Global wind turbine installations recently surpassed 300GW; with an increasing number of turbines coming off-warranty. MAKE Consulting said in its report that it expects an additional 300GW of capacity additions over the next 6 years, creating significant opportunities for the wind turbine operation
Live wave measurements captured off the north coast of Scotland are now accessible to public via the Pelamis Wave Power website. Pelamis Wave Power manages the development of commercial scale wave power projects around Scotland, in parallel with other Pelamis wave farms being developed directly by c
Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. UK Signs FID Contracts for Five Offshore Wind Projects The UK Government has signed eight contracts awarded under the Final Inves
Schools of Engineering (SoE), Electrical Engineering and Electronics (SoEEE) and the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty, together with the National Oceanography Centre, will host the 3rd CORER workshop- The Obstacles to deployment of Tide and Wave Marine Renewable Energy. The workshop will be held o
AYOP, IRO, TKI Offshore Wind, Velzen Municipality and the Chamber of Commerce are jointly organizing a meeting today dedicated to offshore wind. The purpose of the meeting being which is held in Forteiland Ijmuiden is: provision information on funding opportunities and the tender process; linking in
Today, the United States Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the Final Sale Notice for Maryland’s offshore Wind Energy Area (WEA). BOEM will begin the auction to lease this area on August 19, 2014, and the agency reports that 16 companies have already formally
Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS) ordered a Damen FCS 2008. This is the company’s second vessel ordered from Damen this year. Damen Shipyard Den Helder in the Netherlands will outfit the vessel with a second generator set and offshore crane. She will also be painted in the company’s colours
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Emerging Renewable Energy Implementation in GCC” report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is shifting focus from its most prized asset, hydrocarbons.
NORCOWE’s yearly offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry Bergen will in 2014 be organized in collaboration with Bergen Næringsråd (Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and with Offshore Wind Industry as official media partner. The event will take place on the 9th of September at Hotel Gr
Danish energy giant, Dong Energy, denied claims that it is in the process of selling its stake in the offshore installation company A2SEA, but added that they would consider offers for it. In an interview for the Danish Newspaper Børsen, Samuel Leupold, executive vice president of Dong Energy, said:
The Canadian SCHOTTEL subsidiary Black Rock Tidal Power Inc. (BRTP) has recently won a demonstration berth in the Bay of Fundy, known for its high tidal range. BRTP will install SCHOTTEL tidal generators (STG) on a Triton platform developed by Tidal Stream Ltd. in which SCHOTTEL holds shares. The de
Former CEO of Laing O’Rourke Australia, Steve Hollingshead has joined Tidal Lagoon Power as Construction Director with Electro-Mechanical and Power-Systems Engineer Peter Wright joining as Senior Electrical Engineer. With over 35 years of experience of delivering major global infrastructure projects
The offshore converter platform SylWin alpha was undocked at the Nordic Yards shipyard in Warnemünde last week. The 15,000 tonne yellow topside left the dock in the morning on the barge “Nordic Giant 101”: the platform – aligned diagonally across the dock – was built on the barge because SylWin, at
On 28 June 2014, the last turbine at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm was installed by SEA JACK. In total, 160 turbines have been installed by A2SEA’s jack-up barges SEA JACK and SEA WORKER. “I am very happy to announce that SEA JACK has installed the final turbine at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind
