Offshore Renewables – Page 96
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NewsOperators respond to wind farm demand
With details now emerging of around 20 firm orders and options for wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) worldwide, it is possible to gain a picture of how those involved are responding to the demand for this relatively new type of vessel.
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NewsSpotlight on power sees All-Energy shine
All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, has just got even larger.
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NewsScottish plans for wind energy
Plans for developing Scotland’s offshore wind potential have been unveiled with publication of Blue Seas – Green Energy, the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters.
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NewsJoint development wind turbine vessel
Marine power solutions provider Wärtsilä and oil and gas services company Aker Solutions will be combining their expertise to develop a new and environmentally sound concept for offshore wind farm installation vessels.
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NewsMarine energy opportunities highlighted
Businesses will have the chance to learn more about the marine energy opportunities for the Orkney and Pentland Firth waters at an event in Caithness on Tuesday 5 April.
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NewsMixed response to UK budget
The Conservative led UK Coalition Government’s second budget delivered a mix of hope and disappointment last month to those with an interest in marine energy.
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NewsAnti-fouling for marine energy system
Chesterfield UK based Cathelco Ltd has won an order to supply seawater pipework anti-fouling equipment for Pelamis, the ‘sea snake’ structure which produces electricity from the action of the waves.
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NewsFalmouth seeks marine energy test site
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) in the UK has submitted a licence application for an energy test site in Falmouth Bay, Cornwall.
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NewsTidal turbine on course for UK funding
The SeaGen tidal energy turbine, designed by Britain’s Marine Current Turbines Ltd, has achieved and passed the UK Government’s operating performance criteria for the UK’s emerging tidal and wave energy technologies.
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NewsOffshore wind propels Holyhead growth
The Holyhead Boatyard Group has set a course for new offshore business opportunities after securing £2.7m investment in the largest debt investment to date from Finance Wales.
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NewsGreen Port Hull project moving closer
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned to prepare the marine elements of an environmental statement in support of the proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull.
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NewsWales targets marine energy development
Excellent collaboration between local business and academic, environmental and governmental organisations is putting Wales in a strong position to develop the UK’s marine renewable energy industry.
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NewsConsultation for Kentish Flats extension
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has revealed details of its plans to extend the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm as it consults the local community and prepares the Statement of Community Consultation document.
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NewsFoundation designs under the spotlight
Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has recently published a Joint Industry Project (JIP) report into offshore wind turbine foundation structures.
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NewsBlade racks contract for A&P Falmouth
The A&P Group, which has seven drydocks in three UK locations, has won a multi-million pound contract for the renewable industry with work being carried out at their shipyard in Falmouth.
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NewsEnergy opportunities prompt Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction, the cluster of organisations representing Teesside’s growing renewable energy sector and its associated supply chain, held a strategy meeting in Middlesbrough recently.
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NewsScots group seizes local opportunity
The completion of a new generation wave power device at Invergordon in Scotland signals the growing diversification of Port Services Group (PSG) into the renewable energy sector.
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NewsMega-crane readied for Round 3 wind farms
An innovative crane being built in Rostock is destined for a new heavy lift jack-up vessel for Beluga Hochtief Offshore, a joint venture of Hochtief Construction AG and Beluga Shipping GmbH.
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NewsRenewable UK campaign for marine energy
Britain''s renewable energy trade association RenewableUK launched a campaign on Wednesday urging the Government not to cut vital financial support for the marine energy sector.
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NewsGrant funding for underwater kites trials
Tidal energy device developer Minesto UK Ltd is receiving a grant of up to £350,000 from the Carbon Trust funded by Invest Northern Ireland to deploy the first seagoing prototype of its seakite technology, ''Deep Green''.
