Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has placed orders for a further 2 of the 10 key project elements for the Perth Wave Energy Project. Orders have been placed for the CETO Buoyant Actuators and the CETO Unit Attachment & Foundation Connectors. The supplier of the Bu
AXYS will hold “Customer Support for AXYS Monitoring Systems” webinar next Wednesday. In this webinar our Services Manager, Gabe Joseph, will give an overview of the variety of services the AXYS customer support team provides. Attendants will: – Understand the many services we offer, including train
Cape Wind, the leading offshore wind developer in the U.S. has signed a Consulting Services Agreement with the North America division of PMSS – one of Europe’s most respected offshore wind consulting firms, and a part of the TUV SUD group. Under the agreement, PMSS will assist Cape Wind with a team
Two of NORCOWE’s research partners, Christian Michelsen Research AS and the University of Bergen, have recently become associated members of the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy. One of the sub-programmes of the EERA JP on Wind Energy is offshore wind, and this was the theme of the workshop hoste
The jack-up barge THOR is currently docked at the Hannoverkai Terminal in Wilhelmshaven. At the docks of the Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts; Ports of Lower Saxony), HOCHTIEF’s jack-up barge, which has been in service since 2010, is being technically upgraded and serviced as planned. After this, it will
The number of firms in China exiting or reducing their exposure to the wind power sector is expected to significantly level off, as new policies supporting renewable energy being developed at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) come
In the first half of July, the Pacific Osprey, operated by Swire Blue Ocean will bring the 6MW haliade of Alstom from the REBO-site to the Belwind wind farm. As announced in 2011, Belwind NV, the leading Belgian producer of alternative energy from offshore wind farms made part of its latest wind far
Today at the RenewableUK Offshore Wind exhibition in Manchester, A2SEA announced that the company had just installed turbine no. 1,000 in its 12 year history. Turbine no. 1,000 was installed by SEA JACK at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. ”It is a huge achievement for our company
In a statement released today, The Switch called for the renewable energy sector to embrace Agile Positioning, an industrial model that allows for greater flexibility and responsiveness to market changes. “In the renewable energy industry, we can see enormous shifts during the past year from a mass-
The Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community (COWEC), which is taking place June 18 and 19, 2013, at the Estrel Berlin in Berlin, Germany, will focus on the key challenges facing the wind power industry. More than 80 speakers from 20 countries will provide expert insights into all aspects
Carbon Trust will today issue a warning to the offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as the UK currently has nowhere to demonstrate new lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbi
FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wing
CWind, a UK-based offshore wind services provider is increasing its inspections services offering and is taking on Michael McQueenie to head up the section. CWind has been offering inspection services to its clients since 2009 and has conducted a range of inspections on behalf of its clients at 10 w
RenewableUK has welcomed the appointment of Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, as the first chairman of the industry-led Norstec network. Mr Brown is a main Board Director of RenewableUK and brings a wealth of experience to this key role. The news was announced at RenewableUK’s
