Offshore Renewables – Page 61
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NewsTidal turbulence study tackles energy capture effectiveness
Buoys will be used in a project to improve the design and effectiveness of tidal energy capture devices.
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NewsNovel Finnish project pioneers ice resistant technology at offshore wind farm
At the end of August, Finnish offshore wind energy company Suomen Hyötytuuli celebrated the opening of the innovative ''ice resistant'' Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm, the first project of its kind anywhere in Finland.
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NewsTidal energy used to produce hydrogen gas
In mid-September, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) announced that it had successfully completed its project to produce hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy in Orkney - the first initiative of its kind anywhere in the world.
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NewsUAV technology rises to offshore renewables challenges
According to drone operator Texo Drone Services, across the offshore renewables industry, UAV technology is now an established and essential part of maintenance inspections and surveys.
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NewsTool to reduce operational costs at offshore windfarms
An electronics developer is working on a tool to reduce operation and maintenance costs and risks at offshore windfarms.
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NewsLaminaria raises €2M for wave energy development
Laminaria, a Belgian company in the field of wave energy generation, has raised €2M from new investors, QBIC II and PMV, and existing investor CEIP.
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NewsTurbine installation at Dudgeon offshore windfarm completes
The work to install 67 Siemens 6MW turbines at the Dudgeon offshore windfarm has been completed in a project which one operator calls its toughest to date.
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NewsLower offshore wind prices driving contracts
Cost reductions in offshore wind are fuelling growth in industry contracts with three UK offshore wind projects making successful bids.
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NewsEuropean expertise will help kick-start development of offshore wind in Taiwan
Global Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a number of leading Taiwanese organisations to develop closer cooperation on offshore wind technologies including marine warranty surveys, inspections and testing services.
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Laminaria raises €2M
Laminaria, an innovative Belgian company in the field of wave energy generation, has raised €2M from new investors, QBIC II and PMV, and existing investor CEIP.
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NewsCWind awarded transition piece gate contracts
CWind has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy, to install new and retrofit existing gates on the transition pieces at the Gode Wind and Borkum Riffgrund offshore wind farms, located in the North Sea off the coast of Northern Germany.
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NewsWhitepaper reports on tidal energy storage solutions
Market research company New Energy Update has published a whitepaper investigating the nascent field of energy storage technologies for tidal energy projects.
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NewsPioneering projects to deepen understanding of human and wildlife impacts of offshore developments
The Swedish wind energy company Vattenfall has announced plans to jointly fund pioneering research to explore how bottlenose dolphins, sea trout, salmon, sea birds and humans are affected by offshore wind developments.
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NewsOffshore wind energy - a continuing European success story
Thirty years ago, the European wind energy sector was nothing more than a nice idea - however, since then it has mushroomed into an international business employing many thousands of people and generating ever greater amounts of renewable energy.
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NewsFrance’s first floating turbine mooring installation
Paris-headquartered Bourbon has completed the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France, at the SEM-REV experimental test site off Le Croisic.
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NewsSeatools delivers anode cage installation tool
Seatools will produce an anode cage installation tool for GeoSea, part of installation operations for the Hohe See offshore wind farm (OFW), off the coast of Germany.
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NewsTurbine arrives for floating wind farm
Construction of a floating wind farm off Scotland’s north east coast is near completion and will enable wind energy to be generated in deep water unsuitable for conventional turbines.
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Offshore windfarm seal solution
International cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has delivered a sealing solution to support a new £1.3billion offshore windfarm in the English Channel
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NewsActa Orion serves turbine installation
Netherlands-owned Acta Marine’s construction support vessel Acta Orion is carrying out accommodation and walk-to-work duties for Siemens on Dong Energy’s Norfolk offshore wind farm, Race Bank.
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NewsLiDARs sole wind measurement tool
LiDARs have replaced met masts to become the sole wind measurement tool used for offshore resource assessment and power curve verification purposes, wind measurement experts at a London conference claim.
