A subsea cable laid from the RV Celtic Explorer in Galway Bay this week marks a major milestone in the development of Ireland’s national marine research and development infrastructure. The four kilometre cable, and a frame to which sensors and monitoring equipment will be attached is part of the dev
AXYS Technologies has brought its WindSentinel buoy to Ocean Business, held from April 14-16 at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The company said that it wants to give a chance to those attending the event to see the buoy in real life. Primarily used for precise wind resour
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AUD 20 million for a new research and development (R&D) round dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek to develop and commercialise renewable energy technologies. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht was joined by founder of Suntech
At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, whi
Researchers from Thailand and Canada have published a paper on offshore wind potential in Thailand. The paper presents offshore wind resource maps of the Gulf of Thailand. The offshore wind resource maps are validated using measured wind speeds obtained from 28 meteorological towers installed along
A team of students from Brighton school got an opportunity to work with Mott MacDonald on a project in Newhaven. Namely, 12 students together with engineers from Mott MacDonald have been working to assess the power and energy potential at Newhaven Harbour, reports Brighton and Hove News. The company
A meeting on the project “Decision support for offshore wind turbine installation” (informally known as DECOFF) has been held at Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) in Bergen. The objective of the project is to develop methods for improved decision support when installing wind turbines offshore, wher
Germany’s first floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF, has cleared an important hurdle on the way to the installation and testing phase by receiving its construction and operating license from the State Department of Agriculture and Environment of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. On March 27, GICON re
A new report ‘Marine Energy in Wales – Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain’ completed by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) has highlighted the compelling economic benefits created by the marine energy sector in Wales to date. The report, launched at the Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Annual Industry Seminar
Last month Wave Energy Scotland (WES) launched its first GBP 7 million international technology innovation competition. WES aims to support and accelerate the development of wave energy technology in Scotland and was established as part of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, at the request of the Scot
California-based San Marino Venture Group LLC (SMVG) has been engaged to support commercialisation of the Protean Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) technology in the US as part of the Company’s global commercialisation strategy. SMVG originates and manages deal flow with an emphasis on emerging technolog
Professor Gopal Madabhushi of the Geotechnical and Environmental Group has received the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) biennial award for his research on the structural integrity of offshore wind turbines. Professor Madabhushi was cited for his contribut
A report of a recently completed study of offshore wind submarine cable spacing, commissioned by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is now publicly available. The report, titled “Offshore Wind Submarine Cable Spacing Guidance”, seeks to identify the factors used to determine spacing
Japanese Ministry of the Environment has published a report on renewable energy potential by 2030 and 2050. According to the document, renewable energy could provide between 241.4 and 356.6 TWh by 2030. Wind energy (onshore and offshore) has the potential to reach 64.6TWh by 2030. The Ministry said:
