Offshore Wind
UK: FloWave to Hold Doors Open Day
Flowave TT will welcome the public into their wave and tidal research facility for the first time. There will be a series of six visit opportunities during the annual ‘Doors Open Day’ day event on Saturday 28th September. Each tour will comprise a short presentation on the design, construction and o
UK: Thomson Ecology Brings in Two New Marine Experts
Daniel Bastreri and Lauren Hughes are the latest marine experts to have been brought on board by independent UK ecology specialist, Thomson Ecology, as it continues to build its pool of specialist expertise in the marine ecology sector. Daniel Bastreri joins Thomson Ecology as Principal Marine Consu
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Non-Executive Board (UK)
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four distinguished Non-Executive Directors under the Chairmanshi
Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham: Strong Partner for Energy Industry (Germany)
Rhenus operates the largest publically accessible private port in Germany at Nordenham: the Rhenus Midgard terminal has developed into an important partner for power generation companies and their suppliers as a result of its transhipment and warehousing facilities. This applies to both conventional
Norway: DNV GL Merger Gets Thumbs Up
DNV GL will be the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society to the maritime industry, a leading provider of technical assurance and risk management services to the oil & gas industry and a leading expert in wind and power transmission and distribution. DNV GL also takes the position
Bank Group Prematurely Extends WKN Loan Contract (Germany)
Recently the existing syndicated working capital credit line for the project developer WKN AG has been prematurely extended for about another two years. The credit line of 29 million Euros secures the firm financial base for the operative business of the next coming years. The bank consortium led by
VDMA, BDEW Fight for German Offshore Wind Advancement
Offshore wind can make an important contribution to the sustainable power supply in Germany, Thorsten Herdan, Managing Director of VDMA Power Systems, and Hildegard Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Association of Energy and Water (BDEW), emphasized during a meeting at the 8th Ge
UK: MacArtney Inline Termination for Andritz Hydro Hammerfest
MacArtney has announced that leading tidal power array developer and supplier, Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, has recently taken delivery of a MacArtney Medium Voltage Inline Termination. Connecting tidal power to the grid with Andritz Hydro Hammerfest Due to the link with the lunar cycle, tidal currents
UK: MacArtney Inline Termination for Andritz Hydro Hammerfest
MacArtney has announced that leading tidal power array developer and supplier, Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, has recently taken delivery of a MacArtney Medium Voltage Inline Termination. Connecting tidal power to the grid with Andritz Hydro Hammerfest Due to the link with the lunar cycle, tidal currents
Dutch Aim at 4.4 GW in Offshore Wind by 2023
The Netherlands signed a National Energy Agreement for sustainable economic growth on Friday, which among other relevant energy issues, also sets a target to raise the country’s offshore wind capacity to 4,450 MW by 2023. A part of the Agreement regarding increasing the country’s renewable energy ge
Australia: Oceanlinx Submits Application for Wave Energy Generator
Oceanlinx has submitted an application to the Essential Services Commission (ESC) for permission to develop a wave energy generator off the coast of south-east of South Australia. New South Wales-based company is planning to deploy a wave energy device offshore Port MacDonnell which will be connecte
Germany: GL RC Expert Honored with IEC 1906 Award
Kimon Argyriadis, Head of Research and Development at GL Renewables Certification (GL RC), has been honoured with the IEC 1906 Award. The prize is awarded annually by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to experts around the world whose work is fundamental to the commission. Kimon Ar
Germany: GL RC Expert Honored with IEC 1906 Award
Kimon Argyriadis, Head of Research and Development at GL Renewables Certification (GL RC), has been honoured with the IEC 1906 Award. The prize is awarded annually by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to experts around the world whose work is fundamental to the commission. Kimon Ar
Offshore Wind Growing Despite Unclear Pathway Forward (Germany)
The buzzword of the Offshore Wind industry today is the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) – the lifetime cost of the project, per unit of energy generated – which needs to be lowered in order to maximise the size of the industry. Many have worked to achieve this and now the results are to be […