Fugro offers a new pile inclination monitoring service based on Fugro’s offshore survey product range, which supports smart, safe offshore pile installations. A key requirement of pile installation is pile verticality. Traditionally the verticality or inclination was measured by means of pausing the
Anbaric Transmission could act as an intermediate between potential investors from Europe and USA that are interested in helping TenneT by injecting up to EUR 4 billion (USD 5.2 billion) in the connection of up to four offshore projects to the land. Anbaric spokesman is cited by Reuters as saying th
The Norwegian technology company Sway Turbine has developed an eye-catching 10MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10. The unique features of this turbine are now presented for the first time. Sway Turbine’s CTO Mr. Eystein Borgen has presented the ST10 turbine at the 3rd International Conference o
Leo Hambro, Commercial Director of Tidal Transit, has announced that the company has just placed an order for the manufacture of the third, in its potential fleet of ten, innovative wind farm crew transfer vessels. To be named Tia Elizabeth, this new vessel will be built to exactly the same high spe
Bord Gáis and its Irish tidal energy partner, OpenHydro were awarded exclusive rights to develop a 100MW tidal energy farm off Torr Head on the north coast of Antrim. The project, potentially the first of its kind in the island of Ireland, is expected to be completed by the year 2020. The award was
In just under two months’ time over 100 health and safety managers from the offshore wind industry will be meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss safety culture, access options and training. Wind Energy Update (WEU) host their annual Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit this December at Copenh
Development of the German Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm has been suspended by DONG Energy, due to grid connection issues associated with the grid operator TenneT TSO. TenneT has not provided a firm date for laying the offshore cables, DONG Energy says. On the other hand, the grid operator ex
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that Michel Demaré will step down as ABB’s Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee. He has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Syngenta beginning in April 2013 and will in the future focus on h
The Minister of State for Work and Pensions and Member of Parliament for Fareham, Mark Hoban, visited top ROV manufacturer, Saab Seaeye on Friday 12th October. He met the new managing director, Jon Robertson, previously the company’s engineering director, along with the other key members of the mana
Cobham Technical Services is helping Colorado-based Boulder Wind Power (BWP) accelerate development of a radical new permanent magnet generator through use of advanced electromagnetic design software. Based on a permanent magnet, direct drive design, BWP’s generator uses a unique axial flux, air-cor
Wirral Council’s Investment Strategy Team has secured £5 million of funding from the Regional Growth Fund, which was set up by the Government to stimulate sustainable growth across the country. The funds will allow infrastructure improvements to be made to port areas for the storage and assembly of
As voters contemplate who will occupy the White House and Congress in the years ahead, The Center for the Next Generation and the Center for American Progress released “Regional Energy, National Solutions,” a new report that argues that the United States needs a long-term strategy to achieve climate
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.(OPT), a leading wave energy technology company, today announced that the Company has received a ¥70 million (approximately US $900,000) contract from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) for further work towards development of the Company’s PowerBuoy technology for
In connection with the previously announced company program 2014, Siemens will modify its business strategy and organizational setup with respect to renewable energy. The company plans to divest its solar business activities and is currently holding talks with potential buyers on this subject. Sieme
