Offshore Renewables – Page 94
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News£3bn challenge to boost wind power revenue
The UK’s Carbon Trust has announced a shortlist of 13 concepts for optimising the maintenance of offshore wind farms, increasing turbine availability and thus cost competitiveness for the sector.
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NewsTidal Energy Summit returns to London
Global interest in Tidal Energy is growing and demonstration tidal projects are already producing energy in Europe, America and Asia.
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NewsVestas consults on turbine factory
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has begun a consultation process to turn ambitious plans to manufacture its next generation offshore wind turbine at the UK port of Sheerness into a reality.
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NewsSpanish wind moves into German waters
Spain based energy company IBERDROLA has begun the process to install its first offshore wind farm in Germany, the Wikinger, to be located off the German coast in the Baltic.
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NewsSeaLimpet set for secure renewable future
Britain''s Gael Force Group, has launched its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity based mooring device for the subsea and renewables sectors.
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NewsFirst order for Turbine Access System
UK marine engineering company Houlder has made the first sale of its award winning Turbine Access System (TAS).
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NewsMajor order for wind turbine cranes
German wind turbine producer REpower Systems SE has placed an order with Palfinger Wind for 48 PSM 400 platform cranes, furthering a successful cooperation which dates to 2003.
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NewsNew turbine installation vessel concept
A collaboration agreement between two well established marine companies has revealed the latest concept in the fast developing wind turbine installation vessel market.
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NewsJack-Up Barge deploys newbuild to Germany
Dutch barge supplier Jack-Up Barge has signed a multi-year charter agreement with the German BARD Group for Jack-Up Barge''s self elevating platforms JB-115 and JB-117 in a contract valued at over €100m.
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NewsActivity gathers pace at London Array
To mark Global Wind Day, London Array recently gave an update on progress at their windfarm in the Thames estuary.
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NewsCan offshore wind farms benefit marine life?
A new report published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Environmental Research Letters’ has suggested that offshore wind farms may be beneficial to marine life ecosystems in the long term.
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NewsA Jumbo job of monopile delivery
Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEW''s manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany to Barrow in Furness in the UK.
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NewsLegless when installing turbine foundations
Two major players in the world of offshore wind and energy shipping have joined forces to develop a wind turbine foundation installation vessel.
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News£11m for Wales’ first tidal power device
Wales’ first full scale tidal stream energy generator will be deployed in 2012, having secured £6.4m support from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
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NewsNew partnership keeps WTIV plans on track
Hochtief Construction has a new partner for the construction and operation of DP jack-up vessels for offshore wind farm installations.
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News£25m for wind turbine drive train test rig
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it will invest £25m into an open access, wind turbine drive train test rig seen as crucial for the continued success and further expansion of the UK’s offshore wind industry.
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NewsConsultant considers Round 3 challenges
When it comes to UK Round 3 wind farms, it may be better to resolve some of the current issues and benefit from economies of scale, rather than relying on scaling up by using the operational experiences from Round 1 and 2.
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NewsWind farm boats blow over from down under
Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid-2010, the Australia based builder has announced the award of a contract for the design and construction of three purpose built 21m offshore support vessels.
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NewsUK renewables support ‘only a drop in the ocean’
An announcement by UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker that the Government will provide up to £20m to fund new marine power technology has received a lukewarm response from the nation’s largest marine energy trade association.
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NewsFirst commercial wave power plant opens
The Basque seaport of Mutriku made energy generation history last week when utility company Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) officially started the Mutriku wave power plant, the first in commercial operation.
