Offshore Wind
More Work for Havyard with Esvagt’s Dudgeon OWF Deal
Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed a contract with the Danish shipping company ESVAGT for the design and building of another Havyard 832 SOV wind farm service vessel. ESVAGT will use the vessel on a long-term contract with Dudgeon Ltd. for the provision of services for Dudgeon offshore wind farm,
GeoSea’s New Jack-Up Vessel to Feature TTS’s Crane
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS NMF GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, secured a new contract for the delivery of one 800 tonne Leg-Encircling Crane. The crane is for a jack-up vessel, to be built for Belgium-based GeoSea at Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia. The total contract value is approx. 120 M
EnBW Fights for Offshore Wind Network Connection
On the recommendation of the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), in consultation with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), have entered into an arrangement with respect to the capacity allocation for German
EnBW Fights for Offshore Wind Network Connection
On the recommendation of the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), in consultation with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), have entered into an arrangement with respect to the capacity allocation for German
MeyGen Nets GBP Multi-Million Funding for Phase 1A
Atlantis, majority owner of the tidal stream energy project MeyGen, has announced that its flagship project has achieved another significant funding milestone, successfully completing all conditions required to initiate its first drawdown from its senior project finance providers, The Crown Estate a
DHI Develops Strategic Initiatives for Ocean Energy Data Portal
Proper resource mapping is vital for identifying current barriers to the deployment and commercialisation of wave and tidal energy technology. To assist with this, DHI has worked with several partners to develop the Strategic Initiatives for Ocean Energy (SI OCEAN) Data Portal – a GIS-based web clie
Port of Cuxhaven Forging Ahead with Offshore Wind
In a letter marking the end of a successful year, Hans-Peter Zint, CEO of the Port of Cuxhaven, has highlighted the significant role that the offshore wind industry had at the port. As should be the case for a multipurpose port, different kinds of cargo played a key role in this success. In terms of
Port of Cuxhaven Forging Ahead with Offshore Wind
In a letter marking the end of a successful year, Hans-Peter Zint, CEO of the Port of Cuxhaven, has highlighted the significant role that the offshore wind industry had at the port. As should be the case for a multipurpose port, different kinds of cargo played a key role in this success. In terms of
BOEM Appoints New Director
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has named Abigail Ross Hopper as the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which manages the development of the USA’s conventional and renewable energy and marine mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf. Ms. Hopper currently serves
New UNI-SET Project Engages European Universities in Energy R&D
At the SET-plan conference on 10 and 11 December, the European University Association presented a new project in partnership with the universities of KIC InnoEnergy (represented by KU Leuven) to facilitate energy-related research, education and training activities at European universities. Called UN
CorPower Ocean Awarded EUR 100K
As one of four finalists of the MIT Building Global Innovators Award, the KIC InnoEnergy start-up CorPower Ocean was awarded € 100,000 in the category “Ocean Economy”. The jury considered CorPower´s Wave Energy Converters as the most competitive business idea among several hundred screened applicati
Scottish Renewable Power Generation Evens Out with Fossil Fuels
For the first time electricity generated from renewables in Scotland accounted for the same as fossil fuels. Figures released today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show renewables and fossil fuels both accounted for 32 per cent of total electricity generated in Scotland. Scotland also
New Industry Project Fights Blade Leading Edge Erosion
A major new collaborative project has been launched between ORE Catapult, wind farm owner/operators, wind turbine manufacturers, and academics at world-leading research institutes. The Blade Leading Edge Erosion Programme (BLEEP) will coordinate industry wide initiatives to reduce the adverse impact
Alstom Assists with Singapore’s Renewable Energy Integration
Alstom and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have announced a collaboration to design, develop and deploy MicroGrid Power Mix Management (MPMM) solution in the context of the Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS) initiative. This collaboration will begin from