Trump Organisation executive vice president George Sorial has revealed that he had instructed UK lawyers Dundas & Wilson to officially request a public inquiry from Marine Scotland regarding the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project, according to Herald Scotland. After calling for
DONG Energy’s former CEO, Anders Eldrup, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Danish knowledge center for the offshore sector, Offshore Center Denmark. “The appointment of Anders Eldrup is the latest result of a determined effort to strengthen Offshore Centre Denmark’s role as a national ce
RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of the UK Renewable Energy Roadmap Update by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Update states that the UK is on track to meet its first interim target on the way towards generating 15% of all energy (electricity, heat and transport) from renewab
Siemens has already become somewhat of a leader in this field producing the world’s longest rotor blades for wind turbines. Measuring 75 meters in length, the blades are almost as big as the wingspan of an Airbus A380. As they move, each rotor covers 18,600 square meters, the size of two and a half
Block Island offshore wind farm developer sad that the completion date for this project is likely to be pushed into 2015, reports Associated Press. However, the company did not exclude the possibility of completing the project in 2014. Deepwater wind is awaiting federal approvals to commence the con
Tribute Resources Inc. , (“Tribute”) announced that it is continuing to diversify its renewable energy portfolio and will extend its geographic reach by actively participating in the development of tidal power generation in and around the British Columbia Gulf Islands. Tribute has entered into an ar
HiDef announced it has been selected to conduct Digital Video Aerial surveys for First Flight Wind for its proposed offshore wind farm in waters off the Co. Down coast, Northern Ireland. It is envisioned that the project will have a capacity of 600 Megawatts (MW). A wind farm of this size could gene
Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has collaborated with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, in the development of two new wave energy conversion systems to power remote sensor buoys. The green energy accomplishments include a Direct Drive System and a Resonant Drive System. The
Bureau Veritas Certification has published a Technical Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification in order to clarify all aspects of the certification process. From initial design through construction and operation, their guide allows for easily understand the certification process in order t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has extended the public comment period until Feb. 10, 2013 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. In
Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre has never been higher as the pioneering Orkney based facility gears up for its tenth anniversary year. All 14 of EMEC’s test berths – at its Billia Croo and Fall of Warness wave and tidal sites – are now contracted [
In connection with maintenance work on the installation vessel SEA JACK in the Keppel Verolme yard in Rotterdam, a serious accident happened this morning to one of their subcontractors.A 43 year-old Danish employee from the Esbjerg-based company Peter Harbo A/S died in a work accident. “We are deepl
Development of a wave energy project at Siadar (Shader) on Isle of Lewis, which was planned jointly between RWE npower renewables and Voith Hydro Wavegen, has been cancelled. This happened because of lack of funding and uncertainty surrounding the subsea cable across the Minch, the Stornoway Gazette
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy industries, has welcomed a DECC’s report showing that nearly 12% of UK electricity was produced from renewables. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith said: “British homes and businesses are now getting mor
