£52m of funding for the transmission link to the Walney 1 offshore wind farm will be provided by the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited has been granted a licence to own and operate the offshore transmission link by Ofgem
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, the UK subsidiary of global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime, has been awarded a contract with leading wave energy technology provider Aquamarine Power to carry out underwater noise assessments relating to its Oyster wave energy device. The Oyster device has been
Marine engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, have recruited a number of individuals to support a number of key contracts being awarded this year including the provision of two meteorological masts to Forewind on UK Round 3 offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. The team has widened t
Royal Haskoning has agreed a framework with Forewind to provide Co-ordination and Lead Consultancy roles for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) relating to projects within the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm Zone. Potentially the largest offshore wind farm development in the world, the Dogger Ba
Leading marine energy developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is to develop a wave prediction tool to boost the commercial viability of its… (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 25, 2011
Leading marine energy developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is to develop a wave prediction tool to boost the commercial viability of its… (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 25, 2011
The UK could be primarily powered by a secure and inexhaustible supply of renewable energy by 2030 without the need for new nuclear power pl… By Damian Carrington (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, October 25, 2011;
STAFFORD-based transformer manufacturer Alstom Grid has shown off its capabilities to leading delegates of a power systems body looking to d… By Duncan Tift (thebusinessdesk) [mappress] Source: thebusinessdesk, October 25, 2011
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it has launched the development of a power generation system utilizing ocean tides, a promis… (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, October 25, 2011
TÜV SÜD was commissioned by the BARD Group to carry out project certification of the two offshore projects ‘Bernstein’ and ‘Citrin’. The projects are located in the North Sea within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Certification is a prerequisite for approval of the projects by the Federal Maritim
ESB INTERNATIONAL intends to begin building the State’s first full-scale ocean energy project off the west coast early next year… By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, October 25, 2011;
The vessels EMSWIND and EMSSTROM of the EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH are working currently in the North Sea for the charterer van Oord in the project AEOLUS. During the last weeks both vessels were involved in the erection of two wind met masts. Equipped with a fast RIB the vessels are able to transfe
PRIME Minister David Cameron said there is “every reason” to believe the Siemens deal in Hull will go ahead… (thisishullandeastriding) [mappress] Source: thisishullandeastriding, October 25, 2011;
Kristian Marstrand Pladsen has been named the new communications director of Statnett. He comes from the position as director of communications and public affairs in Energy Norway. Kristian Marstrand Pladsen has about twenty years of experience with communications work and management in Norway and a
