Research & Development
Dutch business community urges acceleration of energy transition
The Dutch business community has embraced the Paris climate objectives for 2050 and is calling on the government to prioritize the acceleration of the energy transition.
Principle Power’s Alexia Aubault Wins Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award
Alexia Aubault, an Engineering Manager at Principle Power, has won the inaugural Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award for her work on the WindFloat 1 floating wind turbine platform prototype project offshore Portugal. Aubault was presented with the award during the first Offshore Energy Opening Gala
Offshore Energy 2016 Ready for Kick-Off (Video)
The ninth Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is starting on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam. OEEC is an annual event where companies from the oil & gas and renewable industries are provided with a chance to meet for networking, knowledge sharing and business. This
Ulstein and SeaOwls Target Offshore Wind with New Heavy Lift Jack-Up
Ulstein Design & Solutions, part of Ulstein Group, and SeaOwls are partnering up to jointly develop the next generation self-propelled heavy lift jack-up vessel. The joint effort will combine SeaOwls’ experience in jack-up technology and engineering and Ulstein’s track record in heavy lift vessel de
Enterprize Energy and Northland Power Start Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan
Singapore-based upstream energy company Enterprize Energy and Canada’s Northland Power Inc. have launched an inaugural offshore wind farm project in the Taiwan Strait, the Hai Long offshore wind farm project. Hai Long is a joint venture between Yushan Energy, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of
Enterprize Energy and Northland Power Start Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan
Singapore-based upstream energy company Enterprize Energy and Canada’s Northland Power Inc. have launched an inaugural offshore wind farm project in the Taiwan Strait, the Hai Long offshore wind farm project. Hai Long is a joint venture between Yushan Energy, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of
Douglas-Westwood: Multi-Billion Offshore Wind Projects Now the Norm
Offshore wind construction activity has surged in recent years and the trend is likely to continue with the industry’s engineering projects set to reach a EUR 286 billion Capex from 2017 to 2025, Douglas-Westwood (DW) reports in its new Offshore Wind Market Briefing. Often running counter-cyclical t
East of England Businesses Invited to Explore German Offshore Wind Opportunities
East of England companies looking at investing and expanding into the German offshore wind market can meet experts from Germany Trade and Invest at a ”Doing Business in Germany” event which will be held at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft on 3 November. Germany Trade and Invest has partnered with OrbisEnerg
France and UK Continue MMCM Partnership
Thales, BAE Systems and their partner SAAB, ECA Group and ASV Global have welcomed the confirmation by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) will continue their collaboration for the combined United K
WINDCUBE Lidar Starts Collecting Wind Data Off Massachusetts
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), working with AWS Truepower of Albany, New York, has installed a WINDCUBE vertical profiling lidar at WHOI’s Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), located two miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, in the Outer Continental Shelf. Funding
Video: Tidetec’s tidal prototype installation off Norway
The video shows Tidetec’s installation of its prototype tidal device off Norway.
U.S. senators support wave energy test facility off Oregon
U.S. senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan have urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to support the construction of the United States’ open-ocean, power grid-connected wave energy test facility at a site off the Oregon coast.
EMF from Subsea Power Cables Doesn’t Harm Marine Organisms, Study Shows
A new report from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) addresses four questions about the impact of submerged power cables on fish and invertebrates, the principal one being whether electromagnetic fields (EMF) from submerged power cables attract or repulse fish or invertebrates. The purpose
Top News of the Week, 17 – 23 October
Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (I