Offshore Renewables – Page 54

  • OpenHydro's test rig
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    GB£10m to help commercialise tidal projects

    2019-02-11T10:43:00Z

    A GB£10m fund to help commercial deployment of tidal projects in Scottish waters has been launched by the Scottish Government with the aim of driving innovation and reducing the cost of electricity generated.

  • 'Manor Venture'
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    MRE marks 5 years in business

    2019-02-06T12:58:00Z

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) is celebrating its five-year anniversary as it prepares for several temporary projects beginning this year, a new vessel under construction and the development of a full offshore engineering capability.

  • Mercury will be hosting celebrations throughout the year
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    Mercury Marine celebrates 80th anniversary

    2019-01-29T12:39:00Z

    Mercury will be hosting celebrations throughout the yearOn 22nd January 1939, E. Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a bankrupt engine manufacturing plant in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Now, 80 years later, Mercury Marine is a company with 7,000 global employees and recognised worldwide as the leading manufacturer of marine propulsion systems.“We look forward to ...

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    Wind energy PPAs on the rise

    2019-01-29T12:22:00Z

    According to trade body Wind Europe, companies around Europe have now signed nearly 5GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with wind farms. This is almost equivalent to Denmark’s total wind energy capacity.

  • ORE Catapult's demonstration turbine in Levenmouth, Blyth
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    CWind agreement with ORE Catapult

    2019-01-25T12:29:00Z

    CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation centre.

  • SR2000
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    €12.8m to demonstrate ocean energy farms

    2019-01-23T13:13:00Z

    A new project has been launched which provides $12.8m funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments.

  • WAVEGEM
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    Commercial power platform to undergo testing

    2019-01-18T13:12:00Z

    A new 150KW capacity renewable energy power platform utilising wave, solar, wind and current energy will undergo 18 months of testing.

  • The Ministerial party experienced the wave and current flume capabilities of the tanks
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    Irish ocean energy test facility opens

    2019-01-18T11:51:00Z

    Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Ireland’s only Ocean Testing Facility in Cork.

  • Sinn Power's scalable solution could be well suited to the conditions on Aruba and Curacao
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    Sun, sea and Sinn

    2019-01-18T10:57:00Z

    German wave energy developer Sinn Power was recently invited to a business trip to Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao.

  • The concept is of special use to the future installation contractor that will construct wind farms such as the Vineyard Wind project
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    Steady Top Feeder

    2019-01-18T10:32:00Z

    London Offshore Consultants (LOC) has provided Barge Master and GustoMSC with an approval in principle for the work method of their Steady Top Feeder solution.

  • WASh2Emden - innovative and environmentally friendly applications for hydrogen in the port of Emden
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    WASh2Emden project launches

    2019-01-14T11:46:00Z

    A funded project to synthesise hydrogen using the excess power generated by wind turbines has launched in the German port of Emden.

  • a prototype has been on trial at the exposed Runde site off the coast of Norway,
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    Waves4Power developments

    2019-01-10T13:39:00Z

    Norwegian wave energy developer Waves4Power has announced its plans for the future development of its pioneering wave buoy writes Dag Pike.

  • The Rope Robotics solution, using a robot to carry out the inspection and repair work is expected to reduce both the time and costs in blade maintenance and repair
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    Grant for Rope Robotics blade repair work

    2019-01-10T13:21:00Z

    Danish company Rope Robotics has received a major grant to further develop its innovative system for using robots to inspect and repair wind turbine blades writes Dag Pike.

  • wind farm
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    JFMS opens Taiwan base to support renewables

    2019-01-09T12:14:00Z

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has opened a new regional support base in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the country’s transition to renewable energy.

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    Ørsted building wind farm base in Vlissingen

    2019-01-08T10:30:00Z

    The new base will be located in the Buitenhaven section of the Dutch port of Vlissingen which has 24 hour access irrespective of the tidal conditions.

  • The Ampryx system could utilise former wind turbine foundations and transition pieces
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    Offshore kite energy could use turbine foundations

    2019-01-08T10:13:00Z

    The Airborne Wind Energy System developed by Ampryx Power is working on a new tether that will enable units to generate up to 2MW writes Dag Pike

  • Sabella’s 1MW D10 turbine
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    QOS Energy to monitor Sabella tidal installation

    2019-01-08T09:53:00Z

    The first tidal energy plant to be installed in French waters is now being monitored by a sophisticated monitoring system developed by QOS Energy writes Dag Pike.

  • Sabella and QOS Energy have joined forces to improve monitoring at the Ushant tidal energy project Photo: Sabella
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    Better monitoring at French tidal energy site

    2018-12-20T13:24:00Z

    French tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, Sabella, has joined forces with fellow French software vendor, QOS Energy, to improve monitoring of the former’s Ushant tidal energy project.

  • Wales supply chain opportunities diagram from the report
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    Welsh offshore wind opportunities

    2018-12-17T11:16:00Z

    Scaling up offshore wind generation could help Wales meet its renewable energy and decarbonisation targets, as well as deliver local economic stimulus, says a new report.

  • Wello WEC launch in Tallinn, Estonia
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    Wello launches Penguin WEC2

    2018-12-07T12:21:00Z

    Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Oy, has launched the next iteration of its Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia.