Offshore Wind
USA: Richmond Hosts Governor’s Conference on Energy
Richmond is host to 4th Annual Governor’s Conference on Energy, one of the nation’s most dynamic energy events, which is being held this week from Tuesday till Thursday at Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond. Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority meet on the first day of the event.
UK: SLR Consulting to Work on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting, which has an office in Clifton, Bristol, has been appointed to provide strategic planning advice for the world’s first tidal lagoon power station in Swansea Bay ahead of an application to the Planning Inspectorate later this year. The project, by developer
UK: SLR Consulting to Work on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting, which has an office in Clifton, Bristol, has been appointed to provide strategic planning advice for the world’s first tidal lagoon power station in Swansea Bay ahead of an application to the Planning Inspectorate later this year. The project, by developer
USA: Triboelectric Nanogenerator Harnesses Energy from Ocean Waves
As sources of renewable energy, sun and wind have one major disadvantage: it isn’t always sunny or windy. Waves in the ocean, on the other hand, are never still. American researchers are now aiming to use waves to produce energy by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic na
Seatower Opens Glasgow Office (UK)
Seatower AS has as the leading pioneer within gravity based offshore foundations opened an office in Glasgow in Scotland. They see the Scottish market as the most interesting offshore wind market currently, and with the plans for Round 3 and deep water sites near Scotland, this is where mass manufac
UK: ABB Drive System Powers Tidal Turbine Testing
Project Nautilus is the world’s first drive train test facility for tidal turbines and marine renewable technologies. The $20 million facility is part of the UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the north of England. Narec is a government-backed center for researching, developing and tes
USA: Governor LePage Welcomes Statoil’s Announcement
Governor Paul R. LePage released today the following statement with regard to Statoil’s announcement to close the Hywinds Maine project: “The Administration has been perfectly clear through the regulatory process that the term-sheet offered by Statoil was ironclad in its cost – placing a $200 millio
USA: Governor LePage Welcomes Statoil’s Announcement
Governor Paul R. LePage released today the following statement with regard to Statoil’s announcement to close the Hywinds Maine project: “The Administration has been perfectly clear through the regulatory process that the term-sheet offered by Statoil was ironclad in its cost – placing a $200 millio
Japan: Trelleborg Wins Cable Protection Contract for World’s Largest Floating Windfarm
Trelleborg Group’s offshore operations, leading global manufacturer of polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract to supply the Furukawa Electric Company with cable buoyancy and protection, for an experimental floating wind turbine p
Collaboration in Offshore Wind Industry
The world economy is showing signs of recovery after many years of being battered by the financial crisis. This is vital for the wind industry so that investments flow into the industry, and at the same time, transformation still continues. Announcements of investments in Dong Energy as well as Mits
USA: AXYS to Exhibit at AWEA Offshore Windpower
The AXYS Ocean Renewables team has announced that they will be exhibiting at the AWEA Offshore Windpower Conference & Exhibition October 22-23 in Providence, Rhode Island. As one of many world class exhibitors, the services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented throughout the exhibition
VIDEO: First Day Highlights of Offshore Energy 2013 Exhibition
The video shows the highlights from the first day of the Offshore Energy 2013 event held in Amsterdam on 15 October. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. The two-day event includes an exhibition where an expected 500 supply chain companies will showcas
VIDEO: First Day Highlights of Offshore Energy 2013 Exhibition
The video shows the highlights from the first day of the Offshore Energy 2013 event held in Amsterdam on 15 October. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. The two-day event includes an exhibition where an expected 500 supply chain companies will showcas
Spain: GES Installs Gamesa’s 5MW Wind Turbine
As part of its offshore strategy, Gamesa has recently developed its first offshore prototype. GES has provided services for the installation and commission of the wind turbine for Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer. The G128-5.0 turbine has been assembled in the Arigana Quay. The different components