Anglesey Skerries tidal project could be restarted after the recent acquisition of Marine Current Turbines, the initial developer of the tidal array project, by Atlantis Resources. The location of the proposed Anglesey Skerries tidal array project is in the Sound between the group of rocks and islan
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been awarded three internationally recognized standards in quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management. Following the assessment by DNV-GL, the technology innovation and research centre received three accreditations: ISO 9001:
Carbon Trust has awarded a contract for research and development services to Danish consultancy firm, Ramboll. The key objective of the contract is to finalise the technical de-risking of the OWA supported foundations and assess the benefits for the integrated design of offshore wind support structu
British Standards Institution (BSI), a UK-based business standards company, has published a new guide on undertaking environmental impact assessments for offshore wind, wave and tidal projects. PD 6900 Environmental impact assessment for offshore renewable energy projects guide was developed by BSI
Carnegie Wave has performed tank tests of their CETO 6 wave energy converter at FloWave ocean energy testing facility, in Edinburgh. The aim of the tests was to understand the performance of CETO 6 technology under a range of operational conditions, as well as implementing CETO 1 advanced tuning str
In February, Tocardo installed and grid-connected an array of three T1 tidal turbines. The array has the capacity of 300 kW, and was installed on the Afsluitdijk barrier at Den Oever, Netherlands. The electricity produced from the turbines will power 100 Dutch households. According to Tocardo, the a
Fraunhofer IWES has issued its annual report on wind energy “Wind Energy Report Germany 2014“, which has shown that the wind energy is on the rise, both globally and in Germany. Worldwide, 2014 saw over 51 GW of installed wind capacity, and global power consumption already comprises 3% of wind energ
Fraunhofer IWES has issued its annual report on wind energy “Wind Energy Report Germany 2014“, which has shown that the wind energy is on the rise, both globally and in Germany. Worldwide, 2014 saw over 51 GW of installed wind capacity, and global power consumption already comprises 3% of wind energ
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney with signing of one year extension to their original contract. The 1 MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first d
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney having signed a one year extension to their original contract. Their 1MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney having signed a one year extension to their original contract. Their 1MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first
Belgium’s DEME said it has ordered two new trailing suction hopper dredgers to enhance its fleet.
Belgium’s DEME said it has ordered two new trailing suction hopper dredgers to enhance its fleet.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) published ‘An Introduction to Inertial Navigation Systems’ (IMCA S 022) produced for the association by Gordon Johnson under the direction of the IMCA Offshore Survey Division Management Committee. IMCA published this introduction due to the in
