Offshore Renewables – Page 103
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Tailfin Tidal Technology Surfaces in Oz
An Australian firm has developed a renewable tidal energy conversion system based on the highly efficient fin structure of shark, tuna, and mackerel.
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NewsBOWTIS Takes Offshore Wind Deeper
The successful deployment of a new installation system has enabled the placement of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in a single lift from a floating barge. The Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbine Installation System (BOWTIS), designed and built by Northumberland''s The Engineering Business Ltd, has led to the ...
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NewsRenewables Study for Western Isles
A new study, commissioned by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western IslesCouncil), investigates the feasibility of creating a fixed transport link across the five mile wide Sound of Harris and the potential for generating renewable energy from the resources of the Sound to help offset capital expenditure.
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NewsA Vertical Future for Marine Energy?
Progress continues on the prototype device being developed to harness wave energy from the movement of the sea (see MJ, October 2005).
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NewsDutch Consortium Wins Sohar Phase 3
A consortium of Interbeton, Six Construct, and Van Oord has been awarded the 195m contract for the construction of quay walls and dredging (Phase 3) at Sohar Port in Oman. The client is the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Government of Oman.
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NewsSimple Wave Generator Powers Forward
Essex UK based Trident Energy Ltd has taken a further major step towards the cost effective, flexible and uncomplicated production of energy from sea wave power, with its patented Direct Energy Conversion Method (DECM) successfully completing tests at the UK''s New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Northumberland.
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Severn Tidal Proposals Gain Momentum
The Welsh Assembly is urging the British Government to consider building a £ 15bn concrete barrage which would stretch for 10 miles across the Severn Estuary and generate a power output equivalent to at least two nuclear power stations whilst lasting three times longer.
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NewsConnection Regime for UK Marine Energy
The drive to increase Britain''s offshore wind energy has been given a significant boost as details were announced of how their connection to the electricity network onshore would be funded and operated.
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NewsFunding Flow for Shallow Water Tidal Stream Power Generator
BMT Renewables Ltd is part of a consortium that has been awarded a grant of £ 878,000 from the UK''s Department of Trade and Industry for a two year, £ 1.7m research, design and development project known as Pulse Stream 100.
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NewsSmall Isles, Big Resource as Alderney Explores Tidal Power
The States of Alderney, located eight miles from France, is not part of the UK or EU and has its own elected government which passes its own laws.
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Jobs Magic with Welsh Wave Dragon
KP Renewables plc (KPR) of London and Wave Dragon ApS of Copenhagen have entered into a joint development agreement which provides a framework for the two stage development, financing, construction and operation of up to 77MW of wave energy projects in Wales.
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Approval for Renewables Test Facility
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney has achieved a world first by gaining United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation for its unique testing facilities. These provide detailed and highly accurate data on the performance of devices developed to harness wave energy.
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NewsFirst Wave Hub Participants Chosen
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) named three companies this month which it has chosen as development partners for the proposed £ 15m Wave Hub project from 2007.
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NewsTidal Energy Turbine for Northern Ireland
Bristol UK based Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) has been granted consent by the Environment & Heritage Service in Northern Ireland to install its next generation tidal energy device, the 1,000kW SeaGen tidal energy turbine, in Northern Ireland''s Strangford Lough. MCT is also investigating the feasibility of building a 12 ...
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Mott MacDonald to Provide Design Services for Wind Farm
Mott MacDonald has been appointed as a sub-consultant by AREVA T&D Systems inStafford in the UK to provide electrical design services for an offshore wind farm to be built 7km off the coast of Walney Island in Cumbria.
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NewsCommitment to Renewable Energy is Good News
Marine contractors in the UK have responded positively to news that the UK government plans a major expansion of offshore windfarms in UK waters. Many contractors are already actively involved in the development of offshore windfarms, whether conducting environmental and geotechnical assessments, preparing the seabed for the installation of wind ...
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NewsHSS Turns on the Light at Samso Wind Farm
Electricity produced by the recently completed offshore wind farm at Samso, Denmark, was connected to the national grid in Denmark for the first time last month, following the official handing over of the new facility by the contractors responsible for building it.
