The call for tenders for Borssele sites I and II, planned to be launched this month, will be delayed until mid-January 2016. This was said by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, which explained it will wait for the discussion on the draft bill, called Stroom, in the Dutch Senate before launching
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) and WindMW have obtained approval for the site surveillance concept, VENTUSmarine, from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) and the Waterways and Shipping Board (WSV). EMO offers site surveillance to a pool of windfarms in the German EEZ. All wat
Public consultation period has now started on a co-ordinated approach to planning along the Fabian Way, a 5km stretch of road that links the Amazon roundabout in Neath Port Talbot to the eastern bank of Swansea’s River Tawe. The co-ordinated approach being proposed is looking to make the most of exi
Dong Energy’s committee for the initial public offering (IPO) has chosen JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Nordea Markets, a division of Nordea Bank Denmark, to manage the company’s planned IPO, Denmark’s Ministry of Finance reports. The IPO is expected within the next 15 months, and is proj
Eco Wave Power has received an approval for EU funding for a wave energy power plant in Gibraltar. The grant for Eco Wave Power has been provided as part of the EU Funding under the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme in support for renewable energy. According to the P
National climate pledges in emerging markets and an ambitious deal in Paris could spark an export boom for the European wind industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). China, India, Morocco, Brazil and Turkey are just a few of the countries that have made post-2020 national
National climate pledges in emerging markets and an ambitious deal in Paris could spark an export boom for the European wind industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). China, India, Morocco, Brazil and Turkey are just a few of the countries that have made post-2020 national
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold the first meeting of the BOEM standing committee on environmental science and assessment for offshore energy and mineral resources. BOEM Director Abigail Hopper will welcome the new committee, whose members were selected through
The Government of Nova Scotia plans to introduce amendments to tidal energy legislation in an effort to strengthen the marine renewable energy act. The changes of the legislation introduced in April this year are the result of consultations with communities, environmental groups, academia, industry
The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) plans to construct tidal energy test site in the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts. The news comes following the receipt of the government’s Seaport Economic Council Grant in the amount of $209,952. In addition to the grant funding, another $50,000 from
Global certification body DNV GL has awarded component certification to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new frequency converter – the DFM 3000 Ingecon® Wind – which can be integrated in on- and offshore wind turbines up to 3.5 MW. This is the first component certificate to be awarded by
Irish-based DP Energy has signed an agreement with the government of Canada’s province of Nova Scotia to join the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) and install a 4.5-megawatt in-stream tidal energy project at the FORCE test site in Parrsboro. DP Energy, the fifth developer to join the F
An agreement has been signed between the Canadian government and Irish-based DP Energy to develop a 4.5 MW tidal energy project at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). DP Energy plans to install three 1.5 MW in-stream tidal energy turbines at the FORCE test site in Parrsboro, Nova Sco
DONG Energy has signed an Agreement for Lease with the government of the Isle of Man to explore the possibility of developing a wind farm in Manx waters off the north east coast of the island. The agreement with the Isle of Man’s Department of Infrastructure will enable DONG to carry out preliminary
