibition & Conference is the UK’s largest renewable energy eve
May 17th, 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the “DP Gezina” at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day. The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed by Mrs. Gezina Roelof
When Mantsbrite (stand A173 at Seawork 2013) became the sole UK distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was fellow Seawork exhibitor Tidal Transit (V32). Some years earlier, Tidal Transit had realised that offshore wind farm devel
Renewable energy technology developer Principle Power hosted two Town Hall meetings yesterday to introduce the community to the proposed WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project. Principle Power has received a $4 million financial assistance award from the U.S. Department of Energy to begin project o
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) is currently working for the Carbon Trust to develop a mesoscale modelling approach to the investigation of offshore wind farm wake effects, as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Programme. The main objective is to investigate the capabili
OutSmart announce that an authority in the wind industry, Albert Winnemuller, has joined the company as new Head of Management Services since April. Winnemuller has over 15 years of experience in on- and offshore wind, with a background in several areas, including project preparation, project execut
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four distinguished Non-Executive Directors under the Chairmanshi
NCS Survey Ltd., an Acteon company, has appointed John Meaden as managing director. Meaden brings more than 30 years of experience in the offshore survey industry to NCS Survey, which offers a wide range of high-quality survey services using industry-leading technology. This invaluable experience wi
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) announced (Wednesday 22 May 2013) that it is to build and test a new generation systems integration platform aimed at enabling tidal energy to become a cost effective green source of energy. The technology development company will be using its unique PLAT-O platform,
At the All Energy Conference today in Aberdeen, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey announced new regional renewables job and investment figures for the UK. Mr. Davey also called on Scotland to remain in the UK to protect current high levels of renewable investment. New research shows t
Royal HaskoningDHV is delighted to congratulate Aquamarine Power on achieving consent from the Scottish Government today, to build the world’s largest wave farm off Scotland’s Isle of Lewis. Once built, Lewis Wave Farm will produce an impressive 40MW of electricity annually, making a significant con
Statkraft is a founding partner of the biggest International Student Energy Summit that is going to take place on 13th-15th of June in Trondheim. As a part of the conference Statkraft is arranging a challenging case competition in order to get insightful and innovative perspectives on future develop
Responding to today’s announcement from Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, that an £18m Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), will be used to provide support for the wave sector, Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said: “We warmly welcome the Scottish Government’s r
Aquamarine Power has received full consent from the Scottish Government for the world’s largest wave energy site off the north-west coast of Lewis. The 40MW project will see the deployment of up to 50 Oyster devices along the coast at Lag na Greine, near to Fivepenny Borve. Responding to the announc
