Cambridge University’s site informs that a preliminary study has been undertaken at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), which indicates that payback ratios for offshore wind farms could be increased twofold if manufacturers adopted new methods for building the structures that support the turbines
HARBOUR Master Rob Brown thinks Ramsgate could benefit from marine energy. “This is the most exciting place for Thanet right now. Already this port is serving three of the biggest wind farms in the world and we have the facilities companies need to expand into wave and tidal energy,” he said. There
Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has welcomed a trio of reports issued today by the Low Carbon Innovation Co-ordination Group (LCICG). The ETI is a founding member of the LCICG. The three Technology Innovation Needs Assessment (TINA) reports on Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS), Marine Energy an
Gravitas Offshore Limited is the latest UK company to secure innovation funding from a DECC and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) innovation scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “The Coalition is committed t
Octopus, a 414 foot megayacht, one of the world’s largest private superyachts, is the latest to set sail on an expedition to study a British battleship lost during World War II. The HMS Hood was sunk during a battle in the North Atlantic in 1941. This 40,000 ton wreck, which was located 11 years [&h
As the BBC reports, a new research by Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) shows that the pink-footed geese are avoiding new offshore wind turbines. Namely, Pawel Plonczkier and Ian Simms from Fera monitored pink-footed geese’s migration patterns using radar. The monitoring started in 2007, a
DNV’s summer students presented the results of seven weeks of intense and targeted work to develop a realistic and suitable concept for a year-round Arctic oil spill response system, including requirements for people, vessels and equipment. DNV’s summer project is an annual programme organised durin
CWE Ireland has applied with the Department of the Environment for the licence to develop a five megawatt wave energy project off the west Clare coast, writes the Irish Times. The company, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, chose this site after a two year research. Ki
A joint industry project, entitled SURF IM, that aims to enable an integrated approach to integrity management of subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) systems, and develop new best practice guidelines for subsea integrity management is underway. Wood Group Kenny are leading the project, whic
Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable will today welcome substantial new investment in the UK as international delegates from the world’s oil and gas companies meet at the British Business Embassy in London. Up to 4,000 UK jobs will be supported by the GDF SUEZ- operated Cygnu
An international study to understand and predict the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine organisms living in seas from the tropics to the poles is published this week in the journal Global Change Biology. Ocean acidification is occurring because some of the increased c
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, on Tuesday July 31st, launched a Government plan to double the value of Ireland’s ocean wealth to 2.4% of GDP by 2030 and increase the turnover from the ocean economy to exceed €6.4bn by 2020. The report, ‘Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth – An Integrated Marine Plan for Irel
Oceana acknowledges the generous support of Villum Foundation, which has awarded a twelve month grant to support Oceana’s Baltic Sea recovery programme. The funds will support the international marine conservation organization efforts to expand the network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in this se
