Technology
Wind Farm Radio System Lands SCORE Grant
WaveCom, a new radio communications system to serve the East of England’s growing offshore wind farm construction industry, has won a GBP 50,000 grant as part of the Supply Chain Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) programme. This custom-built two-way radio network to provide coverage a
European Offshore Wind Projects Attract Record EUR 18.2 Billion in 2016
European offshore wind projects attracted a record EUR 18.2 billion of investments in 2016, according to WindEurope. Eleven projects reached Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2016. This represents 4,948MW of new capacity across five countries, half of it in the UK. Giles Dickson, Chief Executive Of
European Offshore Wind Projects Attract Record EUR 18.2 Billion in 2016
European offshore wind projects attracted a record EUR 18.2 billion of investments in 2016, according to WindEurope. Eleven projects reached Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2016. This represents 4,948MW of new capacity across five countries, half of it in the UK. Giles Dickson, Chief Executive Of
Guinard Energies checks French Guiana’s tidal resources
French start-up, Guinard Energies, has completed an on-site assessment of French Guiana’s tidal resources using its Poseide technology.
Atlantis and Ideol Join Forces on UK Floating Offshore Wind Project
Marine renewables developer Atlantis Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French floating foundations designer Ideol to collaborate on a floating wind project off the UK. The collaboration will seek to initiate the development of a floating offshore wind project of up to
EMEC appoints Metocean Data Manager
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has named Joe Thompson as its new Metocean Data Manager.
Maersk Training Starts 2017 Open Evening Season in Newcastle
Maersk Training in Newcastle is hosting its first open evening of 2017 on 1 February to promote a training course which helps people looking to start a new career in the wind industry. The training experts, based in Newcastle, have been running the Level 2 Diploma in Staying Safe in the Wind Industr
Maersk Training Starts 2017 Open Evening Season in Newcastle
Maersk Training in Newcastle is hosting its first open evening of 2017 on 1 February to promote a training course which helps people looking to start a new career in the wind industry. The training experts, based in Newcastle, have been running the Level 2 Diploma in Staying Safe in the Wind Industr
UK Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Gets to Work
The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) has launched its first programme, the Offshore Wind Innovation Exchange (OWIX), the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult reports. The news of the first programme being launched was announced on Wednesday, 25 January, at the Rushlight Show Cleantech Confere
US DOE Launches LiDAR Buoy Loan Program
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has implemented a loan program to lend its LiDAR buoys to qualified parties to acquire wind resource characterization data in areas of interest for offshore wind energy development. DOE currently owns two AXYS WindSentinel buoys that collect meteorological and ocean
Massachussetts Lawmakers Go All-In on Renewables
Massachusetts State Representatives Sean Garballey and Marjorie Decker, and State Senator Jamie Eldridge have filed a bill that would commit Massachusetts to obtain 100 per cent of its electricity from clean, renewable sources like solar and wind by 2035. The bill, An Act to transition Massachusetts
Scotland Counts on Offshore Wind in New Energy Strategy
The draft Scottish Energy Strategy has set out a new target to deliver the equivalent of 50 per cent of the energy required for Scotland’s heat, transport and electricity needs from renewable sources by 2030, including energy coming from offshore wind and floating wind farms. To support this vision,
Waterking to Exhibit at CONEXPO 2017
The CONEXPO-CON/AGG event, one of the biggest shows for the construction industries, will take place in Las Vegas from 7-11 March 2017. Along with its business partner DAMEN, Dutch manufacturer of amphibious excavators Waterking will exhibit in the Gold Hall, the company just announced. At the event
Full-scale initial engineering of Tidetec’s turbine shows 11% efficiency gain
The Norway-based tidal energy technology developer, Tidetec, recently carried out an initial engineering for a 20MW turbine system with a 7m diameter turbine runner. The analysis has shown an efficiency gain of 11% in addition to cost reductions for the complete system of 6-9%.