Offshore Renewables – Page 98
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NewsVan Oord commissions offshore wind jack-up from Germany
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation.
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NewsGreen Port Hull aims to transform economy
The Port of Hull could be destined to become the UK’s capital for renewable energy if plans unveiled last Friday to attract major wind turbine manufacturers to the city are successful.
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NewsControlling the costs of wind farms
A report from the UK Energy Research Centre investigating the ‘dramatic’ rise in the cost of offshore wind farms in the UK over the last five years has lifted the lid on factors that affect the many strands that make up the industry.
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NewsEurope leading the way in offshore wind
New research released by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of $60.7bn over the next five years.
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NewsWind turbine manufacturers plan UK locations
Three companies have now confirmed their intentions to press ahead with major investment in the offshore wind energy industry in the UK.
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NewsTeesside plans for offshore wind centre
PD Ports is one of the major companies driving Teesside UK’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the European wind energy sector.
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NewsFloating offshore energy resource assessments
Multi-national consultancy Natural Power has announced the successful long-term trial of a product development activity within the company named SeaZephIR, a patented autonomous floating platform with integrated lidar system and renewable power supply capable of providing highly accurate wind data offshore.
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NewsTidal power agreement for Pentland Firth site
MeyGen has entered into an ‘Agreement for Lease’ with the UK’s Crown Estate for the Pentland Firth Inner Sound tidal power site.
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NewsSelf propelled trencher for offshore wind farms
As the number of offshore wind turbines increases, so too does the need for cost effective and efficient installation solutions.
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NewsSecond wind farm transmission link tender round launched
UK energy regulator Ofgem has launched the second tender round for owning and operating high voltage transmission links worth £1.9bn to another six Round 2 wind farms.
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NewsTidal stream developer seeks manufacturing partner
East Yorkshire UK based Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL) has successfully completed a series of rigorous in-water tests on the multi-million pound full scale demonstrator of its Proteus NP1000 tidal stream power generator.
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NewsWind farm contract for German North Sea
Germany’s Hochtief Construction has been awarded the contract for another offshore wind farm.
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NewsBAE Systems joins wave energy research project
Global defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has joined forces with Edinburgh based wave energy developer Aquamarine Power as part of a project worth almost £1m to deliver cheaper, more reliable sources of clean energy for homes across the UK and beyond.
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NewsWave Hub and cable prepared for installation
The latest stage of South West RDA’s (Regional Development Agency) pioneering Wave Hub project is underway as the hub and its 25km cable are loaded onto a cable laying ship ready for deployment offshore in the next few weeks.
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NewsTidal power regenerates Sunderland shipyards
The first of a new generation of tidal powered generators designed and built in the shipyards of Sunderland UK has set sail.
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NewsExtensions for UK wind farms announced
The UK offshore wind farm industry has received a boost with the announcement by The Crown Estate of an offer to three operators to increase capacity.
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NewsHuge potential of UK offshore renewable energy revealed
The Offshore Valuation, published last month by the Offshore Valuation Group, is the first comprehensive valuation of the UK''s offshore renewable energy resource over the long term that explicitly assesses electricity exports to Europe.
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NewsNew wave energy device aims for utility scale output
Scottish marine energy technology developer, AWS Ocean Energy, has started testing its new wave energy device in Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
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NewsNew base is forerunner to planned Weser offshore port
Part of Bremerhaven Container Terminal is being leased to wind energy firm RWE Innogy as an interim construction and assembly base for offshore wind turbines until the Weser can build an offshore port by about 2015.
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NewsSurvey contracts award for Barrow and Burbo Bank
BOWind has awarded the survey inspection and remedial works contract for the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm export cable to subsea cable specialists, Offshore Marine Management (OMM). OMM has also been awarded the cable surveys contract for Burbo Bank by developer DONG Energy.
