Offshore Wind
New Jersey BPU to Hire Offshore Wind Expert
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is planning to hire an outside consultant to advise on offshore wind development. The expert would consult on state regulation, four year in delay from being adopted, needed for offshore wind development, writes New Jersey Spotlight. The regulation would de
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
Dalby Acquires Oz Vessel
Dalby Offshore have acquired a high specification Damen 2610 mark 2 Twin Axe vessel from Bhagwan in Australia, where the vessel was operating since delivery in 2013. The vessel has completed upgrade and warranty work in Damen’s yard in Ostend, Belgium where it was also renamed the ’Dalby Ribble’ reg
Lamprell Announces Directorate Changes
Lamprell, a provider of diversified fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, has announced several changes to the Board and senior management of the Company. James Moffat has decided to retire effective 30 June 2016 and
Havyard Restructuring, Cutting Workforce
Havyard Group ASA reported it is taking further measures to adapt to the market situation and maintain its profitability. All business areas in Havyard Group have been affected to a varying degree by the general downturn in the market in the oil industry, the Group said. Thus, it has been working ov
Havyard Restructuring, Cutting Workforce
Havyard Group ASA reported it is taking further measures to adapt to the market situation and maintain its profitability. All business areas in Havyard Group have been affected to a varying degree by the general downturn in the market in the oil industry, the Group said. Thus, it has been working ov
LCCC Applauds Report on Its CFD Involvement
An independent study launched 13 August, has commended the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) for the part it has played in the first operational year of the Government’s Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme. LCCC, which celebrated its first birthday on 1 August, is the independent counterparty to
Offshore Energy 2016 – Save the Dates!
Even though Navingo BV is still in the middle of making this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference a great success, the company has announced that next year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) will be held on 25 & 26 October 2016 at Amsterdam RAI. Save the dates and join tens o
Report on Tidal Energy Published
A new report on tidal energy has been published. The report contains the latest update on Meygen, Bay of Fundy, La Rance, Raz Blanchard, Swansea Bay and Bristol Channel, as well as individual perspectives for commercialising the sector and its supply chain. Numerous pre-commercial projects are being
Basque Country Funding Floating, Offshore Wind Tech-Testing
The Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía; EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with EUR 2.5 million. Specifically, subsidies will be made available for pilot projects demonstrating and validating full scale, or almost full scale,
Construction Advancing on US First OW Workboat
Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, today joins local boat builder Blount Boats and offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony and to tour the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel in the US current