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  • IT Power and Fraunhofer Iwes Announce New Partnership (Ireland)

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    IT Power and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES announce their new partnership to provide the marine energy sector with a comprehensive end-to-end technical design, consulting and R&D service offering. As the marine energy sector continues to evolve from early stage concepts towards project arrays, IT Power and Fraunhofer IWES […]

  • ORE Catapult Welcomes New Finance Director

    2 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has welcomed Andrew Walls C.A to its senior management team as Finance Director. Walls trained with the global firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with both private and public sectors delivering audit, financial diligence and consultancy assignments for the firm in the UK and abroad. He then joined the London and Edinburgh-based […]

  • Iberdrola to Design New OW Substation

    24 January 2014

    In collaboration with a group of Basque companies, IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA has just launched the Marin-El R&D project with the goal of designing a new marine substation for offshore wind farms in order to expedite installation and significantly reduce costs. The initiative has been allocated a €10 million budget and is supported by the Basque government. […]

  • HelioRec completes wave tank testing of its floating solar model 

    2 August 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    France-based start-up HelioRec and Centrale Nantes, a component institution of the Nantes University, have finished wave tank testing of the W200CM floating solar model.

  • USA: Sempra Announces Key Executive Appointments

    14 September 2011

    As part of the company’s ongoing leadership succession process, the board of directors of Sempra Energy​ today announced several key executive appointments, as well as a realignment of some of the company’s major subsidiaries. Effective Oct. 1, Mark A. Snell will become president of Sempra Energy, overseeing the company’s infrastructure and international businesses.  Snell, who […]

  • UK: Government Invests in Wave and Tidal Research and Development Funds

    12 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs. Marine Energy – Supporting Array Technologies is a competition for collaborative R&D funding that will support the applied research, experimental development and demonstration […]

  • UK: Installation of First Offshore Components at Gwynt y Môr Begins

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started from the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’, and is continuing approximately 10 miles off the North Wales […]

  • Support for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Grows

    17 January 2014

    Support for the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon continues to grow with over 1000 people having signed up to become members of Active Supporters Groups. The Groups are chaired by Ian Isaac, Tony Cuff, Chris Kelly and Alan Glass. Ian Isaac, Chief Executive of NSA Afan explains why he has chosen to support plans for […]

  • IMO, WCO, UNECE and ISO partner up to support maritime digitalisation

    29 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Vessels

    A new partnership between IMO, WCO, UNECE and ISO has been signed to support the increased maritime digitalisation.

  • Germany: Wind Farm and Transmission System Operators Join Forces

    20 June 2013
    Research & Development, Storage

    Offshore wind farm operators and transmission system operators for the North and Baltic Seas want to work together to pave the way for a steady development of offshore wind energy. On the initiative from TenneT, AG Betrieber, TenneT and 50 Hertz have decided to cooperate closely in order to continue efficiently the development of offshore […]

  • Litgas signs supply deal with Estonia’s VKG Gas

    24 February 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Lithuania’s Litgas, part of the state-owned Lietuvos Energija, said it has signed the third gas supply deal with Estonian companies.

  • UK: IEA Releases Report on Status of Clean Energy Technologies

    26 April 2012
    Research & Development

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) launched its 2012 Tracking Clean Energy Progress report at the third Clean Energy Ministerial in London. The report measures progress in the global development and deployment of energy-efficient and clean energy technologies in the industry, building, power generation, and transport sectors. The report also analyzes each technology’s chances of achieving the Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 2°C […]

  • QatarEnergy and Namibia’s ministry ink deal for energy cooperation

    17 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy and Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of strengthening cooperation in the energy sector. The MoU, said to pave the way for continued cooperation, covers areas such as knowledge sharing, workforce development and exploring further investment opportunities in Namibia. The […]

  • China Plans Three Marine Energy Parks

    9 June 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Chinese government plans to install three test energy parks offshore its coast by 2016, according to China Daily. The government plans to develop a 300-kilowatt wave farm in Zhuhai, Guangdong province and a tidal farm with the capacity of 1 megawatt or more in  Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. The third project will be in Weihai, Shandong […]

  • Policy Exchange Ignores Benefits of Renewable Energy, Says WWF (UK)

    18 January 2012

    Responding to the new Policy Exchange report (The Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies) WWF said today that the think-tank is ignoring the benefits renewables could bring and is advocating a risky reliance on market mechanisms. WWF noted that in contrast to the Policy Exchange figures, a Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report […]

  • Global OTEC grabs Marine-i grant

    25 September 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Global OTEC Resources – the company developing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technologies – has received £140,000 from EU-backed Marine-i initiative that promotes marine energy innovation in Cornwall.

  • Norway: Rig workers, employers reach settlement. Strike avoided

    25 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian rig workers’ unions and The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association have reached a settlement on wages increase, avoiding a strike that would have otherwise kicked off today on several offshore installations. The talks had gone to overtime, as the deadline to reach a deal had been set for midnight. At two a.m. on Thursday, under the […]

  • Norway: AGR FO Appoints Two New Senior Management Members

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    AGR Field Operations (AGR FO) have announced key Senior Management appointments, confirming their goals to expand their full range of services across the globe. Eric Doyle is appointed as Business Development Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA) and, Azhar Aziz will take the position of Managing Director for Malaysia. Eric Doyle will lead […]

  • French project takes dynamic subsea cable monitoring tech to sea trials

    19 July 2024
    Research & Development

    A sea trials campaign for monitoring dynamic subsea power cables was conducted from 1 to 6 July in the Bay of Douarnenez, France. The trials are part of the HT-20MW project that aims to design, test, and certify a high-voltage rotating mechanical and electrical connection for a 20 MW floating wind turbine. The sea trials […]

  • Equinor closes Carcara deal in Brazil

    19 June 2019

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor and its partners have fully aligned interests in the Carcará oil discovery, which is located offshore Brazil.

  • The Switch Enters Shipbuilding Sector

    31 October 2013

    The Switch has entered the marine and shipbuilding sector with the launch of its next-generation drive trains for energy efficient power generation and propulsion of merchant vessels. Combining The Switch’s permanent magnet and frequency converter technology, this opens up all-new opportunities for hybrid propulsion systems in the shipping sector. Next generation electrical drive trains based […]

  • Energi Coast: Government’s Support Major Step in the Right Direction

    23 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Energi Coast, North East England’s Renewables Supply Chain Group, has declared the Government’s financial support for five new UK offshore wind projects a major step forward for the industry.  The group, which represents the region’s experienced offshore renewables supply chain, also believes that these new projects are the perfect opportunity for wind farm developers to […]

  • APPEA: Australia’s Potential to Rival Qatar as Largest LNG Exporter at Risk

    13 November 2013

    Regulatory reform to address Australia’s sliding cost competitiveness is now more important than ever following the release of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2013 overnight. The reputable IEA report says Australia’s gas production growth would see the nation rival Qatar as the world’s largest exporter of LNG by the year 2020, but […]

  • Rystad Energy: Less is more if using 14 MW offshore wind turbines

    21 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    A recent analysis from Rystad Energy has shown that using 14 MW wind turbines can reduce overall costs of large-scale offshore wind farms, even though these wind turbines themselves are more expensive. Rystad Energy looked at using next-generation turbines of various sizes for a 1 GW offshore wind farm, and the effect wind turbine choice […]

  • Tidal power to take part in Canada’s clean energy transition

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) has welcomed the delivery of power generated by tides to Nova Scotia’s grid, stating that tidal energy will play a role in Canada’s transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon future.