Clemson University’s Wind Turbine Drive Train Testing Facility yesterday saw the arrival of a four-story high gearbox and a massive steel connecting ring in a mammoth box, writes the Associated Press. These gigantic components will be installed at what will be the world’s largest testing facility, c
Duke Energy and Clemson University have committed at the Clinton Global Initiative to work together to develop new models for generating and distributing electricity. At the core of the partnership are workforce development initiatives and academic programs that will help develop technology to bette
Members of the Working Group on XXL products have scheduled their next meeting on Tuesday, 5th of November from 9 to 16:30hrs in Bremerhaven. Interested companies and research institutions can register for attendance until Friday, 25th of October. The host of this Working Group’s meeting is the Wese
Iberdrola Ingeniería and a high-profile group of industry partners and international research centres recently launched a European R&D project called “SIRBATT”. The goal of this initiative, launched by the participating partners at a kick-off meeting held in Aveiro (Portugal) last weekend, is to cre
Chile will launch two marine energy pilots on the southern coast of the country, an initiative that aims at supporting the development of this energy source, contributing to foster the country’s energy security and the diversification of its economy. The initiative will explore the potential of this
John Reed, an entrepreneur who established ChannelWind, wants to build an offshore wind farm in the Santa Barbara Channel. Mr. Reed says that constant winds from Point Conception through the Channel make these places viable for developing floating offshore wind projects, KCOY news site writes. Mr. R
The Isle of Man Government announced yesterday that they are seeking a consultant to assist with forthcoming expressions of interest and tenders for offshore wind farms in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas. In May 2013, Tynwald agreed that the Isle of Man Government would explore opportunities to d
Following successful installation of the large diameter piles, another significant milestone has taken place at the Samsung Offshore Wind Turbine project. Over the last week the steel jacket was lowered into place and the Transition Piece (TP) installed. Both the jacket and TP were fabricated in Gla
In the early morning of September 25th 2013, Poseidon P37 was put back in operation at the test site off Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland. This is test phase nr. 4. Test Phase 1, conducted 2008/09, had the purpose of documenting platform stability including the impact of the moving wave
Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 26 September 2013 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes. Quarterly Ene
The global market for utility-scale onshore wind converters continues to be led by doubly fed (DFIG) converters, according to a new report entitled “The World Market for Wind Converters – 2013” from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical insight and information. DFIG converters are forecast t
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in partnership with the Swedish company CorPower Ocean specializing in wave energy converters and the Portuguese marine research centre WavEc, has embarked on the development of the R&D project HiWave, focused on high efficiency wave power. This international initiative aims to
The University of New Orleans (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has received a $121,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop ocean current turbines that will be able to convert the energy of the sea into electricity. The project, “Collaborative Research: Opti
The IEA Wind 2012 Annual Report which presents the latest information on wind energy in the twenty member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, the European Commission, and the European Wind Energy Association is available to download here. Wor
