Offshore Renewables – Page 74
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Subsidies for wind power fourteen times less than people think
A new survey by OnePoll, commissioned by RenewableUK, reveals that the UK public think that subsidies for wind power are over fourteen times the amount they actually are.
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Turbine tower washing
The maintenance and servicing of the growing number of UK offshore wind farms has already created many new business opportunities in the supply chain that has quickly developed around the young offshore wind energy industry.
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NewsSusie S starts work on Greater Gabbard
Windwave Workboats newest vessel, ''Susie S'', has started work on the Greater Gabbard wind farm having undergone modifications and design tweaks.
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NewsGermans develop emergency ship
A leading German towage and salvage operator and one of the country’s best known small ship builders are joining forces to develop a special emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) for the offshore wind farm sector.
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NewsSeaZip deliveries double their FCS fleet
The decision by Netherlands-based SeaZip Offshore Services to increase their crew transfer vessel fleet has reaffirmed their faith in Damen’s Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier.
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ABPmer to assess habitats for renewables plan
UK-based ABPmer is to carry out Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s (HIE) Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan (MRIP)
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NewsHi Flo ROV development
Tidal energy installations are located in areas of very strong tides and this makes their installation and maintenance a challenging task. British company Mojo Maritime together with German ship owner Hammonia Reederi have joined forces to develop the design of the Hi Flo 4 (HF4).
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NewsFull scale trials for Sabella tide turbine
French company Sabella has now secured funding to establish a full scale prototype of their tide turbine. This follows 10 years of work on tide turbine design and prototype trials which have been focussed on both the efficient design of the turbine blades and structure and also on the problem ...
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NewsNorth Sea grid hookups
Italy’s Prysmian Group, a telecom cable systems industry specialist has announced the successful commissioning of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection projects BorWin2 and HelWin1 which have both been realised off the North Sea coast of Germany.
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NewsWTIVs in demand
With ‘MPI Adventure’ currently installing the first of the Siemens 3.6MW turbines for the E.On Renewables Amrumbank offshore wind farm, and ‘MPI Discovery’ only a few miles away closing out the foundation installation campaign on the same project, these two WTIVs (Wind Turbine Installation Vessels) are, according to MPI, demonstrating ...
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Offshore Marine Academy receives recognition
An operational offshore energy course, providing training in the efficient running and successful delivery of offshore renewables projects, has received industry recognition from the Renewables Training Network (RTN).
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NewsPiet Brouwer wins WSV order
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is to supply the diesel-electric propulsion system and electrical system for a new 108m windfarm support vessel (WSV).
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NewsSchottel Instream Turbine
The recently announced Instream Turbine from German propulsion giant Schottel, allows the harvesting of hydrokinetic (tidal) energy for commercial projects at what Schottel calls ‘a reasonable cost’.
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NewsTidal barge design
A Canadian yacht design company has recently completed the design of a tidal energy generation floating plant. Backers claim the catamaran-type barge by ER Yacht Design, (28m LOA and 17m Beam), is the first of its kind in the World and it could potentially launch a new alternative method of ...
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NewsSupacat delivers refurbished wave energy convertor
In the UK the refurbished Bolt ‘Lifesaver’ wave energy converter has been delivered to owner Fred.Olsen Ltd by Supacat following a three month project refurbishing the converter’s `intelligent systems` at the Devon engineering firm’s facilities in Dunkeswell and Blackhill Engineering.
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NewsEWEA Offshore 2015
Denmark - home to the world’s first ever commercial offshore wind farm and the second largest offshore wind energy market – provides the ideal location for participants to meet the whole of the offshore wind supply chain under one roof.
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Japanese alliance
Classification society ClassNK has agreed to form a capital alliance with the Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo Inc. (WEIT). Based on the agreement, ClassNK will acquire around 30% of WEIT’s shares through a third-party allotment and a nonexecutive director will represent ClassNK on the Institute’s Board of Directors. The partnership ...
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NewsPerpetuus plans
The UK’s Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal energy demonstration site off St Catherine’s Point to the south of the Isle of Wight. If consent is ...
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NewsDeep Green: the low current tidal generator
As reported in December’s ‘Maritime Journal’ the renewable energy industry was excited late last year when Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto announced that it had successfully managed to produce electricity from low velocity currents off Northern Ireland, the first in the marine energy era.
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NewsOrkney’s Japanese delegation
The marine renewable energy industry centred on Orkney, UK, has been the focus of a fact-finding visit by Japanese politicians and business leaders. The 10-strong party from the Nagasaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, toured the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Stromness at the weekend to learn more ...
