Offshore Wind
Balfour Beatty to Build Onshore Substation for Dong
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £12 million scheme to develop an onshore substation to facilitate the transfer of electricity from the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in North Wales to the National Grid for Dong Energy. The substation will be located at Bodelwyddan, south of the St Asaph Business P
EU Commission Launches Research & Innovation Support
The European Commission has today launched a new Policy Support Facility (PSF) to help EU Member States reform their research and innovation policies. Such reforms are a priority for EU economic policy as highly performing research and innovation systems can kick-start renewed growth and job creatio
DHI Joins World Ocean Council
DHI, an independent, international consulting and research organisation, has joined World Ocean Council (WOC). By collaborating with the diverse international ocean business leadership community that comprises the World Ocean Council (WOC), the organisation aims to better engage in sustainable devel
DHI Joins World Ocean Council
DHI, an independent, international consulting and research organisation, has joined World Ocean Council (WOC). By collaborating with the diverse international ocean business leadership community that comprises the World Ocean Council (WOC), the organisation aims to better engage in sustainable devel
Scottish Wave Energy Firm Gets GBP 400K Boost
Albatern, a wave energy company based in Scotland, has been supported with a GBP 400,000 investment from the Government’s Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF), administered by Scottish Enterprise. The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units and position it to co
MD of World’s Largest Wind Farm to Speak at SNS2015
The managing director (MD) of what is to be the world’s largest wind farm is to speak at next week’s energy conference in Norwich. Jonathan Cole, managing director of Scottish Power Renewables, announced as winners of the government’s first renewables auction on Wednesday, will tell the more than 40
Wind Minds to Introduce Unique Visualisation Screen at EWEA’s Event
Following the business launch in Asia, Wind Minds, the recently established international consultancy, will exhibit at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference & exhibition (EWEA Offshore 2015) in Copenhagen from 10 – 12 March. At the event, Wind Minds will unveil a visualisation screen w
Wind Minds to Introduce Unique Visualisation Screen at EWEA’s Event
Following the business launch in Asia, Wind Minds, the recently established international consultancy, will exhibit at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference & exhibition (EWEA Offshore 2015) in Copenhagen from 10 – 12 March. At the event, Wind Minds will unveil a visualisation screen w
Njord Offshore Takes Delivery of 26m Vessel
Njord Offshore has taken delivery of its latest crew vessels. Delivered today, Njord Odin is the first out of four 26m IPS Class vessel to be delivered this year. The vessel, capable of transferring 12 passengers and four crew members, is expected to undergo sea-trials this month. Njord Offshore man
Tidal Lagoon Cardiff Takes Step Forward
Tidal Lagoon Power today submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report for a full-scale tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport. The project will have an installed capacity, dependent on final design, of between 1,800MW and 2,800MW, giving a reliable annual output of 4 TWh to 6
Tidal Lagoon Cardiff Takes Step Forward
Tidal Lagoon Power today submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report for a full-scale tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport. The project will have an installed capacity, dependent on final design, of between 1,800MW and 2,800MW, giving a reliable annual output of 4 TWh to 6
UK Wind Power Subsidies Much Lower than People Think
A new survey by OnePoll, commissioned by RenewableUK, reveals that the UK public think that subsidies for wind power are over fourteen times the amount they actually are. OnePoll questioned 2,000 UK adults and found that the average estimate was £259 from a typical £1,300 annual domestic dual-fuel e
Ecosse Scopes Contract for £1.2 Bln Transmission Link
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has signed a Letter of Intent with ABB for a seabed clearance and trenching project in the north of Scotland. The Aberdeenshire-based subsea technology firm will prepare the route for the 100-mile interconnector cable at the centre of SHE Transmission’s £1.2 billion Caith
Saltire Prize Unattainable for Scottish Wave, Tidal Energy Developers
The GBP 10 million Saltire Prize, created by the Scottish Government to accelerate the commercial development of wave and tidal energy technology, could easily be left without an awardee, since all four companies competing for it are currently far away from meeting the challenge, according to The He