Technology
Wärtsilä Heart for Orion
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for Orion, DEME Group’s wind farm installation vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China.
RenewableUK: Renewables Should Be the Cornerstone of UK Industrial Strategy
RenewableUK is calling on the UK government to make wind, wave and tidal energy key parts of its new Industrial Strategy.
Industry urges UK government to embrace renewables
Six renewable energy trade associations from the UK have in a joint letter called the UK government to embrace a wide range of renewable energy technologies in its upcoming Industrial Strategy.
Image of the day: CoRMaT turbine heading for deployment
The image, taken by Nautricity’s Chief Executive Officer, Cameron Johnstone on April 16, 2017, shows Nautricity’s CoRMAt tidal turbine during installation at tidal test site in Orkney, UK.
Dutch Plan Offshore Wind Mission to China
Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Consulate General of the Netherlands in Guangzhou are organising an offshore wind mission to Guangdong and Fujian, China in May.
OrbisEnergy to Host Subsea Engineering Workshop
Lowestoft-based OrbisEnergy will on 3 May host the first in a series of workshops tackling subsea engineering issues, ranging from corrosion and tidal scour at turbine towers, to keeping seals away from piling work.
Canadian premiers form Atlantic Clean Energy Partnership
The premiers of four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic have established the Atlantic Clean Energy Partnership to drive forward the development of clean energy sector.
EC-OG turns on subsea power hybrid in Orkney
Aberdeen-based engineering company EC-OG has installed and switched on its Subsea Power Hub (SPH) system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
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