Offshore Renewables – Page 42
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NewsFloating wind innovation ramps up
Eight floating wind technology projects have the potential to reduce the cost of building and operating floating offshore wind farms.
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NewsFirst power from windfarm still in build
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd, which is still under construction, has commenced exporting power to the UK National Grid.
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NewsSupporting SMEs in the growth of the Scottish offshore wind sector
Scottish Enterprise has appointed global energy consultancy Xodus Group to the role of Offshore Wind Cluster Builder to develop and grow the offshore wind supply chain across Scotland.
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NewsHow space data could de-risk offshore wind development
A European Regional Development Fund backed project has agreed to support a pioneering approach to using space data to support the development of renewable energy sites.
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NewsBiggest UK offshore decarbonisation project
The UK’s largest offshore decarbonisation development has been proposed to rapidly cut emissions.
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NewsHarnessing Isle of Wight tidal power
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has signed an agreement with the developer of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine to bring the Isle of Wight a step closer to producing tidal energy.
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NewsFloating wind progress for Cornwall
Deep water wind power developer Hexicon has purchased the Wave Hub test site from Cornwall Council, UK.
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NewsHVO fuel trial for windfarm CTV
An offshore wind crew transfer vessel has achieved an immediate 28% reduction in CO2 emissions during transit and first days of operation.
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NewsFloating solar power project switches on
SolarDuck, a Dutch renewable energy start-up, has launched its first floating solar energy project which has been installed at a site at Ijzendoorn on the River Rhine.
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NewsSelf-erecting wind turbine nacelle
SENSEWind has completed a demonstration of its SENSE Up-Tower system that eliminates the need for cranes and conventional offshore installation vessels when mounting WTG nacelles and blades.
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NewsCost-cutting floating wind platform
A new floating wind platform aims to reduce the Levelized Cost Of Electricity (LCOE) for floating wind.
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NewsStable platform for offshore wind feedering
A new motion compensated platform with adjustable pay load capacity is capable of feedering the next generation offshore wind turbines.
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NewsWorld’s most powerful tidal turbine launched
Orbital Marine Power, Scottish-based developers of a floating tidal turbine technology, has successfully launched its 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2.
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NewsEuropean wind feeder concept optimised for US East coast
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have developed an offshore wind feeder vessel concept optimised for operating off the US east coast.
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NewsKey jacket foundation contract awarded
Harland & Wolff has been awarded a contract by Saipem Limited for the fabrication and load-out of eight wind turbine generator (WTG) jacket foundations.
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NewsRenewables potential for the Isles of Scilly
A year-long research programme will identify the potential for wave, tidal and floating wind technologies to be deployed around the Isles of Scilly.
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NewsA new form of marine renewable energy technology?
European specialists claim that the latest generation ‘eco-membranes’ can turn osmotic energy into a bankable renewable power source for the first time in 50 years.
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NewsWindfarm blade services merger
GEV Wind Power, one of the world’s leading wind turbine blade repair and maintenance providers has merged with Danish based Wind Power Lab.
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NewsDanish cable pull-in complete
Offshore wind contractor CWind has completed its cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm.
