Technology
MHI Vestas 9.5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Cleared for Takeoff
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured final certification for the V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine model.
LOC buys into Innosea
LOC Renewables, part of LOC Group marine international consultancy, has acquired a 70% stake in the French marine energy engineering company Innosea.
GEPS Techno starts 150kW wave prototype build-out
French developer GEPS Techno has launched the construction of its wave energy platform prototype that will be tested at the SEM-REV marine renewables test site, off the western coast of France.
Siemens Gamesa: Danish Demo Site Proves Cost Effective (Video)
Some of the innovative elements introduced on the 28MW Nissum Bredning Vind offshore demonstrator site in Denmark have led to cost reductions of up to 30% compared to traditional elements, Siemens Gamesa said.
Siemens Gamesa: Danish Demo Site Proves Cost Effective (Video)
Some of the innovative elements introduced on the 28MW Nissum Bredning Vind offshore demonstrator site in Denmark have led to cost reductions of up to 30% compared to traditional elements, Siemens Gamesa said.
Finding NEMO proves challenging for the French
The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) project in Martinique, planned by French companies Naval Energies and Akuo Energy, has been shelved indefinitely due to technical difficulties.
EOWDC Opens Doors to Offshore Wind Innovators
Swedish energy group Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have formed an alliance to allow offshore wind innovators the opportunity to test and demonstrate new technology in real-world operating conditions at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Ab
SIMEC Atlantis Energy enters business scene
The reverse takeover acquisition between SIMEC – a GFG Alliance company – and Atlantis Resources has been completed, resulting in the re-admittance of the company with the new name on the AIM.
NEMOS ropes outlive standards
German developer NEMOS has reported favorable test results for its newly developed rope construction that may be used for the company’s wave energy device.
UK’s marine renewables expertise reaches all seven continents
Trade and professional body for marine renewables – RenewableUK – has published a report on the activities of the UK-based companies working in the onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries on global scale in 2017.
Waves4Power names new Chief Executive
Swedish-based Waves4Power has appointed Emil Christiansen to the role of President and CEO of the company which is now looking for financing for the next phase of its wave power system development.
Catapult Makes Offshore Wind Data Available
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a new open-access service offering a series of data sets from the 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife, as well as the turbine’s met mast and electrical substation.
Top news, June 11 – 17, 2018
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 11 – June 17, 2018.
Kyuden Mirai, Cape Sharp first to get Cherbourg-built OpenHydro turbines
The new tidal turbine plant in Cherbourg, France, built in only ten months and officially launched on June 14, will produce its first two turbines in a few weeks and deliver them to projects in Canada and Japan, developed by Cape Sharp Tidal and Kyuden Mirai Energy, respectively.