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  • ESL: Wave Energy to Power Sensor Bouys

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Electro Standards Laboratories, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, are developing new systems to power remote sensor buoys or other remote ocean platforms using wave energy from the ocean. The accomplishments include two different buoy designs, a Direct Drive System and a Resonant Drive System. The Direct Drive System provides power from […]

  • EU Funds Innovative Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The European Commission awarded over €1.2 billion to 23 highly innovative renewable energy demonstration projects under the first call for proposals for the so-called NER300 funding programme. Kyle Rhea Tidal Turbine Array will be offered €18.4m euros and the Sound of Islay €20.7m euros, the Scottish Renewables informs. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish […]

  • PSNY Engineer Improves Safety Draft Marker, USA

    15 February 2013

    A Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY) engineer improved the process to safely monitor draft conditions of waterborne submarines at the shipyard with a remote controlled safety draft marker, NAVSEA announced Feb. 14. A waterborne submarine’s draft must be constantly monitored to ensure it does not exceed its maximum calculated draft, as minor changes occur during material […]

  • Politicians eye wave energy to power WA’s Great Southern

    14 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Labor party of Western Australia (WA) plans to include wave energy farm to the mix of renewable energy projects aimed at making Albany completely powered by renewable energy sources.

  • IECRE marine energy standardization making progress

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Marine Energy Operational Management Committee (ME-OMC) held a meeting in Paris to discuss rules for the conformity assessment for marine renewable energy industry.

  • BMT Nigel Gee Wins Order to Design 25m Electric Passenger Ferry in China

    8 August 2011

    BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announces that it has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery powered ferry within the estuarial […]

  • Tokio Marine Adds GCube

    5 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Tokio Marine has signed a purchase agreement to acquire renewable energy risks specialist GCube. GCube is one of the world’s largest underwriters of renewable energy, covering wind, solar, bio, hydro, wave and tidal projects globally. The business writes global property and liability cover for renewable energy construction and operational risks in 40 countries around the […]

  • Stuart Davies Takes Helm at ORPC

    24 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has recently appointed Stuart Davies as the company’s new CEO. Davis has succeed Chris Sauer, ORPC’s co-founder and CEO since 2006. “I am thrilled to turn over the reins of ORPC to such a passionate, intelligent and intuitive professional,” Sauer said. “Stuart is a sophisticated leader who will expand ORPC’s […]

  • Global Partnership for Ocean Wave Energy Technology Formed

    27 August 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The Global Partnership for Ocean Wave Energy Technology (GPOWET) is a United Nations – Multi-Stakeholder Partnership formed to bring commercially-viable, utility scale ocean wave energy conversion (WEC) technology solutions. The founding members, Martin & Ottaway (M&O), SurfWEC, and the Stakeholder Forum (SF), believe that by combining solar, wind, and wave systems, they can bring economic […]

  • Mitsubishi Electric Develops SVC-Diamond Static Synchronous Compensator

    25 August 2014
    Storage, Technology

    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed the SVC-DiamondTMstatic synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a voltage source converter (VSC) shunt reactive power compensator with a modular multilevel converter (MMC). The commercial launch is targeted sometime in or after 2016.  The new SVC-DiamondTM helps strengthen the power network when renewable energy resources such as solar and wind are introduced. Since […]

  • French Offshore Wind Project Gets Weather Measurement Equipment from Norway

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Automasjon og Data AS (A+D) in Sandnes, Norway is currently testing and handing over the total Metmast instrumentation package for the Fecamp Offshore Wind project in France.  For several years now, A+D is trying to shift technology and experience from offshore oil and gas to offshore wind. As the offshore wind projects move into deeper waters, […]

  • DNV GL to Upgrade and Move Its HQ into TenneT’s Former Office

    12 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL (formerly KEMA) has signed an agreement with TenneT for the renovation, rental and occupation of the former head office of TenneT in Business Park Arnhems Buiten. The building will be renovated to become one of the most sustainable offices in the Netherlands. The location is expected to be opened in the third quarter […]

  • E.ON Benefits from Offshore Wind Development

    12 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The German energy company, E.ON, has posted half-year EBITDA of €4.3 billion, 13 per cent lower than the same period last year, and underlying net income dropped 21 per cent year-on-year to €1.2 billion. The reduction in EBITDA is primarily attributable to a further decline in wholesale electricity prices, lower oil prices, and a weak […]

  • EIB Brings Climate Awareness Bond 2023 to EUR 1 Bln

    5 October 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    On 1st October, the European Investment Bank (EIB) increased the 0.500% Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) 11/2023 by EUR 400m to bring the total amount outstanding to EUR 1bn. The bond completes EIB’s EUR Green Bond curve with a third liquid reference point in an intermediate maturity and takes the total CAB issuance to EUR 10.5bn. […]

  • ABS Validates OTI’s Floating Power Plant

    11 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Technology

    ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Maryland-based OTEC International LLC (OTI) for its 5–7 megawatt ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) Floating Power Plant (FPP). The FPP is designed to generate consistent electrical power for a commercial utility grid in the world’s tropical and sub-tropical zones. The FPP design uses seawater to turn solar […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    German offshore wind farms generated 4.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2017, a 36.7 percent jump compared to 3.5 billion kWh of electricity generated offshore Germany in the first quarter of 2016.

  • UK: Pinsent Masons Advises Alstom on TGL Acquisition

    2 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Alstom on the acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited (TGL), from Rolls-Royce Plc. TGL designs, develops and manufactures tidal stream turbines for the capture and conversion of tidal energy to electrical power and is currently operating a 500kWe concept demonstrator unit at The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Tidal […]

  • Glennmont Mulls Offshore Wind Investment

    17 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Glennmont Partners has expanded its investment capacity in the clean energy infrastructure space and with the addition of a third investment fund.

  • Vattenfall Picks Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 O&M Base

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Vattenfall has selected the Port of IJmuiden as its home base for operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Vattenfall said it opted for the Port of IJmuiden due to its proximity to the Hollandse Kust Zuid site, as well as other future wind farms. […]

  • Shell and PGGM Eyeing Eneco

    15 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Energy major Shell and Dutch pension fund PGGM are jointly exploring the opportunity to participate in the controlled auction for the Dutch sustainable energy provider Eneco. In December 2018 Eneco and its shareholders’ committee announced the start of the privatisation process. The consortium envisages that Eneco will be a platform for growth, operating from Rotterdam, […]

  • Shell and PGGM Eyeing Eneco

    15 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Energy major Shell and Dutch pension fund PGGM are jointly exploring the opportunity to participate in the controlled auction for the Dutch sustainable energy provider Eneco. In December 2018 Eneco and its shareholders’ committee announced the start of the privatisation process. The consortium envisages that Eneco will be a platform for growth, operating from Rotterdam, […]

  • USA: Eastern Shipbuilding Launches New OSV Built for Hornbeck Offshore

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. announced the christening and launching of the M/V RED DAWN for Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. The event was held on February 15, 2013 at Eastern’s Allanton facility with hundreds of Eastern Employees and Guests. Attending from Hornbeck was President & CEO Todd Hornbeck and Executive Vice President & COO Carl Annessa […]

  • In focus: Governments around the globe embracing renewable energy revolution

    22 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels

    The week behind us saw many nations exploring renewable energy opportunities to cope with the global energy crisis.

  • Norway: Havyard Holds Naming Ceremony for Fishing Vessel Artus

    29 September 2011

    The purse seiner / Danish seiner Artus, of a Havyard 515 design, was named during a ceremony in Fosnavåg, Norway last Saturday. Artus, the fifth fishing vessel in a line of vessels by the same name, will after the coming week of completion go straight to Bjørnøya, fishing for haddock and coalfish. “We have looked […]

  • Total, ParisTech and Ecole Polytechnique Introduce Postgraduate Degree Program (France)

    11 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

     Total, ParisTech and Ecole Polytechnique are introducing the Renewable Energy Science & Technology Master II postgraduate degree program in fall 2011, with the backing of French electric utility EDF, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Saint-Gobain and Schneider Electric. Offering best-in-class instruction and coordinated by Ecole Polytechnique engineering school, the degree program is open to engineering, mechanics and […]