Research & Development
UK MP calls for manifesto commitment on tidal lagoons
Neil Parish, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton, has supported the inclusion of the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in the Conservative manifesto for the upcoming general election in the UK.
GEO to Survey Danish Nearshore Wind Farms
Danish engineering consultancy GEO has won a contract to carry out geotechnical and geophysical offshore site investigation works for Vattenfall’s nearshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd off Denmark.
Waves4Power gears up for WaveEL redeployment
Waves4Power is preparing to relaunch its WaveEL wave energy system following the conclusion of service and maintenance operations on the device.
NPD Appoints AGR as Its Well and Drilling Specialist Advisor
AGR has been appointed as well and drilling specialist advisor to Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. AGR will deliver advice to support evaluation of drilling programmes, well design and testing, completions and plugging and abandonment. The two-year scope of work has the option to be extended for an
Guinard Energies shows off Poseide tidal turbine
French start-up, Guinard Energies, has demonstrated its Poseide tidal turbine in real-sea conditions off the coast of Brittany in France.
Atlantis recruits for Project Resource Analyst
Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources is looking for a Project Resource Analyst who would join its project delivery team.
WES provides £2.8M boost to four wave energy projects
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £2.84 million to four wave energy technology developers who will be proceeding to the second stage of its wave technology development program.
UK gets its first HVDC test center
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened a new technology center for testing and de-risking the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on the electricity network in Great Britain.
New HVDC Centre Opens in UK
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened a new technology centre in Cumbernauld that will allow the simulation of real life conditions to test and de-risk the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on the electricity network in Great Britain. The National HVDC Centre was offic
WindEYE LiDARs for Chinese Offshore Wind Farm
Danish technology group Windar Photonics plc has received a new order for 15 of its WindEYE LiDAR units from a newly appointed regional distributor focused on potential specific IPP customers in China.
Scotland at risk of losing tidal lead, Energy Minister warns
Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, has warned that the inability to access EU funding as a result of Brexit puts Scotland at risk of losing the market lead in tidal energy sector.
First UK HVDC Test Centre Open for Business
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened a new technology centre in Cumbernauld that will allow the energy industry to simulate real life conditions to test and de-risk the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on the electricity network in Great Britain.
WES Awards Grants to Four Wave Energy Developers
Four wave energy technology developers have secured a total of £2.84 million grant by Wave Energy Scotland (WES) after competing to join stage two of an innovative technology development programme. The funding will support further design, modelling and testing of technologies being developed through
Vibratory Pile Driving Researchers Go Deeper Underground (Gallery)
innogy-led research project to test a new method of installing foundations on offshore wind farms has entered its next phase.