Work on six new industrial units for the renewable energy sector in Orkney has been completed. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) invested £2.95m, including £1.18m from the European Regional Development Fund, to create the units on vacant industrial site next to Hatston Pier, Kirkwall. Each unit
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is one of over 400 exhibitors taking part in EWEA 2012 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. The services offered by SGS Renewable Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand E-C79. EWEA 2012
Following a period of development, ADC launched the new Code of Practice at the 2012 Oceanology Exhibition, recently held at the Excel Centre in London. The Code deals with all matters relating to Conducting Diving Operations on Renewable Energy Projects up to 12 miles offshore, in water depths up t
The North American business of Atkins, one of the world’s leading engineering and design firms, has been selected by Baryonyx Corporation of Austin, Texas, and approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, as the third-party contractor to prepare the Environmental Impact St
HOCHTIEF Offshore Development Solutions has acquired the four offshore wind farms, North Sea Windpower 4-7 (NSWP 4-7), from the project developer Enova for an undisclosed purchase price. The joint venture founded by HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners (50:50 share) is thus developing a t
A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials make advances in managing their coastal waters and guiding future development of offshore wind energy projects. The study, A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight, will help the st
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has developed a new meteorological mast (‘met mast’) concept which can reduce costs for offshore wind developers and have a lesser impact on the environment. The new met mast design by OMM removes the need for specific front end engineering as a number of different v
On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been
In a report published yesterday the Scottish Affairs Committee says the Secretary of State for Scotland should announce the Government’s commitment to devolve and decentralise the Crown Estate Commissioner’s (CEC) marine and ancient rights and responsibilities in Scotland. The Crown Estate (CEC) is
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
The offshore wind industry has faced fears that its technology could be overshadowed by other forms of renewable energy generation such as tidal power, says a report by PWC. A survey was conducted about technological breakthroughs and their influence on offshore wind power over the next 20 years, an
DEXAWAVE, the Danish wave energy generator developer, has received a DKK 10 million grant. The funding secured from the Danish state investment fund Vækstfonden will be used to build a full-scale prototype of its pontoon-based wave energy converter. The DEXAWAVE wave energy converter has a simple co
To ensure delivery of the target capacity of the Hornsea Zone by 2020 remains firmly on track, SMart Wind will shortly begin the scoping process for Project Two in April/May 2012. Whilst recognising that Project Two will constitute a separate application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IP
Dominion Virginia Power told the federal government yesterday that it is interested in obtaining leases off the Virginia coast in an area that has the potential to generate approximately 1,500-2,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines. The exact capacity would be dependent on detail
