Offshore Wind
Update: E.ON Approved to Appeal in Robin Rigg Case
The UK Supreme Court has approved E.ON’s application to appeal against a ruling in favour of MT Højgaard from April 2015 regarding the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute. E.ON will now bring the case to the Supreme Court, and MT Højgaard said it does not expect a final decision to be made before
Update: E.ON Approved to Appeal in Robin Rigg Case
The UK Supreme Court has approved E.ON’s application to appeal against a ruling in favour of MT Højgaard from April 2015 regarding the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute. E.ON will now bring the case to the Supreme Court, and MT Højgaard said it does not expect a final decision to be made before
Protean WEC Heads to California
Australia’s Stonehenge Metals Limited and the California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) have agreed to jointly plan and execute the deployment of a staged ocean wave energy and energy storage micro-grid project at Cal Poly Research Pier at Avila Beach. The project is expected t
First Paimpol-Bréhat Tidal Turbine Ready for Deployment
The first of the two tidal turbines to be deployed on the Paimpol-Bréhat experimental site off France has completed its sea trials and is ready for deployment at the site off Ploubazlanec, France, according to DCNS. The turbine underwent a series of tests in the harbor of Brest to verify its mechani
20 Countries Pledge to Double Clean Energy R&D Investment
20 countries have launched Mission Innovation in Paris today, committing to double their governmental and/or state-directed clean energy research and development investment over five years and make clean energy widely affordable. The countries participating in the new initiative include: Australia,
COP21 Starts
The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris was officially opened at 10 am local time today, and will kick off with a Leaders Event where an estimated 150 presidents, prime ministers and heads of states will deliver their speeches. This is the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP
COP21 Starts
The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris was officially opened at 10 am local time today, and will kick off with a Leaders Event where an estimated 150 presidents, prime ministers and heads of states will deliver their speeches. This is the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP
EWEA: EU Must Amp Up Work on Post-2020 Renewable Energy Plans
EU member states must show more political will in their plans for renewable energy after 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The latest conclusions by the Energy Council – a meeting of the EU’s 28 energy ministers and the European Commission – recommend that member states
David Still: “Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Country!”
UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public
QuikDeck O&M System Brought to Europe
A new company has been launched, bringing a platform system for repair and maintenance to the European offshore wind market. QuikDeck® Europe BV, a newly set up company coming from the same stable as Sky-Access BV, is responsible for bringing the QuikDeck® system to Europe. The new light weight plat
QuikDeck O&M System Brought to Europe
A new company has been launched, bringing a platform system for repair and maintenance to the European offshore wind market. QuikDeck® Europe BV, a newly set up company coming from the same stable as Sky-Access BV, is responsible for bringing the QuikDeck® system to Europe. The new light weight plat
Opielok Readies to Diversify into Offshore Wind
Hamburg-based offshore supply vessel operator Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) is pressing on with the plan to commission the 26 meter crew transfer vessel OOC NERZ in January 2016 and make a move into the offshore wind industry. OOC NERZ is the company’s first of four BMT Nigel Gee-designed crew tra
EU Businesses and NGOs Say Europe Must Lead the Switch to Renewables
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and Eurochambres have called on the EU to lead by example and accelerate the cost-effective uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. The organisations, representing 44 million European citizens and 20 million businesses, believe that EU must put
SEB Turns Back on Coal
Nordic financial services group SEB has decided to shift away from coal and not make further investments in coal mining and new coal power plants, the company said in its revised Climate Change Position Statement. SEB will also aim to increase the share of renewables and decrease the share of fossil