IBERDROLA invested €145 million in the field of Research and Development (R&D) in 2013, a 10% increase on the previous financial year. Most of the investment went to offshore wind power project, smart grids, clean generation and new technologies and business models. Thanks to this unwavering commitm
IBERDROLA invested €145 million in the field of Research and Development (R&D) in 2013, a 10% increase on the previous financial year. Most of the investment went to offshore wind power project, smart grids, clean generation and new technologies and business models. Thanks to this unwavering commitm
The award-winning, pre-consented, 2.8km2 marine renewable energy test site, FaBTest, located within Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, has experienced the largest waves since recording begun in 2012. During January and February 2014 alone, the wave buoy maintained by the University of Exeter regularly measured
Adriatic Oil Plc, an international oil and gas exploration company, has decided to relinquish Seaward Production Licence P1921 containing Blocks 12/18 and 12/19c in the Inner Moray Firth, UK North Sea, following an evaluation. The Evaluation, which was fully funded by Adriatic, included re-processin
Finnish utilities company Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to deploy an array of advanced full scale wave power converters in real sea conditions at one of Wave Hu
Dr. Véronique Garçon gave “Marie Tharp Lecture for Ocean Research” at GEOMAR. The presentation by Dr. Garçon was the third contribution to the “Marie Tharp Lecture Series” organized by the GEOMAR Women’s Executive Board (WEB). The WEB invites internationally renowned scientists to present their scie
Aveillant, the UK developer of 3D Holographic Radar™, has successfully installed a trial system in north Kent, England, to demonstrate its ability to mitigate wind turbine clutter from an offshore wind farm. The system was delivered to site, installed and put to operation within just eight hours. Th
Aveillant, the UK developer of 3D Holographic Radar™, has successfully installed a trial system in north Kent, England, to demonstrate its ability to mitigate wind turbine clutter from an offshore wind farm. The system was delivered to site, installed and put to operation within just eight hours. Th
In “World Ocean Review 3”, maribus has published a profound analysis of the opportunities and risks associated with the use of the oceans. The study was conducted in cooperation with the cluster of excellence “The Future Ocean” in Kiel, Germany. The hunger of mankind for raw materials continues unab
Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the win
This month, German first offshore wind farm alpha ventus surpassed the mark of one terawatt hour of generated power. With 12 wind turbines, alpha ventus has generated the equivalent of one billion kilowatt hours of climate-friendly power for the German transmission grid. This figure is equivalent to
The Carbon Trust is working on a major offshore wind technology accelerator initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy (GBP/MWh) from offshore wind by more than 10 %. This initiative, the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), is funding large-scale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) p
Petrobras has announced that well 9-SPS-77, in the Santos Basin pre-salt Sapinhoá Field, came on-stream last Tuesday, February 18th, 2014. The well, producing 33,000 barrels per day (bpd), is connected to FPSO Cidade de São Paulo by a pioneering system in which the output pipeline riser is supported
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) recently attended meetings with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (“the Ministry”) to discuss the Kenyan offshore Block L8 Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and its forward exploration programme. Until recently the PSC participants consisted
