NAFEMS, the international association for the engineering analysis, modelling and simulation community, announced it is offering free places to its ‘ Maximising the Potential of Renewable Energy through Numerical Simulation’ seminar on 21st May to All-Energy 2013 delegates. “We are excited be part o
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding (CGNPC) has revealed a plan to build an offshore wind farm off Dalian Island in Pingtan county, Fujian province, next year. The company will invest USD 731.25 million (4.5 billion yuan) in the project, according to Pingtan Times. The company’s vice-general manag
ZF Services UK will showcase examples from ZF Marine’s range of propulsion products for tugs, wind farm support vessels, fish farm vessels, OSVs, other workboats and patrol craft at Seawork (stand A97). Products featured on the ZF Services UK Ltd stand include the ZF 3060V: 10° V-drive, remote mount
SgurrEnergy has concluded a one year wind measurement campaign, conducted on the first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform, located near Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The measurement campaign, which began in March 2012, was carried out on behalf of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK El
The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today announced the investment impact of its first five months of operation (up to 31st March 2013): · Committed funds to 11 transactions with a total value of £2.3 billion; · Directly committed £635 million, resulting in a funding ratio that sees £1 from G
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center welcomed more than 500 students from 60 Maine schools to the DeepCWind Consortium’s 3rd Annual Windstorm Challenge and the 5th Annual Maine Composites Alliance Wind Blade Challenge on Friday, May 3. The daylong events was held in UM
Siemens, German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company, released a half-yearly report. Peter Löscher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG commented: “Results for the second quarter show a mixed picture. While we were able to clearly increase orders, we still h
A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotec
Greg Barker, Minster of State for Energy and Climate Change, describes his visit to Falmouth and the FaB Test facility off Falmouth Harbour. FaB Test, is a wave test site developed as a partnership between Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Wave Hub, the University of Exeter, A&P Group, Cornwall Marine
Comments from a representative of one of Europe’s largest offshore wind foundation manufacturers on the potential for investing at the planned Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber have been described as ‘very significant—and clear evidence of the Marine Energy Park’s potential to
Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL) is a renewable power business, focused on the ocean/sea energy sector. In March 2013, the latest version of the Waveline Magnet, Wave Energy Converter (WEC), the 12 metre long WM7, was tested in the new state-of-the-art wave tank at Plymouth University by independent marin
Scottish Renewables welcomes the Scottish Government go-ahead for a cutting edge offshore demonstration wind turbine at the Fife Energy Park in Methil. Ms Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables said: “Today’s announcement further cements Scotland’s leading position in the develo
In the beginning of April, Blue Water Shipping Brest participated in the Thetis Marine Renewable Energy International Convention where they received a lot of input on the industry and the future of renewable energy which is becoming increasingly important around the world. “It was important for us t
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced support for 55 innovative new projects aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner, more efficient way. Support is being provided through the Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, which was introduced in Budget 2011, and is being led by
