Technology
GE In Hot Water over LM Wind Power Takeover
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to General Electric (GE) alleging the company breached EU merger rules by providing incorrect or misleading information in connection to the takeover of LM Wind Power. In the Statement of Objections, the Commission has informed GE of its pre
Orkney Council pays £1 for Pelamis wave energy device
Orkney Islands Council has bought the Pelamis P2 wave energy device from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for the nominal sum of £1.
Waves4Power targets 2018 for next-gen wave system roll-out
Waves4Power has signed an agreement with the Norwegian company Stryvo Group for full-scale series production of its new wave energy system.
wpd Opts For Mermaid to Tackle Weather Risk on Offshore Wind Projects
wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH has become the latest European wind farm operator to take James Fisher Marine Services’ Mermaid as its tool for assessing the weather risk on its offshore construction and O&M activities.
Canada sets up C$1.3 billion Strategic Innovation Fund
The government of Canada has launched a Strategic Innovation Fund to attract and support large-scale business investments across all sectors of the economy.
DONG Orders Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa and DONG Energy have signed an agreement for the supply and maintenance of 94 8MW turbines at the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in Dutch waters.
DONG Orders Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa and DONG Energy have signed an agreement for the supply and maintenance of 94 8MW turbines at the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in Dutch waters.
Life DemoWave makes progress with WEC construction
Developers behind the Life DemoWave project have informed that the construction of wave energy converters (WECs), planned for deployment off Galicia, is well underway.
Norfolk Marine’s Scour Prevention System for Elisa Floater
Norfolk Marine’s Tyre Filled Net (TFN) scour prevention system will be installed as scour protection for the foundation of the 5MW Elisa prototype under construction in the Canary Islands.
GKinetic scores funding for prototype testing
GKinetic Energy has received close to €100,000 from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to carry out further optimization and testing of its tidal technology this summer.
Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter Proves Success in Belgium
DC Dredging recently completed a two-months trial with the Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter (SDM) at their hopper dredging vessel RIO, Rhosonics said in its latest case study. The SDM was used during a beach filling project in front of the Belgium coast in early 2017. “Originally, the ship RIO was equ
UKCMER calls for tidal and wave energy proposals
The EPSRC-funded Supergen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER), in association with Wave Energy Scotland, has opened a call for research projects in wave and tidal energy.
Changing tides could impact tidal renewable energy sites
The study of the impact of global sea-level rise on tides has found that tidal changes will have implications for existing and proposed tidal renewable energy sites.
JFSE Supports VBMS on Offshore Wind Cable Repair Projects
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is providing equipment and personnel to VBMS for several concurrent offshore wind projects.