Research & Development
Ireland seeks public input on offshore renewables guides
Irish government has launched a 12-week public consultation on two draft guidance documents to help support the development of offshore renewable energy in Ireland.
WES bolsters wave energy projects with £2 million
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £2 million to four wave energy developers who will progress to stage two of its technology development programme.
Experts to advise on EU research funding impacts
The European Commission (EC) will set up a high level group of experts who will advise on how to maximise the impact of the EU’s investment into research and innovation.
Largest Fleet of Marine Robots Deployed in UK Waters
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and partners have started a two-week mission involving ten marine robots deployed off northwest Scotland. The third in a series of demonstrator missions, this latest phase sees the largest fleet of marine robotic vehicles simultaneously deployed in UK waters. T
Gallery: CorPower’s half-scale wave energy device
CorPower Ocean, a wave energy developer from Sweden, has presented its newly-built half-scale wave energy device in Portugal earlier this week.
Huawei Marine Takes Unrepeatered Systems to New Lengths
Huawei Marine said it has further increased the transmission distance of unrepeatered submarine cable systems in a laboratory test in Beijing. In April 2016, Huawei Marine achieved a transmission distance of 627 kilometers, based on its 100G technology, enhanced raman amplifier (ERPC) and remote opt
OCEANIC project tests coatings at WaveRoller site
Under the scope of the OCEANIC project, the marine environment team has deployed an experimental structure to test different coatings techniques to be used for marine renewable energy technologies.
Tidetec installs tidal prototype
Norway-based tidal technology developer, Tidetec, has installed its prototype tidal device off Svelvik, Norway.
Nexans Scores Technology Hat Trick in HVDC Cables
Nexans said it has developed three cable technologies to provide transmission system operators with new solutions for their (high voltage direct current) HVDC links. Namely, the French cable specialist said it has made progress in the development of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation, mass-
Fiberline Composites and Mitsubishi Rayon Team Up
Denmark’s Fiberline Composites has set up a joint venture with the Japanese carbon fibre manufacturer Mitsubishi Rayon to provide wind turbine makers with carbon fibre components which will enable them to produce longer and more efficient wind turbine blades. Fiberline Composites is a manufacturer o
OceanEd to hold two wave energy events in Ireland
As a result of the stakeholder consultation carried out in 2015 by University College Cork and the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) in Ireland, OceanEd has organized two wave energy seminars set to take place during this fall.
BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough
DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast. The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in
BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough
DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast. The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in
TÜV SÜD Develops Smart Inspection System for Turbines
TÜV SÜD has developed a smart solution for inspecting onshore and offshore wind turbines which enables results to be recorded on site using mobile devices and saved in a database in a structured manner in accordance with the RDS-PP® industry standard. A total of over 25,000 wind turbines are in oper