Marine Power Systems (MPS) has secured GBP 4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of DualSub, a technology that combines floating offshore wind and wave energy. The funding, part of a GBP 6.2 million project under the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local En
Six charities from Lincolnshire, UK, have received a share of a GBP 12,000 charity fund pot from Siemens and the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. The donations are part of an initiative which promotes and rewards excellence in health and safety amongst staff and contractors working at the onshore
The Dutch Government organised a Foreign Government Officials Program during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2019 in Amsterdam to learn more about the Dutch approach to offshore wind energy. The Netherlands is a frontrunner in European offshore wind energy. Seventy per cent of Dutch electric
The UK’s Port of Blyth has completed the installation of the Vestas V47 turbine at its Bates terminal which will be used for offshore energy training. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. At the end of October, the Port of Blyth announced tha
Maersk Training has established a partnership with the UK’s East Coast College to provide training courses for offshore renewable energy. The training courses will be held at East Coast College’s Energy Skills Centre in Lowestoft and Offshore Wind Skills Centre in Great Yarmouth. The GBP 11.4 millio
50Hertz Offshore is set to expand the operational Lubmin onshore substation in Germany due to offshore wind needs. According to 50Hertz, a need for the further establishment of connections to the Lubmin substation is required because of tendering procedures for offshore wind projects. Three 220kV an
The China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation has commissioned the 300MW Jiangsu Dafeng Three Gorges offshore wind farm in China. According to CTG, the 300MW offshore wind farm was commissioned last week when its final 6.45MW Goldwind turbine started spinning. The Jiangsu Dafeng Three Gorges project comp
Up to 19GW of new offshore wind capacity is expected to be added in APAC excluding China (APeC) over the next 10 years, according to Wood Mackenzie. According to Wood Mackenzie’s report, the success of future offshore wind in APeC will depend on costs coming down. Currently, the average offshore win
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and the Sharing in Growth program have joined forces to develop a new program that aims to improve the competitiveness of the UK offshore wind supply chain. The GBP 1.5 million Sharing in Growth – Offshore Wind program is expected to support the industry i
Equinor and the Irish state-owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) have entered into a partnership to cooperate on the offshore wind sector in Ireland. The partnership will work to identify suitable sites for new offshore wind farms in Irish waters and will work to mature potential
Anbaric has filed an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the development of the Southern New England OceanGrid offshore transmission system. Anbaric is seeking non-exclusive rights-of-way to develop the independent, open-access offshore transmission system, which i
The UK’s Labour Party has reaffirmed its offshore wind commitment in its General Election manifesto, claiming it will build 7,000 new turbines in UK waters. In September, the Labour Party announced it plans to build 37 new offshore wind farms with a 51% publicly owned stake in the UK. Under the Peop
Navantia and InfraStrata have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they plan to cooperate on offshore wind projects, among other things. Subject to completion of InfraStrata’s acquisition of Harland and Wolff (H&W), the deal envisages the usage of the UK shipyard’s assets for provi
Ramboll has appointed Michael T. Simmelsgaard, Ex-Vattenfall Vice President of Offshore Wind, as the new Managing Director for the global energy division. Simmelsgaard will take over the position on 1 January 2020, succeeding Thomas Rand who has decided to retire after ten years as Ramboll’s Managin
