Technology
OWI-Lab: 3D Printing Brings Offshore Wind R&D Costs Down
3D printing of a mold for the wind turbine blades can lead to cost-savings within the product development cycle, and the technology also makes it easier, and cheaper, to add more functionality into components, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab) reports. Wind turbine blades pr
EU-US researchers to step up cooperation
European and American researchers will be able to work together more closely on projects funded under Horizon 2020 thanks to an agreement between the European Commission and the US government.
Sabik Offshore and Orga Aviation Combine Offshore Wind Farm Aids to Navigation Offering
German marine aids to navigation specialist Sabik Offshore GmbH and Orga Aviation BV, a Dutch provider of aviation obstruction products, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and market an integrated marine aids to navigation and aviation obstruction solution for safe sea and air navigati
Bureau Veritas backs Bardot Group’s floating OTEC
The latest floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) concept from Bardot Group has been approved by the classification agency Bureau Veritas.
AWS, Trident Energy team up for WEC optimization
AWS and Trident Energy will work together to optimize the design of the Archimedes Waveswing wave energy converter.
Tidal Sails gears up for final TackReach testing
Norway-based tidal energy developer, Tidal Sails, is preparing to conduct the final testing of its scale prototype TackReach tidal energy device.
Study: Wind and Solar Cheaper and Cleaner than Biomass
Wind and solar power are likely to be less expensive than burning trees in order to replace coal in the United Kingdom, according to a new study released today by the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Conducted by London-based Vivid Economics, the study says these truly clean, ren
TowerPower Is ‘Onshoring’ Offshore Wind Turbine Inspections
The EU-funded TowerPower project is developing a system which will allow maintenance and inspection teams to continuously monitor the structural condition of offshore wind turbines on land via real-time wireless links. The project, which is entering its final year, is currently integrating this pion
Bardot Group to construct OTEC plant in Maldives
Bardot Group, a French company specialised in subsea engineering and equipment manufacturing for offshore energy, has signed a contract to install an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system in an eco-resort in the Maldives.
Ampyx Power Taking PowerPlanes Offshore
The Hague-based Ampyx Power has appointed Bernard van Hemert as project manager responsible for the research of the offshore application of PowerPlanes, autonomous tethered aircraft that generate wind power at sea, and for the realisation of the commercial prototype AP4. Van Hemert will lead the off
Ampyx Power Taking PowerPlanes Offshore
The Hague-based Ampyx Power has appointed Bernard van Hemert as project manager responsible for the research of the offshore application of PowerPlanes, autonomous tethered aircraft that generate wind power at sea, and for the realisation of the commercial prototype AP4. Van Hemert will lead the off
Specialist Aviation Services Orders Six Choppers In a Push to Enter UK Offshore Wind Market
Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have signed a framework agreement for six AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters during this week’s Helitech International in Amsterdam. The aircraft are planned to be delivered between 2017 and 2019 and will be used to expand SAS emergency serv
NOF Energy joins hands with UKEF for supply chain exporters
NOF Energy, the business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors, has teamed up with UK Export Finance to support supply chain companies’ international trade ambitions.
GTIS Introduces New Multi-Functional Pontoon
Saint-Petersburg based engineering company Global Technologies of Innovative Systems (GTIS) has presented a new multi-functional pontoon for dredging and underwater engineering operations. GTIS Director General, Yevgeny Yeryomin, said that the construction was performed at the premises of Interferru