Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 10th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter was redeployed in Orkney in July 2013 after pre-commissioning of the power plant. The Penguin has no
Torridge District Council’s Special Plans Committee is holding a meeting on the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm today in Bideford Town Hall. Outside the Town Hall there will be a protest against the offshore wind project, according to ITV. Opponents claim that such a large infrastructure
The grouting of the last of the 80 foundations of the unique offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1 has recently been completed by ITW Densit in the German Bight, North Sea. This pioneering German wind farm built in German waters covers around 60 square kilometres and has a production capacity of 400 MW
German wind energy developer, Windreich AG, filed for insolvency last week while the company’s CEO Willi Balz submitted his resignation yesterday. Werner Heer has assumed the role of the new CEO. With this step, Windreich tightened the course for the rehabilitation of the company. In cooperation wit
At a council meeting on 28the August, North Devon Councillors discussed the application for the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm. Councillors considered the impact of the development on the unique environment and views of the area, the effect on residents living along the access routes needed for i
Tuesday last week, 200 Norwegian and international experts on renewable energy, business development, investment and government governance met at INTPOW Renewable Energy Forum to discuss the global energy revolution and its implications for business and Norway. Consensus opinion was that demand is s
A group of Caithness and Sutherland businesses, including Wick Harbour Authority and Scrabster Harbour Trust, have travelled to Suffolk to look in detail at the services and facilities offered at the extensive offshore wind operations base which has been established there. The visit to Lowestoft was
Electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels across Canada dropped more than 14% in the first five months of this year, according to Statistics Canada. For the January-to-June period, the output from windfarms was 4,032,649 MWh and 127,507 MWh from solar PV, notes CANSIM table127-0002
Dutch TSO TenneT has marked the official incorporation into the national grid of the Randstad380 South Ring, a new 380kV high-voltage connection. This ultramodern ‘power highway’ has been constructed using the latest technologies and includes a number of underground cable sections and TenneT’s innov
ARCH announced that it has extended their range of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) approved safety training courses. ARCH is now approved to deliver GWO Manual Handling, GWO Fire Awareness and GWO First Aid. This training will complement its GWO and RenewableUK Working at Height and Rescue – Wind Tur
Minesto has identified the Welsh waters as candidate for a full-scale deployment of Deep Green after extensive measurements of the sea conditions carried out by SEACAMS, a Welsh research project that offers marine businesses access to research facilities, expertise and knowledge from Welsh Universit
On August 15 Detroit-based Charles Nordstrom, P.E. of Glosten Associates Inc. (naval architects and marine engineers out of Seattle) presented the latest design and deployment plans for the Pelastar floating wind turbine system at the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon. Emp
A recent study has showed that deep offshore wind farms could be financially viable by 2020, reports the Times of Malta. This university study indicates that current prices of 24 cents per unit of offshore wind power could be lowered to 17 cents per unit due to the accelerated developments in wind t
Dr. Niels Diepeveen (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has engaged in studying the future of offshore wind turbines in his PhD-research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Gijs van Kuik, both working at TU Delft, the Netherlands. Dr. Diepeveen claims that hydraulic pumps will replace gear
