UK based company JECS Access Limited which also operates from an office in GERMANY have been delivering professional advice, design and supply of scaffolding access solutions & encapsulation enclosures since 2009 specialising in the offshore wind industry. They have a team that specialises servicing
Today, the last three foundations are out-loaded from Bladt Industries, Aalborg, and setting sails towards Belfast. The West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) project has been in motion for almost a year, as Bladt have manufactured the 108 monopiles and 108 transition pieces, which were ready this July. The cl
Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to navigation, has launched a comprehensive integrated package of warning systems specifically designed to mark meteorological masts in offshore windfarms. The complete package includes both aids to navigation (AtoN) to warn shipping in the vicin
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) today announced that the Company has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant of approximately $150,000 to study advanced control methods for maximizing the wave energy harvesting capability of its Pow
Together with the city of Emden and the Maritime Competence Centre (MARIKO) in Leer, the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation is presenting their traveling exhibition “Fascination Offshore” at the 3rd Emden Offshore Days taking place from 4th to 5th September 2013. The exhibition was opened at 3:00 p.m.
RenewableUK has today welcomed an opinion poll carried out by ComRes which once again highlights overwhelming support for wind power among the British public. The opinion poll shows that a massive 67% of people support building wind farms in the area in which they live, making wind one of the most p
Increasing safety and reducing costs – two aspects that play a major role in offshore wind farms. The achievement of these goals has been coordinated by the Oldenburg-based OFFIS computer science institute project group SOOP – Safe Offshore Operations. A recently published study on behalf of the Off
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established by the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of leading f
In a step forward for offshore wind energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior auctioned approximately 113,000 acres off the coast of Virginia for commercial wind energy development for over $1.1 million. The wind energy area, around 23.5 nautical miles off of
On Tuesday, August 27, the system of the Cobscook Tidal Energy Project, developed by Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), was taken out of the water and put on show in Eastport, Machias Valley News Observer informs. The project’s development, environmental impact and engineering facts were presente
The second round of Information Days hosted by First Flight Wind will commence on Monday 9th September at Ardglass Golf Club. Open to the public from 10am – 8pm those who attend can meet members of the Project Team and learn about the project’s development activities. First Flight Wind is proposing
Neil Kermode is speaking at the Orkney International Science Festival (OISF) this week, alongside representatives of wave and tidal developers. Hosted by Orkney Renewable Energy Forum, “10 Years of Wave and Tide” will celebrate the developments that have taken place throughout Orkney over the last d
Seatronics Limited, an Acteon company, and Zetechtics Limited have signed a global representative agreement for the Jupiter range of subsea ROV intervention control systems and associated products. The agreement includes the provision of rental equipment that will be held in all Seatronics’ location
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Interior Department completed the nation’s second competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, garnering $1,600,000 in high bids for 112,799
