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  • DEME installs cable with LNG-powered vessel

    13 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    DEME’s Living Stone has successfully installed DolWin6 HVDC cable while powered by LNG, thus significantly reducing emissions.

  • UK: Public support for renewables remains high

    10 November 2015
    Authorities & Government

    According to the latest Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) public survey, UK public shows consistent support for renewable energy, with the latest poll results at 76% in favor of using renewable energy sources. Opposition to renewables was very low at 5%, with only 1% strongly opposed. When it comes to level of support […]

  • UWIG Highlights Workshop Results (USA)

    16 March 2011

    For the fourth year in a row, UWIG conducted its Workshop on Variable Generation Forecasting Applications to Utility Planning and Operations in Albany, New York, February 23-24. With over a hundred attendees from the U.S., Canada, and Europe, the workshop, which traditionally has focused on wind forecasting, featured a session devoted to solar power production […]

  • In focus: Offshore energy, shipping look to CCS and alternative fuels as they ramp up decarbonization efforts

    14 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    The offshore energy and shipping industries are essential components of global trade and commerce, responsible for transporting goods and powering homes and businesses around the world. However, they are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As the world’s focus on reducing carbon emissions intensifies, there is a growing need for these industries to transform […]

  • Marine Robot Fleet Swarm Southwest England

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300 miles over the next 20 days, and will be collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.  Co-ordinated by […]

  • Norway: Vestland Mira Rushes to Work After Naming Ceremony

    23 October 2012

    Last Friday “Vestland Mira”, owned by the shipping company Vestland Offshore, was named in Balestrand in the Norwegian county of Sogn and Fjordane. Only seven minutes after the naming ceremony, the Havyard-designed vessel “Vestland Mira”, went straight into work on a contract in The North Sea. “We have started on a contract with SGS, a […]

  • USA: Scripps Receives Grant to Develop Cutting-Edge Deep-Ocean Seismic System

    6 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      Combining recently launched green technology for navigating the oceans with the need to address gaps in critical earthquake information across the globe, scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been granted $1.02 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a cutting-edge deep-ocean seismic system. With contributions from Scripps Institution […]

  • Norway: Mediation starts on offshore supply base workers’ wages

    16 June 2016

    After the employers and offshore supply bases workers in Norway failed to reach a collective pay deal in Norway last month, it was decided that the solutions would be sought after through mediation.  About 800 employees are covered by the land base settlement, which is subject to this mediation on Thursday and Friday this week. They work […]

  • USA: Pacific Power Set to Fund Local Renewable Energy Projects

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    On March 15, Pacific Power began accepting  applications for the Blue Sky program, which refers to community renewable energy projects that need funding. Deadline for submitting applications is June 15. The eligible projects must be locally owned and within Pacific Power’s service area. They also must have a generating capacity of less than 10 MW. […]

  • Wärtsilä scores LNG power plant order in Curaçao

    1 November 2017
    Project & Tenders

    The technology group Wärtsilä was awarded the contract to supply a 39 MW power plant to Aqualectra, the utility company of Curaçao.

  • Statkraft Exits Last Offshore Wind Project, China Resources Buying 30% of Dudgeon OWF

    19 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statkraft has now divested all holdings in offshore wind with its stake in the Dudgeon offshore wind farm being acquired by a consortium led by China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, who will buy Statkraft-owned 30% for GBP 555 million.

  • BLIX Pursues APAC Offshore Wind with Taiwan Office

    13 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based BLIX Consultancy has opened a branch office in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the offshore wind business in the Asia Pacific region. The new office, opened on 11 March, will be the base for Maarten Timmerman, who is one of the founders of BLIX Consultancy in the Netherlands and the newly appointed Director BLIX […]

  • Top News of the Week, 27 November – 02 December 2017

    3 December 2017

    Siemens Gamesa: 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine to Be Market-Ready in 2020 Siemens Gamesa has launched a new offshore wind turbine – SG 8.0-167 DD – said to increase the annual energy production (AEP) compared to the 7MW model by 20%. Seawind’s Two-Bladed Turbines to Power Greek Islands Seawind has signed an agreement with wind farm […]

  • India Could Realize Its Renewables Plans Earlier

    6 November 2015
    Authorities & Government

    India could realize its renewable energy plans in four and a half years, instead of the initially projected six years, the Union Minister of State for Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, Shri. Piyush Goyal, said at a State Power and Renewable Energy Ministers’ Conference in Kochi today.  “I am confident that we can achieve the Renewable energy […]

  • Renewables-powered Saildrone USV completes maiden voyage

    9 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Saildrone’s new uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) Saildrone Surveyor has arrived in Hawaii after completing its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu.  During the 28-day voyage, the Saildrone Surveyor sailed 2,250 nautical miles and mapped 6,400 square nautical miles of seafloor. Saildrone stated it will now focus on building a fleet of Surveyors at U.S. […]

  • Majority of UK Residents Support Wind Power

    3 February 2015
    Authorities & Government

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has released the results of its latest wave of public attitude tracking survey, which shows that the support for offshore wind power has remained stable since the last wave.  According to the DECC’s findings, level of support for individual renewable energy sources also remain stable to that […]

  • GeoSea Empowers Winds of Change (Belgium)

    23 February 2012

    The seminar “Power to the Winds of Change”, with keynote speakers Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of Solar Impulse, Mr. Jaak Rutten, CEO of C-Power, Mr. Melchior Wathelet, Belgian Secretary of State for Environment and Mobility, and Serge de Gheldere, CEO of futureproofed and the Belgian Climate Ambassador, will offer a nuanced insight into […]

  • MPSC Approves REP for Detroit Edison Company (USA)

    21 December 2011

    The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today approved an amended renewable energy plan (REP) for The Detroit Edison Company. The utility on June 2 filed an application seeking, among other things, approval of an amended REP that includes a portfolio of about 1,000 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity of renewable and advanced cleaner energy generating […]

  • MPSC Approves REP for Detroit Edison Company (USA)

    21 December 2011

    The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today approved an amended renewable energy plan (REP) for The Detroit Edison Company. The utility on June 2 filed an application seeking, among other things, approval of an amended REP that includes a portfolio of about 1,000 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity of renewable and advanced cleaner energy generating […]

  • Power Interconnectors to Help Balance UK’s Electricity System

    14 March 2012
    Storage

    Construction of electricity links between Britain and its surrounding markets could be perceived as a solution for exporting excess electricity that is hard to predict and cannot be stored, a manager at National Grid stated according to Reuters. In cases when renewable energy production, such as wind or solar power, exceeds demand levels, interconnectors to […]

  • NOAA Explores Ocean Depths with Wave Glider (USA)

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab in Seattle is using a robotic device, called wave glider, to find out more about what lays in the ocean depths. The SmartPlanet explains characteristics of the device in its online news, saying that the glider reminds of a simple surfboard, but beyond what the eye meets […]

  • Southend looks at tidal and wave for power

    16 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Southend Council is exploring options to generate power from tidal and wave energy sources.

  • USA: NOAA Uses Wave Glider Device for Ocean Research

    22 July 2012
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab in Seattle is using a robotic device, called wave glider, to find out more about what lays in ocean depths. The SmartPlanet explains characteristics of the device in its online news, saying that the glider reminds of a simple surfboard, but beyond what the eye meets lays […]

  • KIC InnoEnergy’s report lists top energy innovators

    14 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The “Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities” report identifies and ranks the top industry and academic players worldwide according to their innovation competencies in 100 energy priorities – defined in KIC InnoEnergy´s Innovation Strategy for 2014-2019. According to the global results of the report, 80% of innovative industry leaders come from Japan, USA […]

  • NEDO adopts Mitsui and Toyo feasibility study for ammonia project in Chile

    1 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has adopted a feasibility study for a demonstration project of green ammonia production in Chile conducted by Mitsui & Co and Toyo Engineering Corporation as one of the ‘International Demonstration Projects on Japan’s Energy Efficiency Technologies.’ Upon adoption, starting from March 2023, Mitsui and Toyo will commence […]