Technology
ACORN project moves forward
New phase of the Advanced Coatings for Offshore Renewable Energy (ACORN) project, involving the testing of materials coated with ACORN solutions in open water, has started.
Denmark and USA Ink Offshore Wind MOU
Denmark and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their cooperation on offshore wind energy projects. On 4 May 2016 at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., Danish Ambassador Lars Gert Lose and BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper signed the MOU to recogn
Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016
Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed thi
Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016
Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed thi
Video: Ségolène Royal inaugurates DCNS/OpenHydro turbine
The French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ségolène Royal has officially inaugurated DCNS/OpenHydro tidal turbine in Brest.
Origo Joins Hywind Team
Norwegian technology company Origo Solutions has been awarded a contract to develop a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park. Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland is the world’s first floating wind farm, located some 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberde
Origo Joins Hywind Team
Norwegian technology company Origo Solutions has been awarded a contract to develop a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park. Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland is the world’s first floating wind farm, located some 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberde
US Offshore Wind Demo Projects Could Get a USD 40 Million Boost
The US Senate has passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, a bipartisan legislation which includes a recommendation that USD 40 million be allocated to the offshore wind demonstration programs. Senator Angus King from Maine has urged the Appropriations Committee to include this la
Gallery: World’s largest tidal turbine launched in Belfast
Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2 MW SR2000, the world’s largest energy generating tidal turbine.
SINN Power starts long-term WEC trials
German wave energy company SINN Power has started the long-term trials of its wave energy converter module installed in Crete, Greece.
DCNS closes in on Cherbourg tidal assembly facility
France-based company DCNS has filed a permit application to construct tidal turbines assembly plant in Cherbourg, Normandy.
First Shetland Tidal Array turbine now fully operational
The 100 kW Nova M100 device has passed an extensive series of commissioning tests, and is now fully operational.
WES ponders hiring experts for wave energy research
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is investigating options of calling independent external experts to progress the development of wave energy sector.
Overspeed Introduces OWF Optimization Tool
Overspeed presented Wind & Economy, a new software for optimizing offshore wind farms, at this year’s Hannover Messe. The software is designed to reduce electricity production costs and to increase the effectiveness of the planning teams. In addition, the cost and energy output uncertainty is calcul