Offshore Wind
Underwater Centre Tightens the ‘Bolt’
The Underwater Centre has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by industry. The course, which will be included in all the diving packages – Premium, Construction and Standard – has been made possible by the donation of equipment by The M
Underwater Centre Tightens the ‘Bolt’
The Underwater Centre has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by industry. The course, which will be included in all the diving packages – Premium, Construction and Standard – has been made possible by the donation of equipment by The M
VIDEO: DolWin3 Offshore Wind Farm Connection
Last year, TenneT chose Alstom for the DolWin 3 offshore project. This project, connecting the North Sea wind farms to the continental electricity network, has an investment volume of over one billion euros. Recently, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and TenneT have agreed to make a joint i
HelWin Beta Jacket Fills Its Spot
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
HelWin Beta Jacket Fills Its Spot
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
VIDEO: Foundation Installation at Gwynt y Môr
Over 130 wind turbines, of total 160, have been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, according to AWJ Marine. The EUR 2 billion offshore wind farm is on schedule to become fully operational this year, and produce enough clean energy to power up to 400,000 homes. The following video shows
Isle of Lewis to Host EIMR Conference
The Isle of Lewis is set to cash in around GBP 350,000 from a renewable energy conference. The Scottish island will host an Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables (EIMR) conference on Wednesday 30th April and Thursday 1st May. Organised by the University of the Highlands and Islands, and ba
Tidal Energy Seeking Partners for DeltaStream Commercialization
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
Tidal Energy Seeking Partners for DeltaStream Commercialization
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
Tidal Lagoons Better Solution for Severn than Barrage
Peter Kydd, chairman of the South West Marine Energy Park, claims that tidal lagoons would be a more feasible solution for harnessing tidal power from the Severn Estuary than a barrage, WalesOnline informs. “Having a structured plan to develop the Severn’s tidal power resource in this way could prod
‘Innovation’ Uses Large Pile Gripper to Install Westermost Rough Foundations
A 395-tonne pile gripper left the Aelterman quay at the Kluizendok in the port of Ghent in January. The structure, which is 30m long, 25m wide and 20m high, is being used at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. The pile gripper has been installed on the jack-up vessel Innnovation, and
APEM Helps with East Anglia ONE Application
APEM recently worked on Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall’s application for a major new windfarm off the coast of East Anglia. If approved by the government, East Anglia ONE would consist of up to 325 turbines generating 1,200MW, making it one of the biggest offshore windfarms in the world. A
WWF: Investments in Renewables Must Be Scaled Up Rapidly
WWF backs a call in a major UN scientific report that the world should more than triple investments in sustainable, safe low-carbon energy sources as the main measure to mitigate climate change. The report, agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that the world should tr
WWF: Investments in Renewables Must Be Scaled Up Rapidly
WWF backs a call in a major UN scientific report that the world should more than triple investments in sustainable, safe low-carbon energy sources as the main measure to mitigate climate change. The report, agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that the world should tr