Government has today launched its eagerly awaited £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will support up to 2 pre-commercial projects to demonstrate the operation of wave and/or tidal devices in array formation over a period of time. Organisations across the UK will
Renewable energy company 2-B Energy has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise (SE) to deliver cutting-edge offshore wind technology with the potential to reduce costs by up to 45%, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today. The organisations will work together to support commercialisation of 2-B’
The vessel Jumbo Javelin, which will assemble the transition pieces, has just started mobilisation in Rotterdam and is expected to be calling at Aalborg Harbour in mid-April. At the same time, the water temperature is now above the 5 degrees Celsius required for the casting together of the monopile
With wind farms getting bigger and bigger it means that the need for materials and personnel is also growing. The previous article described this growth in the need for support vessels sailing to and from wind farms under construction, or needing maintenance, transferring materials and personnel. Bu
A few hundred protestors from rural communities voiced their dissatisfaction with the Ontario’s Liberal Government in Toronto Tuesday amid the announced construction of wind turbines in the Lake Erie communities of Leamington, Union and Kingsville, the Canadian Press informs. The dissatisfaction has
The first survey of how offshore wind farms affect the fish life is complete. It shows that wind turbines and fish co-exist in perfect harmony. The stock of some fish species has actually increased. While the preparations for erecting the first wind turbines at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are well und
The latest research from Renewable UK, the leading renewable energy trade association in the UK, has revealed that approximately 10,000 jobs could be created in the wave and tidal industry within the next eight years. The study also highlighted the current dearth of talent in the renewable energy se
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Prith Banerjee to its Executive Committee in the role of Chief Technology Officer. Banerjee, 51, will start midyear 2012 and will be based in Zurich. He joins ABB from Hewlett Packard, where he was Senior Vice President of Researc
The upgrade of A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Power is complete. The most substantial upgrade was the installation of a more powerful crane to handle the heavy wind turbine components for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The work was carried out in the period from November 2011 to March 2012
“Wind Repowering – Capacity, Generation and Cost-Benefit Analysis to 2020” is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the wind repowering industry. The research provides an understanding of the wind repowering mar
As of 1 April 2012, 37½ of the 111 monopiles that make up Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are installed, and as such one third of the driving is complete. As expected, there are great challenges associated with the seabed where both very soft areas and very hard areas are present. The driving of monopile
Based on the information provided by the Michigan Radio, the surveying of the Lake Michigan will be resumed with the sending of the floating buoy about 35 miles west of Muskegon, near the Michigan-Wisconsin border which is to take place later this week. The state regulators and researchers already h
Each day at 4 pm there will be VIP presentations at DONG Energy’s stand C5-B28, where executives in DONG Energy will give a High Level Outlook presentation followed by networking and Danish delicacies. Hear our executives give their view on DONG Energy’s strategy, industrialisation and innovation in
The Liberal Government of Ontario is yet again exposed to the public eye, since a second lawsuit has been filed against it and this time by the SouthPoint Wind Company, which is claiming $1-billion worth damages, the Canadian Press informs. Namely, in February 2011 the Government of Ontario imposed
