Offshore Wind
UPC Develops Low-Cost Floating Turbine
Researchers at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that can reduce energy costs to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) through a more efficient design and c
New Company Introduces OW Cable Optimisation Software
A new electrical engineering consultancy, Kinewell Energy, has been launched, introducing its specially developed software for the offshore wind industry. According to the newly set up company, the Kinewell Layout Optimisation of Cable (KLOC) software is a result of two years of research and develop
CWind Demonstrates Cable-Handling Capabilities
CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness. CWind utilised the Barrow-in-Furness training tower of NWFTC, its training centre, to demonstrate the pull-in in a realistic scenario. The tower, which is also used for pre-project scenario testing
CWind Demonstrates Cable-Handling Capabilities
CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness. CWind utilised the Barrow-in-Furness training tower of NWFTC, its training centre, to demonstrate the pull-in in a realistic scenario. The tower, which is also used for pre-project scenario testing
Top News of the Week Nov 02 – 08, 2015
Fire Breaks Out on WFSV at Borkum Riffgrund 1 One of the engine rooms of the Beaumaris Bay wind farm service vessel, deployed at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, caught fire on Saturday, 31 October. Scotland Greenlights World’s Largest Floating Wind Project The Scottish Government has gran
India Could Realize Its Renewables Plans Earlier
India could realize its renewable energy plans in four and a half years, instead of the initially projected six years, the Union Minister of State for Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, Shri. Piyush Goyal, said at a State Power and Renewable Energy Ministers’ Conference in Kochi today. “I am confid
EDF Floats Partnership Idea to GE & Alstom Energy
French energy company EDF sees the recently merged GE and Alstom Energy as the perfect partner for the company’s plan to diversify its energy mix by further expanding into renewable energy sector, GE quoted Antoine Cahuzac, the CEO of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, as saying. By partnering with GE & Alstom
EDF Floats Partnership Idea to GE & Alstom Energy
French energy company EDF sees the recently merged GE and Alstom Energy as the perfect partner for the company’s plan to diversify its energy mix by further expanding into renewable energy sector, GE quoted Antoine Cahuzac, the CEO of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, as saying. By partnering with GE & Alstom
3sun CEO Recognised at EDP Business Awards
Graham Hacon, CEO of 3sun Group, has been named Director of the Year at this year’s EDP Business Awards. The awards celebrate the best of the south east of England’s business community and have been honouring the achievements and successes of local companies for 25 years. Winners were announced at a
Acteon Companies to Support Wikinger Foundation Works
UTEC NCS Survey, part of UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, was recently awarded a contract for heavy-lift support services for Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Partnering with LDD, the contract covers the delivery of a pile guide frame monitoring system, which will be used for the instal
Top Economies to Double Use of Renewables by 2030
Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030, 18 percent higher than previously projected growth rates, spurred on by new national climate and energy plans, according to new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI’s analysis, Assessing the Post-2020
Renewable Energy Bonds Belgium and India
India and Belgium have vowed to cooperate on renewable energy by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was approved by India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The two countries will focus on the development of renewable energy technologies, including win
Renewable Energy Bonds Belgium and India
India and Belgium have vowed to cooperate on renewable energy by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was approved by India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The two countries will focus on the development of renewable energy technologies, including win
WERPO Seeking Cash to Clear Backlog
Wave Electricity Renewable Power Ocean (WERPO) has entered into a new agreement with Sunbelt Israel, part of the Sunbelt Business Network capital group, to secure funding for the outstanding projects. WERPO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Israeli sea wave energy technology developer Blackbird Inte