The power take-off (PTO) system and sensors on the 1:50 DUO wave energy device scaled model have been wet tested at the wave tank in Queens University in Belfast. Sea Potential’s scaled model is nearly ready for shipment to Iowa where it will be tested as part of the Wave Energy Prize challenge. Acc
Take a look at the video showcasing the deployment operation of Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine. Sabella’s 1 MW D10 tidal turbine has been depoloyed and grid-connected earlier this year. It is located in Fromveur Passage, off France, and is delivering power to the Ushant island. Combi Lift’s cargo ship
The dredging operations at the Oslo Fairway, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, Wasa Dredging, are moving ahead. Wasa has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging scheme, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work. About 90.000m
Siemens has advertised 135 vacant posts at its new facilities in Hull, the largest number of opportunities made available so far, Green Port Hull reports. The bulk of the newly-advertised jobs are 120 roles for production operatives within the wind turbine blade factory that is now taking shape at H
French multinational bank BNP Paribas will more than double the financing resources allocated to the renewable energy sector, from EUR 6.9 billion in 2014 to EUR 15 billion in 2020, and strengthen its policies for the management of carbon risk. The bank will also continue to promote Green Bonds to i
Lancashire-based VolkerInfra has been awarded its first contract with Siemens Energy which will see the company work on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The company will install extra high voltage cables required to connect the onshore substation to the wind farm which is off the Norfolk coast. Volke
IT Power has carried out a site screening study for wave and offshore floating wind technology developers Floating Power Plant (FPP). IT Power said that, using FPP’s technical and commercial site requirements as the search criteria, it identified huge potential for FPP in the UK, locating a number o
Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Minesto’s Deep Green tidal power plant. For Minesto, Schottel Hydro is developing a new turbine variant, which will optimally fit the requirements of Deep Green. The Deep Green turbine will be significantly smaller and operate at higher r
IT Power has completed a site finding exercise for Floating Power Plant which is looking to deploy its commercial floating wind and wave unit in the UK. Using Floating Power Plant’s (FPP) technical and commercial site requirements as the search criteria, IT Power located a number of sites suitable f
German hydrokinetic energy specialist Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Deep Green, an underwater kite construction developed by the Swedish company Minesto, in 2016. Schottel Hydro will develop a new turbine variant to optimally fit the requirements of Deep Green. The li
Companies hoping to win contracts in the GBP 25 billion UK offshore wind farm investment must be innovative and cut their costs to be part of it, over 250 supply chain representatives heard during an event to celebrate Offshore Wind Week held in Lowestoft. Businesses supplying services, products and
Waterking BV, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, will participate in the Excon 2015 event, in Bangalore, India, from 25th-29th November 2015. CEO of Waterking, Mr. Jakob Knoop, and Marketing Manager for South Asia, Mr. Rajan Peter, will represent the company at the
Take a look at the video of the recently completed first phase of the £2.4 million Tidal Array Cabling Solution project. The first phase of the tidal array cabling project involved the installation and retrieval of Jee’s ‘U-tube’ cabling protection structure at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound tidal test site
The preparation works are currently underway for dredging at HMNB Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. In June, the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) announced it had awarded a contract worth £31 million to Fareham based Boskalis Westminster Ltd for work to
