Offshore Wind
USA: Grand Valley Students Visit Lake Michigan Research Buoy
A group of Grand Valley student researchers traveled seven miles off the coast of Lake Michigan July 18 to visit the Offshore Wind Assessment research buoy. The students are helping to analyze data collected from the buoy to determine the amount of power that could be created if wind turbines were i
USA: BOEM to Lease Area Offshore Virginia for Wind Energy Development
As part of President Obama’s comprehensive plan to move economy toward domestic clean energy sources and begin to slow the effects of climate change, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that BOEM will hold its seco
USA: BOEM to Lease Area Offshore Virginia for Wind Energy Development
As part of President Obama’s comprehensive plan to move economy toward domestic clean energy sources and begin to slow the effects of climate change, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that BOEM will hold its seco
Germany WindGuard and Kraftwerksschule Organise Training Course
The energy transition is currently a hot topic in all the media. The wind energy will play a key role in the German Federal Government’s energy plans. Therefore, qualified staff is needed to keep the wind turbines both at sea and on land running, in order for the energy transition to function. To en
Western Australia’s First Full-Scale Tidal Energy Project Receives Green Light
Environment Minister Albert Jacob has given the green light to a proposal for Western Australia’s first full-scale tidal energy power station. The Tidal Energy Australia (TEA) proposal to build a station at Doctor’s Creek, near Derby, is designed to generate 40 megawatts of electricity – enough to p
New Jersey BPU Thumbs Down Fishermen’s Energy’s Project
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has voted against Fishermen’s Energy project off the coast of Atlantic City, writes Philly news portal. The Fishermen’s Energy is planning to install 5 wind turbines with a total capacity of 25MW three miles off the coast. The Board of Public Utilities noted
Germany: GL Noble Denton Issues New Guidelines for Offshore Operations
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
Germany: GL Noble Denton Issues New Guidelines for Offshore Operations
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
Germany: Construction of Offshore Operating Base in Heligoland Launched
RWE Innogy has begun the construction of the service station on Heligoland. A two-story building with a warehouse, office space and a workshop will be built on a 3,000 square meter area in the south port of the island. Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm (295 MW), which is being built 30 kilometers north
UK: BMT Reliability Consultants Received Additional Certification
BMT Reliability Consultants, an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the universally recognised standards for occupational health and safety, BS OHSAS 18001 and environmental management, ISO14001.
USA: Water Power Program Hosts Webinar for Potential Wave Energy Converter Prize
The Water Power Program hosted a webinar on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM EST to gather public input regarding possible approaches to structuring a prize competition for wave energy converters (WEC). The program is considering sponsoring a WEC Prize, to be administered by a third party that may
Top News of the Week Jul 15 – 20, 2013
Diver Dies at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth by a concrete ma
Top News of the Week Jul 15 – 20, 2013
Diver Dies at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth by a concrete ma
UK: Babcock’s Novel Floating LiDAR System Deployed for Trials
Babcock’s innovative floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system to provide critical meteorological data for offshore wind farm developers at reduced cost, has been deployed to start a six month trial of the new system in the Irish Sea. The floating LiDAR system is being trialled at RWE’s Gw