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Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers a
Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers a
The Expressions of Interest for the Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) second Joint Call for collaborative research and development projects in the field of ocean energy is nearing its deadline. The deadline for the Expressions of Interest is tomorrow – Friday, March 01, 2019. The OCE
European Commission has announced an investment programme worth over €10 billion to boost global competitiveness of low-carbon technologies in several sectors. The Innovation Fund will pool together resources amounting to around €10 billion, depending on the carbon price. The Innovation Fund aims to
Experimental floating photovoltaic solar power plant project in Kruonis pumped storage hydroelectric power plant (PSHP), developed by Lithuanian state-owned enterprise Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba, has received funding from the Lithuanian Business Support Agency (LBSA). The total amount of €235,000 hav
DNV GL Denmark A/S has won a contract to provide the certification of site studies for the Hollandse Kust (west) and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zones in the Dutch North Sea. The contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (R
DNV GL Denmark A/S has won a contract to provide the certification of site studies for the Hollandse Kust (west) and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zones in the Dutch North Sea. The contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (R
The European Commission has approved French plans to support four demonstration floating wind farms, one in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the Mediterranean. The projects include the Groix Belle Ile wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Golfe du Lion, Eolmed, and Provence Grand Large wind farms
The EU-funded FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme has awarded recommendations for support to five offshore renewable energy projects under its final call. The projects have been selected due to their high readiness level for real sea testing within the year. Fi
Eco Wave Power’s founder Inna Braverman has been selected as the winner of the Women4Climate Tech Challenge, organized by C40 Cities in Paris. The Women4Climate Tech Challenge is an international contest open to women designing an innovative, climate-focused tech solutions. Ten solutions of women fr
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Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has launched the Ocean Energy Scale Up Alliance (OESA) project. According to the company’s social media update, the OESA project, which will scale-up five ocean energy pilots, has kicked off on Thursday. OESA is coordinated by DMEC and has received funding to suppor
The BioFREE (Biofouling in Renewable Energy Environments) project has started data collection from biofouling monitoring systems deployed across international marine renewable energy (MRE) test centres. A webinar will be hosted by IEA Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annex IV to discuss current environmen
