First Subsea will launch a new monopile interface connector for offshore wind monopiles and top tension connector for floating wind turbines on stand A-D8 at EWEA Offshore 2015. “First Subsea connector technology gives installation companies the ability to significantly reduce cable installation and
Ghanaian company developing wave energy project at the Ada Estuary will put to the test first six generators next month. “We do not use oil or gas. We only use the waves from the sea and once the initial capital is set in place, the installation proceeds,” said Anothy Opoku, Chief Executive Officer
Thrustmaster of Texas, a marine propulsion design and manufacturing company from the U.S., is looking to give an edge to U.S. based marine jack-up operators wanting to enter the national offshore wind farm construction and maintenance sector by cutting the cost of entry in half with a unique propuls
Seatower installed a crane-free gravity base foundation at the Fécamp site in the English Channel yesterday. MT Højgaard carried out the installation by towing the foundation to desired position and then letting seawater flow into the hollow foundation thus fixing it to the seabed by its own ballast
Jointly funded by The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government, the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) is inviting tenders for consultancy services. Namely, The Crown Estate, on behalf of the funding partners, is running a procurement process to appoint a secretariat for
KIC InnoEnergy, the European company for innovation, education and business creation in sustainable energy, has announced the launch of a new call for proposals to develop innovative products and services, as part of their ambitious support programme dedicated to boosting sustainable innovations in
Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) are building a new underwater robot named “Millennium Falcon”. The robot will deploy instruments to gather information in unprecedented detail about how marine life interacts with underwater equipment used to harvest wave and tidal energy. Researche
In early January 2015, a team of MBARI engineers, led by Andy Hamilton, recovered an experimental buoy that creates electrical energy from ocean waves. This power buoy had been deployed six miles southwest of Moss Landing Harbor for 131 days which was also the longest deployment out at sea. The powe
MARIN has ordered a new Rexroth Benelux wave generator for its Concept Basin new Concept Basin. The deal was signed by MARIN president, Bas Buchner, and by General Manager Bosch Rexroth Benelux, Ron van den Oetelaar. Part of this contract is a complete new wave generation control system for the wave
Supacat has delivered the refurbished BOLT “Lifesaver” wave energy converter to its owner Fred.Olsen Ltd following a three month project refurbishing the converter’s ‘intelligent systems’ at the Devon engineering firm’s facilities in Dunkeswell and Blackhill Engineering. After over two years of full
The Met Office has launched a new version of its Virtual Met Mast which provides revised wind statistics at higher levels of confidence. Designed to help large and smaller scale wind farm developers and wind farm consultants select the best onshore and offshore wind farm sites throughout Europe. It
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) yesterday begun onshore verification testing of a large-scale (MWT167H/7.0) digital hydraulically driven offshore wind turbine at the Hunterston Test Centre in the United Kingdom. The wind turbine was developed with support from Japan’s New Energy and Industri
Blackbird International Corporation (BBRD) has signed a partnership agreement with ACEP, The Africa Center for Energy Policy, with the goal of installing a sea wave energy power plant to supplement the region’s energy needs. Blackbird International Corporation’s fully owned affiliate, Wave Electrici
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables division marked divers first quarter of 2015 with higher revenue and drop in orders. The revenues grew 12 per cent comparing to the same period last year amounting to EUR 1.5 billion. Siemens CEO, Joe Kaeser, said the increase comes as a result of strong performance
