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Top News of the Week, 10-16 April 2017
Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Auction Bid Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects, with at least one of the developer
Aqua Power Technologies unveils wave energy device design
Aqua Power Technologies has presented the final design iteration of its wave energy converter.
Innovate UK puts out over £4M for energy SMEs
Innovate UK plans to launch a funding competition for UK businesses to fund feasibility studies in infrastructure systems, including renewable energy.
Elia Board Greenlights Modular Offshore Grid Project
The board of directors of Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia has approved the EUR 400 million investment into the so-called electricity plug, or Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea.
DCNS Energies starts dismantling Paimpol-Bréhat array
DCNS Energies and its subsidiary OpenHydro have retrieved one of the two turbines of the Paimpol-Bréhat array to conduct repairs on the faulty part identified last year.
DONG Explains the Thinking Behind Subsidy-Free Bids
DONG Energy has revealed the factors behind the decision to place two zero subsidy bids in the first round of offshore wind auctions in Germany. As reported earlier, the Bundesnetzagentur awarded DONG the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a combined capacity of
DONG Explains the Thinking Behind Subsidy-Free Bids
DONG Energy has revealed the factors behind the decision to place two zero subsidy bids in the first round of offshore wind auctions in Germany. As reported earlier, the Bundesnetzagentur awarded DONG the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a combined capacity of
Scotrenewables’ SR2000 goes full force
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 floating tidal turbine has reached full-rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Shell Makes Case for 20GW of Dutch Offshore Wind by 2030
Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has called on the government in the Netherlands to increase its target for installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 20 gigawatts, Reuters reports.
Seagreen Deploys ZephIR LiDAR Tandem
Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has deployed two ZephIR Wind LiDAR units as part of the ongoing engineering works for the design of the wind turbine generators, their foundations, and the array layout at the 2.45GW Firth of Forth Zone off Scotland. One of the LiDAR units was deployed on a floating buoy
Extreme conditions analysis tool for WECs gets update
The WEC Design Response Toolbox (WDRT) for extreme response and fatigue modeling and analysis received an update to its environmental characterization model.
France green-lights Normandie Hydro tidal pilot
The prefecture of Manche in the French region of Normandy has officially authorized the construction of a pilot tidal farm in Raz Blanchard, off France.
Video: Penguin wave device installation at EMEC
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has released a video featuring the recent installation of its Penguin wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
MEW conference underlines Welsh marine energy progress
Marine Energy Wales (MEW) has welcomed 240 experts and business leaders at its annual conference to discuss the progress made in the Welsh marine renewable energy sector.