Offshore Wind
Centrica Appoints CFO
Centrica has appointed Jeff Bell as Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’) with effect from 1 August 2015, at which time he will also join Centrica plc’s Board. Jeff was appointed interim CFO on 1 September last year following the departure of Nick Luff. He brings extensive experience in driving financial
New Offshore Wind Market Report Out
Research and Markets has added the “Offshore Wind Energy Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2014 – 2022” report to their offering. This report addresses the key market dynamics impacting the capacity additions for offshore wind energy globally. As a part of
New Offshore Wind Market Report Out
Research and Markets has added the “Offshore Wind Energy Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2014 – 2022” report to their offering. This report addresses the key market dynamics impacting the capacity additions for offshore wind energy globally. As a part of
Protean Wet Testing Underway
The fully assembled workshop testing of the core energy conversion system components of the Protean™ Wave Energy Converter (WEC) has been concluded. Building on the success of the workshop testing, the Protean™ WEC technology program has now advanced to the ocean based or “wet” testing phase. Stoneh
Offshore Wind to Drive Vessel Service Cooperation
Evolving procurement processes for UK Round 3 offshore wind farms will require a greater number of work streams, personnel with new and differing skills, and the ability to provide a larger suite of services. That is at least according to offshore energy support firm, Seacat Services. As project dev
Seajacks Scylla Scheduled for Veja Mate
Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels), has awarded Seajacks UK Limited the contract to provide the Seajacks Scylla, for the transport and installation of 67 monopiles at the consented Veja Mate 400MW wind farm. The
Basque Gov Launches Bimep Research Platform
Basque Government has launched bimep, a marine platform for research, development and the operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. The opening ceremony, presided over by Iñigo Urkullu, the Premier of the Basque Country, and Javier Zarraonandia, Vice-Minister of
Basque Gov Launches Bimep Research Platform
Basque Government has launched bimep, a marine platform for research, development and the operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. The opening ceremony, presided over by Iñigo Urkullu, the Premier of the Basque Country, and Javier Zarraonandia, Vice-Minister of
Deepwater Wind Names LOC as Marine Surveyor
LOC Houston has been named marine surveyor for America’s first 30 MW offshore wind farm offshore Block Island. This project will connect Block Island to the mainland grid for the first time, reducing island electric rates and diversifying Rhode Island’s power supply, while creating 300 local constru
State Officials Welcome Deepwater Milestone
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper joined Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, the state’s congressional delegation and representatives of Deepwater Wind – the project developers – in celebrating an historic “steel
Ocean Energy Europe Exceeds 100 Members
Ocean Energy Europe, the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, exceeded 100 members this week, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined as members. They join a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common plan for industrialising the ocean ener
Ocean Energy Europe Exceeds 100 Members
Ocean Energy Europe, the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, exceeded 100 members this week, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined as members. They join a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common plan for industrialising the ocean ener
SgurrEnergy Partners with OASIS
SgurrEnergy has partnered with Chinese lidar manufacturer, OASIS, in a deal which will complement the company’s package of wind farm SgurrOptimiser services. The package, which includes bespoke analysis and recommendations to fully extract the wind energy potential from operating wind farms, will he
Oz Research Council Awards Wave Energy Grant
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited will partner with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a AUD 460,000 project part funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidiscipl