RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed announcement by the Scottish Government that it will provide nearly £8 million to help fund the testing of five prototype marine energy devices. The second round of WATERS funding, wort
A new report published by renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows how wind power can provide reliable, economic and secure energy generation capacity for the United Kingdom. The report, titled “Beyond the Bluster”, examines common misco
A main player in the offshore wind industry, the Iberdrola – Eole Res consortium is Silver sponsor for the 2nd Edition of THETIS EMR, which will be held in Brest on 10th and 11th April 2013. In April 2012, the French government awarded the Iberdrola – Eole Res consortium exclusive rights to develop
Having designed, manufactured and tested a mid-scale model of wave energy generating unit, Eco Wave Power has successfully proven the concept of producing cheaper electricity from the ocean waves energy. Based on a number of their patented inventions, like “Power Wing” and the “Wave Clapper”, their
MAKE Consulting will be attending the 4th Annual Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference in Berlin where Steen Broust Nielsen, a partner at the company, will chair the conference and deliver a presentation on “The Global Supply Chain-Predictions for the Future”. The Conference will be held from Tuesday
More than 200 senior level offshore wind industry executives – already comprised of 14 offshore developers and over 50 installation specialists – have begun to engage with one another in preparation for their arrival at Hamburg’s Intercontinental Hotel for the 4th Annual Offshore Wind Construction,
As the UPI reports, Japanese officials have announced that the country’s first floating wind farm is operational from Wednesday. The wind farm is located about a half mile off the coast of Kabashima island, one of the Goto Islands. Next summer, the 100-kilowatt turbine will be replaced by a larger 2
The European Commission is opening a public consultation on “Marine Knowledge 2020: from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting”, reported Utility Week. Namely, the EU Commission wants to make private marine data public. For example, seabed surveys used by companies to obtain licenses for offshore wind
International marine engineering company SeaRoc can confirm that they will charter MPI Adventure to install Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), scheduled to take place in October 2012. SeaRoc Operations Director Toby Mead confirmed the Charter Party had been signed and commented: “MPI Adventure
Romo Port on the West coast of Denmark has signed a contract with WPD for the Butendiek project consisting of 80 turbines. “This marks an important step for Romo port that has struggled to be noticed in the offshore wind industry as suitable port for operation in competition with the larger ports. F
Award-winning energy services company ROVOP has bolstered its rapid growth by investing in two new innovative ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) to add to its fleet of high-performance vehicles. Both new ROVs, which represent an investment of more than £2million, are powerful vehicles for the subsea
On Friday afternoon, August 24, the employees at Bladt finished the two transition pieces that the company has fabricated for DONG Energy. The two 350 tonnes transition pieces and the monopiles, each 406 tonnes of weight, make up the foundations for two of Siemens’ new 6 MW wind turbines that will b
Antwerp-based Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors ordered the Star fleet management system and related implementation services with Dutch company MirTac. Scaldis, well-known for amongst others the heavy-lifting/floating crane vessel Rambiz, chose MirTac after a thorough selection process with mul
G&W Electric Company introduces a new concept in power switchgear for offshore wind applications. The switchgear is self-contained, maintenance free and fully submersible, eliminating the need for special climate and humidity regulated control rooms. The switchgear is sized to fit through the typica
