The construction of the Cape Wind project could start by the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the Associated Press in an interview. Cape Wind, a USD 2.6 billion offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has been delayed for more than a decade due to environme
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 gri
OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre in Emden is almost finished. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintenance and logistic activities. Launching customer is Trianel for wind farm Borkum West II that is currently und
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has launched a £10m investment offering, providing private investors with a tax efficient opportunity to back the development of the UK’s largest tidal range power project based in Swansea Bay. A further local community share offering will be launched within the next f
Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, joined by Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, signed important legislation on April 9, which will create jobs and expand opportunity for more Marylanders. Among the bills signed into law are the M
Mabey Bridge – the UK wind turbine tower manufacturer and bridge-builder – has appointed Claus Poulsen as ‘Sales Director – Renewables’ to develop new business opportunities in the renewables market. The company – which employs 600 people in the UK with a turnover exceeding £80m per annum – has hire
Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems, a leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has reached the historic milestone of 1 gigawatt (GW) installed capacity across UK wind farms. REpower UK is only the third manufacturer in the UK to achieve the 1 GW watershed. Since its inception
Siemens and its subsidiary Marine Current Turbines will be exhibiting at this week’s Thetis MRE exhibition and conference in Brest, France (April 10th and 11th). The Siemens stand (C6) is located in the main exhibition hall at Brest’s International Convention Centre. Thetis MRE provides Siemens the
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will announce significant milestone reached in the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project. ORPC President & CEO Chris Sauer will be joined by Senator Angus S. King, Jr. and Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition President Sean O’Neill for the announcement which will be made
FoundOcean recently completed the offshore foundation grouting at Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Phase II and Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH). In January, the company was awarded a major offshore wind farm grouting contract for 108 monopiles at West of Duddon Sands Offshore wind farm. Check
The first high speed VEKA Catamaran for the Offshore Wind Farm industry has been delivered to Royal Wagenborg. The catamaran will supply remote wind farms in the North Sea with crew, equipment and various supplies. Later this week VEKA will launch a second catamaran for a shakedown cruise, and it wi
On Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Program notified potential future applicants of an upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement tentatively titled, “Marine and Hydrokinetic (Wave) Testing Infrastructure Development.” DOE intends to fund two university- or national l
Preparations for the installation of wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm have begun in early April. Transport and loading of heavy components of the Siemens SWT 3.6, such as towers, nacelles, blades and turbines, have been performed with a special installation vessel, the “Bold Tern” fro
CT Offshore is now registered as a pre-qualified supplier in Connexio, the supplier information system for utilities in Germany, Eastern and Central Europe, for the product/service categories within Cable Handling, Storing & Laying Equipment (3.54.13) and Offshore Equipment (3.54.24). The company pr
