Offshore Renewables – Page 54
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Wind energy PPAs on the rise
According to trade body Wind Europe, companies around Europe have now signed nearly 5GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with wind farms. This is almost equivalent to Denmark’s total wind energy capacity.
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NewsCWind agreement with ORE Catapult
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation centre.
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News€12.8m to demonstrate ocean energy farms
A new project has been launched which provides $12.8m funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments.
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NewsCommercial power platform to undergo testing
A new 150KW capacity renewable energy power platform utilising wave, solar, wind and current energy will undergo 18 months of testing.
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NewsIrish ocean energy test facility opens
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Ireland’s only Ocean Testing Facility in Cork.
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NewsSun, sea and Sinn
German wave energy developer Sinn Power was recently invited to a business trip to Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao.
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NewsSteady Top Feeder
London Offshore Consultants (LOC) has provided Barge Master and GustoMSC with an approval in principle for the work method of their Steady Top Feeder solution.
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NewsWASh2Emden project launches
A funded project to synthesise hydrogen using the excess power generated by wind turbines has launched in the German port of Emden.
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NewsWaves4Power developments
Norwegian wave energy developer Waves4Power has announced its plans for the future development of its pioneering wave buoy writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGrant for Rope Robotics blade repair work
Danish company Rope Robotics has received a major grant to further develop its innovative system for using robots to inspect and repair wind turbine blades writes Dag Pike.
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NewsJFMS opens Taiwan base to support renewables
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has opened a new regional support base in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the country’s transition to renewable energy.
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Ørsted building wind farm base in Vlissingen
The new base will be located in the Buitenhaven section of the Dutch port of Vlissingen which has 24 hour access irrespective of the tidal conditions.
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NewsOffshore kite energy could use turbine foundations
The Airborne Wind Energy System developed by Ampryx Power is working on a new tether that will enable units to generate up to 2MW writes Dag Pike
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NewsQOS Energy to monitor Sabella tidal installation
The first tidal energy plant to be installed in French waters is now being monitored by a sophisticated monitoring system developed by QOS Energy writes Dag Pike.
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NewsBetter monitoring at French tidal energy site
French tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, Sabella, has joined forces with fellow French software vendor, QOS Energy, to improve monitoring of the former’s Ushant tidal energy project.
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NewsWelsh offshore wind opportunities
Scaling up offshore wind generation could help Wales meet its renewable energy and decarbonisation targets, as well as deliver local economic stimulus, says a new report.
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NewsWello launches Penguin WEC2
Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Oy, has launched the next iteration of its Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia.
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NewsEnvironmental impacts of wave energy
A European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) project has been launched to address long-term environmental concerns around the development of emerging wave energy technologies.
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NewsEntering the Asian offshore wind market
Austrian crane and lifesaving equipment manufacturer Palfinger Marine has signed a contract that it considers to be a ‘door opener’ to the potentially lucrative Asian offshore wind market.
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NewsProject seeks to develop Orkney oxygen market
A new project is exploring how circular economy approaches can be applied to optimise the efficiency of hydrogen production and stimulate the development of a local oxygen market in Orkney, Scotland.
