Research & Development
NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Opens
A £3 million centre to develop new technology for the marine robotics sector was officially opened by Science Minister Jo Johnson on November 23, 2015. Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science said: “I was honoured to open the new Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the UK’s world
UK Offshore Wind Contracts Await Innovators and Cost Cutters
Companies hoping to win contracts in the GBP 25 billion UK offshore wind farm investment must be innovative and cut their costs to be part of it, over 250 supply chain representatives heard during an event to celebrate Offshore Wind Week held in Lowestoft. Businesses supplying services, products and
HR Wallingford Joins MarineE-tech
E-tech elements, such as cobalt and tellurium, are vital for emerging E-technologies. These elements are in short supply, yet they are formed through natural Earth processes and occur in high concentrations in the world’s ocean basins in metal rich deposits. HR Wallingford is part of MarineE-tech, a
Developing Economies Take Lead in Clean Energy Investments
Developing nations eclipsed the world’s wealthiest countries in 2014, attracting more clean energy investment and building more wind, solar, and other renewable power generation than ever before, according to a global assessment released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance today. Climatescope, the clean
Developing Economies Take Lead in Clean Energy Investments
Developing nations eclipsed the world’s wealthiest countries in 2014, attracting more clean energy investment and building more wind, solar, and other renewable power generation than ever before, according to a global assessment released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance today. Climatescope, the clean
Vibratory Piling Faster and Less Noisy, Tests Show
Results of a project testing vibratory method of pile driving have shown the method generates less noise and is up to ten times faster, compared to the impact hammering. The project, carried out by RWE Innogy, Bilfinger Offshore, DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON and Vattenfall under the Carbon Trust Offshore
VIDEO: Tidal Array Cabling Solution project
Take a look at the video of the recently completed first phase of the £2.4 million Tidal Array Cabling Solution project. The first phase of the tidal array cabling project involved the installation and retrieval of Jee’s ‘U-tube’ cabling protection structure at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound tidal test site
TiME project brings new turbulence guide for tidal arrays
Collaborative project TiME has produced a guide that provides a framework for the tidal industry to measure, classify and analyse turbulence for commercial tidal arrays. The principle outcome of the TiME project include the development of new methods to measure and characterise turbulence. According
GEV Wind Power Puts Blade Maintenance Habitat Through Paces
Turbine maintenance specialist GEV Wind Power has completed the first set of onshore trials for its in-house developed blade maintenance Habitat. The Habitat was installed on Power Climber and Kaeufer access platforms in varying weather conditions and ranging between 30 metres and 100 metres high, w
AW-Energy launches PTO testing facility
AW-Energy, a Finnish wave energy developer, has inaugurated a new wave energy testing facility built in collaboration with ABB, a power and automation technology group. The facility is located in Järvenpää, Finland, and comprises a 1.5 MW grid-connected wave energy test site designed to develop, tes
SeeByte Software Could Boost Marine Robots Tracking Ability
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
LM, ORE Working on Reducing Blade Test Time
LM Wind Power and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are collaborating on a new blade testing method that could help reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone. Testing of critical components, like wind turbine blades, o
LM, ORE Working on Reducing Blade Test Time
LM Wind Power and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are collaborating on a new blade testing method that could help reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone. Testing of critical components, like wind turbine blades, o
ScottishPower Picks Lowestoft as East Anglia ONE Operations Hub
ScottishPower Renewables has agreed on a GBP 25 million, thirty-year deal with the Port of Lowestoft to act as a construction and operations hub for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Following discussions with Associated British Ports, ScottishPower Renewables will utilise the Port of Lowestof