Leading wind resource assessment lidar ZephIR 300, a Natural Power product, has been deployed offshore by Forewind to provide wind measurement data for the Dogger Bank wind farm. The system has been installed successfully on RWE Dea UK’s gas platform 125km from shore and will provide wind speeds at
Eltek Valere, the world leader in high efficiency power systems, today announced that it has received an order to supply 30 DC industrial… (businesswire) [mappress] Source: businesswire, July 18, 2011;
Okay, so this right here is a pretty terrible rendering. But the idea that it represents is a good one: by turning ships into mobile… (dvice) [mappress] Source: dvice, July 18, 2011;
The UK’s leadership in the development of wave-generated power continued apace as wave energy developer Aquamarine Power invited Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MSP to unveil the Oyster 800, the company’s next-generation hydro-electric wave energy converter. 800kW device At a ceremony at Burn
An Aberdeen company is developing a new generation offshore windfarm installation ship that draws on the success of oil and gas construction practices. Moreover, W3G Marine (W3GM) and Dutch shipyard/specialist engineering group IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM`s pate
Siemens and the Australian Lynas Corporation Limited have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of neodymium based rare earth magnets. Siemens requires this kind of magnets for the production of energy-efficient drive applications and wind-turbine generators. Lyna
McNulty offshore are seeking innovative proposals from the supply chain to install the Narec offshore demonstrator platform off Blyth. The structure comprises 398te drilled tripod foundation and transition piece, 45te platform deck, 23te met mast to 108m AMSL and ancillary environmental monitoring e
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it will invest £25m into a state-of-the art, open access, wind turbine drive train test rig seen as crucial for the continued success and further expansion of the UK’s offshore wind industry. The indoor rig will be sited at Narec in Blyth, N
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology introduced a new database highlighting the… (eere) [mappress] Source: eere, July 07, 2011;
The Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator is a £40m collaborative RD&D project to reduce the costs of offshore wind by 10%. Run in partnership with 8 developers that have 30GW of licensed development capacity in the UK the team is working across four key areas; foundations, access, electrical syste
Designed to transport offshore wind farm structures and energy wood, it seems only right that the 105m long by 19m beam Aura II vessel is… (biofuels) [mappress] Source: biofuels, July 6, 2011;
HOCHTIEF has a new partner for the construction and operation of dynamically positioned offshore jack-up vessels for offshore windfarms and oil&gas: GeoSea, which is part of the Belgian DEME Group, is taking over the BELUGA HOCHTIEF Offshore GmbH shares that were sold by the heavy-lift shipping comp
Dexawave A/S has now started the practical part of the project to test the possibilities for Malta to get supplied with renewable energy from the Mediterranean waves. A scale model of Dexawave’s converter – has been placed in the sea off the Maltese town Marsascala and it is supposed together with m
An Engineering student at Strathclyde has developed innovative technology to solve a problem which costs the offshore wind turbine industry millions of pounds each year. Robbie Macdonald, 23, from North Connel, near Oban, has come up with a flexible bridge system to get technicians more quickly and
