Research & Development
Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires
A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequence
Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires
A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequence
ORPC Ireland launches TAOIDE project
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Ireland has kick-started the Horizon 2020-backed hydrokinetic technology development project.
OGA Hands Out £1 for New UKCS Seismic Data Project
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded four new contracts worth approximately £1 million to Shearwater GeoServices, Geokinetics, DMT Petrologic and Quality Seismic to supply more than 10,000 kilometres of reprocessed proprietary 2D seismic data of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as part of t
Cardiff to explore tidal lagoon prospects
City of Cardiff Council’s Cabinet will discuss the creation of the proposed £6-8 billion tidal lagoon in Cardiff Bay next week.
Offshore Wind to Meet Space, Defence and Oil & Gas at OrbisEnergy
Sharing technologies and solutions between the growing offshore wind industry and the space, defence and oil & gas sectors will be the theme of an event at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft. Lessons learned in the more mature industries to help the developing offshore wind business across the UK will be aired
Oil & Gas UK Predicts Progress in Decommissioning
A new report by Oil & Gas UK forecasts a gradual but steady rise in offshore oil and gas decommissioning in the UK and Norway over the next ten years, with activity growing from a market worth over £2 billion in 2015. The report is the first survey of both the UK and Norwegian decommissioning [&hell
OAS to Test TurbineGRID Software on Levenmouth Demo
Ocean Array Systems (OAS) will use the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s 7MW offshore wind demonstration turbine to validate software designed to improve the control strategies of offshore wind turbines. OAS’s TurbineGRID simulation software is said to enable wind farm owner/operators to be
OAS to Test TurbineGRID Software on Levenmouth Demo
Ocean Array Systems (OAS) will use the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s 7MW offshore wind demonstration turbine to validate software designed to improve the control strategies of offshore wind turbines. OAS’s TurbineGRID simulation software is said to enable wind farm owner/operators to be
Atlantis to hold tidal turbine naming ceremony
Atlantis Resources will hold a turbine naming ceremony next week to acknowledge ‘the enormous’ contribution Calum Davidson has made to the marine power industry in Scotland.
EMEC, FORCE study marine coatings
The UK’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), and Canada’s Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) have kicked off a joint project looking at marine coatings behavior on either side of the Atlantic.
PTEC teams up with Schottel, Tocardo
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has partnered up with tidal turbine manufacturers Schottel Hydro, and Tocardo, who will deploy their technologies off the Isle of Wight, UK.
MeyGen turbine produces first power
Atlantis Resources has informed that the first power has been produced from the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
EMEC gets on Business Green Technology Awards shortlist
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been shortlisted for the ‘Marine Energy Technology of the Year’ award at the Business Green Technology Awards 2016.