Offshore Renewables – Page 68
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NewsBureau Veritas approves WindFloat foundation
Global classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation following tests off Portugal.
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NewsWave energy funding frenzy
WITT Energy, the inventors of a completely new wave energy capture device, first reported in March MJ has overfunded by over £1.6 million on its hugely successful Crowdcube equity campaign.
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NewsMinesto orders turbine prototype from Schottel Hydro
Swedish tidal power company Minesto, together with German tidal turbine manufacturer Schottel Hydro, has completed the turbine design of Minesto’s tidal power plant Deep Green.
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NewsStatoil plans battery storage for Hywind
A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world''s first floating wind farm. The Hywind project to be located off the coast off Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland will have a battery storage facility incorporated into its shore station to optimise the electrical power distribution.
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NewsAll-Energy – all ready to welcome you
All-Energy 2016, the UK’s largest renewable and sustainable energy exhibition and conference, is being held 4-5 May at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK – You can register free of charge to attend at www.all-energy.co.uk.
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NewsRenewables industry Brexit considerations
The UK’s Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has launched a multi-client study to analyse the possible implications of a Brexit (British exit of the European Union) on the UK’s future offshore renewables and environmental legislation.
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NewsOnline map explodes onto the offshore wind market
The location of unexploded mines and bombs around the UK coastline has been revealed in a new online map designed to aid the developers of offshore energy projects like wind farms and cable laying.
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NewsIrish wave and tidal sector surging along
Ireland is rapidly emerging as a key player in the development of wave and tidal energy technologies. Late last year, Brian Motherway, the outgoing CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), predicted that the country''s marine energy market could be worth €15bn to Ireland''s economy by ...
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NewsRentel plugging in
Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded the EPCI contract for its offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The scope comprises design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of the monopile foundation and topside including high voltage and ancillary equipment.
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NewsSolution for exploding piles
Germany-based Noske-Kaeser, a provider of systems for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, piping, fire fighting and CBRN protection, has developed a new ventilation system to protect offshore wind turbine foundations from explosive gas mixtures. Several systems are currently in successful long-term tests with a renowned wind turbine operator.
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NewsMarine energy capture device seeks investment
UK start-up WITT Ltd, says it is set to change the face of renewable energy forever with its ground-breaking new energy harvesting technology, The WITT.
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Spanish rebrand
German wind turbine service provider Deutsche Windtechnik, is rebranding the company name of its Spanish subsidiary GPS (General Power Services S.L.) to Deutsche Windtechnik S.L. The name change reflects and emphasises the company’s strategic approach to offer European services from a single source.
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NewsWavepower recruitment drive
UK Wave energy company Wavepower has revealed plans to recruit 30 more people to its expanding team. The Glastonbury-based renewables firm says it is searching for talented engineers and graduates to play pivotal roles in the next stage of its exciting growth.
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NewsSchottel Hydro sells 16 tidal turbines to SME
Over the next two years German tidal turbine specialist Schottel Hydro will deliver 16 Schottel Instream Turbines (SIT) with a capacity of 62 kW each to Sustainable Marine Energy (SME). The British company has signed a long term contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and will build a ...
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NewsLow cost anchoring system for floating tidal generators
The UK’s Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre), Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine.
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Offshore wind consultancy contract
Semcon in Germany has signed a new framework agreement with the Danish energy company DONG Energy. The agreement covers consultancy services for DONG Energy’s German Offshore Wind Power business activities.
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NewsLiDAR comparison for offshore wind mapping
The UK-headquartered Carbon Trust has announced the start of the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology which is taking place in Dublin Bay, Ireland. This is the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) project designed to help reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind.
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NewsNew guide to offshore wind cable burial
The UK’s Offshore Wind Accelerator has published a new report to inform industry on how to apply the Cable Burial Risk Assessment Guidance (CBRA) following its launch earlier this year.
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NewsCorpower at EMEC
Swedish wave energy developer, CorPower Ocean, has signed up to test its novel resonant wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
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NewsMonopile non-destructive testing breakthrough
Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Ltd (GGOWL), the operators of the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (offshore UK) has utilised the latest vacuum blasting techniques from Seawork exhibitor Precision Blast Systems Ltd as part of its maintenance plan.
