Offshore Wind
Offshore Structures Britain Facility to Open in September
Offshore Structures (Britain), a joint venture between EEW SPC and Bladt Industries, will officially open its facility by the river Tees in the North East of England on September 14. Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, is among the invitees to this event along with a selectio
Dean Quarry Faces Another Hurdle
The owners of quarry in the Lizard are facing another hurdle in an attempt to benefit from Swansea Bay tidal energy development. Namely, the judge allowed Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS) group to challenge a Cornwall Council decision to allow Dean Quarry to reopen, writes Western Morning Ne
Tekmar TekLink Installed on Gemini
Work to install the Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. The contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord involves implementing Tekmar’s 6th generat
DNV GL Gives First Push to Alstom’s Tidal Turbine
DNV GL has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Alstom’s Oceade™ tidal turbine, which is the first milestone in the process of achieving Prototype Certification of the tidal turbine Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW. Alstom has been selected to supply four Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbines to one of the world’s
BSH OKs Ostwind 1 Offshore Cable Project
50Hertz has received an approval for its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the EEZ from Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). “We are greatly pleased with the permit for this last 20 kilometre section in the EEZ. This means that the entire cable route is now approved,” sai
XSI Wins Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Order
Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (XSI) has signed a shipbuilding order with local investment firm Xiamen Fuchuan Investment. According to Chinese media, this would be XSI’s first wind turbine installation vessel. The contract also includes an option for additional vessel. With a total length of 108.5 me
Gemini Offshore Substations Sail Out
The FICG consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG, which was selected by Van Oord for the Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands, has finalized the construction of the two HV offshore substations and has shipped them out to their final destination. Both substations Buitengaats (300MW)
Nemos Takes Plunge in Danish Waters
The German marine energy developer, Nemos, started the fully automated operation of its wave energy device at Nissum Bredning in Denmark last week. “With an advanced developed operation`s software and optimised hardware the device already feeds in electricity into the Danish grid,” said the company
Nemos Takes Plunge in Danish Waters
The German marine energy developer, Nemos, started the fully automated operation of its wave energy device at Nissum Bredning in Denmark last week. “With an advanced developed operation`s software and optimised hardware the device already feeds in electricity into the Danish grid,” said the company
Students Develop Hydrogen Technology at DNV GL
Following the 2011 disaster at a nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan reduced its reliance on nuclear energy and now depends heavily on expensive and imported energy, mainly deriving from finite sources. A group of students has came up with solution for offshore production, storage and transportation o
ENEA Develops Innovative Wave Energy Converter
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin, has developed PEWEC (Pendulum Wave Energy Converter). PEWEC has been studied specifically for the Italian coast waves, characterized by mild in
EPSRC Funds Project to Improve Offshore Wind
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced the funding of MAXFARM, a three-year project to improve the reliability, lifespan and efficiency of offshore wind farms. The consortium includes researchers from Imperial College London’s Department of Aeronautics alongside
EPSRC Funds Project to Improve Offshore Wind
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced the funding of MAXFARM, a three-year project to improve the reliability, lifespan and efficiency of offshore wind farms. The consortium includes researchers from Imperial College London’s Department of Aeronautics alongside
RWE Innogy Operating Profit Up 187.7 Pct
RWE Innogy has posted “marked improvement in earnings” for the first half of 2015 in spite of falling earning for RWE group in this period. The renewable energy business had an operating result of EUR 233 million comparing to EUR 81 million the same period last year. The main contributing factor was