An efficient, robust, and compact wind power plant with a 10 MW superconducting generator is being developed by partners from industry and science within the recently established EU project SUPRAPOWER. Superconduction enables considerable savings of energy and raw materials. Within SUPRAPOWER, resea
Fishermen’s Energy welcomes the news that Congress has extended the Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”). “The announcement of an Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”) extension, coupled with the recent Department of Energy award to Fishermen’s Energy, will allow New Jersey to capture the economic benefits of offs
The renewal of tax credits could benefit an offshore wind project off Cuyahoga County in Lake Erie, planned by Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), by attracting private investment. The offshore wind project, which comprises between 20 and 30 MW of generating capacity, would not be qua
Maryland’s Senator C. Anthony Muse from the Senate Finance Committee, who has opposed Governor Martin O’Malley’s plans for the development of offshore wind energy off Ocean City, will switch places with Senator Victor R. Ramirez from the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, The Gazette informs. Th
RTE France is seeking for contractors who will undertake geotechnical and geophysical studies of the seabed prior to the installation of high voltage subsea cables connecting offshore wind farms to land. This includes seabed geotechnical studies to a depth up to about 5-6 m. Works could require geot
QinetiQ GRC naval architects in combination with their Paramarine software are working with QED Naval Ltd in the development of a marine platform (Subhub) that can transport, install, anchor and maintain wave and tidal turbines through life. This will bring major cost and time advantages to tidal tu
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore New York that the New York Power Auth
NIRIG will hold its third annual Policy Workshop “NI Wind Energy – the Scale of the Opportunity” on Thursday 31st January, 2013 in the Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) is a collaboration between the Irish Wind Energy Association and RenewableUK. NIRIG rep
Strainstall Marine have undertaken a vessel motion monitoring trial on a transfer vessel operating at an offshore wind-farm off the UK’s east coast. Strainstall’s new Vessel Motion Monitoring System™ (VMMS™) provides accurate motion monitoring for wind turbine transfer vessels to improve safety duri
Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a contract with Coastal Planning & Engineering Inc. to carry out a high-resolution geophysical survey off Ocean City. The survey is related to offshore wind development in the area. The contract, worth USD 3.3 million, will be financed from the USD 30 mill
The first annual conference of the ACCSEAS (Accessibility for Shipping, Efficiency Advantages and Sustainability) project will examine how to address significant current and future issues which may impact on safe navigation in the North Sea and western Baltic Sea by pioneering safe regional access t
E.ON has awarded Great Yarmouth based Alicat Workboats a contract to build four new state of the art vessels to support offshore wind generation. The first to be built will serve E.ON’s Robin Rigg Wind Farm off the Solway Firth. Alicat Workboats was established in 2009 in response to a growing deman
The extension of the tax credits for wind energy development, for which the United States Congress voted on Tuesday, is not going to be a significant help for long term offshore wind projects in New Jersey, as the incentive expires at the end of 2013 and the construction there is expected to begin l
Australia’s first 1MW wave energy converter is awaiting for the State Government’s approval, writes The Border Watch. Namely, the New South Wales based Oceanlinx is planning to deploy its wave energy device offshore Port MacDonnell. The wave energy plant will be located approximately 4 kilometres of
