Offshore Renewables – Page 75
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NewsSustainable Marine Energy
Last November, Isle of Wight, UK-based company Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) successfully completed the second of four tests on its innovative PLAT-O tidal turbine platform, as reported in December’s ''Maritime Journal''. So, how exactly does the technology work? And what are the prospects for future commercialisation?
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Dudgeon Offshore SOV contract
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded a five year contract for the Service Operation Vessel to Esvagt AS. The contracted Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Dudgeon wind farm is of the Havyard-832 design with a length of 83.7 metres and a beam of 17.6 metres.
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NewsElectricity generator for wave energy
Wave energy technology company Aquamarine Power has teamed up with Bosch Rexroth to launch an industry-wide initiative that aims to solve the problem of converting captured wave energy into electricity by creating a ''standardised self-contained offshore electricity generator'' suitable for several different wave energy concepts.
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NewsUK offshore windfall
Manufacturers looking to take advantage of the growth in the offshore wind market have received a £7m windfall of business support and capital funding.
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French renewables event
Thetis MRE, the International Convention on Marine Renewable Energies, will be held on May 20 - 21, 2015 in Nantes, France. This year''s theme is: "MRE, from opportunity to industrial reality."
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NewsRenewables and red-tape
“Usually, the big vision is there but the technology is lagging, but here it is the paperwork,” Nick Medic of RenewableUK recently told the UK''s House of Lords Select Committee on EU Regional Marine Cooperation.
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NewsFrench MoU
French company, Open Ocean SAS and Orkney, UK-based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. This alliance aims to provide a robust offer to the French market with a package of quality services, high level expertise and a proven ...
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NewsWind contractors hit by risk
Windfarm owners have wanted guarantees, but it’s now apparent that subcontractors may have taken on a heavy risk and many now will be facing important decisions in order to protect themselves in future.
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NewsAnother successful tidal deployment
Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has successfully deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site.
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NewsRenewables now Scotland’s largest source of power
Renewable energy has become Scotland’s main source of power, new independent figures have revealed. Records from the first half of 2014, the most recent period for which data is available, show renewables generated 32% more electricity than any other single source of power in Scotland.
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NewsKentish Flats extension update
Work has started on extending Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats windfarm in the Thames estuary in a project that will see a 50% increase in capacity.
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NewsMHI Vestas record breaker
Development of large custom built offshore wind turbines has taken a step forward with MHI Vestas’ 8MW prototype turbine breaking the world record for wind energy production in a 24 hour period.
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NewsNew generation turbine foundation makes its debut
Offshore wind turbine foundation designer Norwegian Seatower, along with partners including MT Højgaard and French Eiffage TP are installing a new generation concrete gravity base off Fécamp in France.
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NewsPelamis into stormy waters
The directors of Pelamis regret to announce that they have been unable to secure the additional funding required for further development of the company’s wave energy technology. As a result of this the board has reluctantly moved to appoint an administrator to assess the options for securing the future for ...
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NewsPLAT-O steps closer to commercially viable tidal energy
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has successfully completed its first round of sea trials in the UK with its tidal energy platform, PLAT-O. The tidal energy industry has struggled with high costs for installation and maintenance, but SME claims that, by using its innovative platform which is moored under the surface ...
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NewsSix platform problems
Short sighted platform design and a tendency to place short term cost savings over full lifecycle costs are increasingly complicating subsea cable installation projects for offshore wind farms, according to an industry expert.
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NewsKite for low currents?
According to Sweden’s Minesto, the Holy Grail of extracting usable power from tidal arrays in low current locations could lie in ‘flying’ what appear to be underwater kites.
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NewsSchottel hydrokinetic subsidiary
German propulsion solutions specialist Schottel, has founded a new subsidiary - Schottel Hydro GmbH. The new company will incorporate Schottel’s hydrokinetic energy business. Schottel Hydro comprises activities in three segments: hydrokinetic turbines, semi-submerged platforms and components, such as turbine hubs and drives.
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NewsCornwall’s renewables park
Building work has started in the UK on the Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park which is being created to strengthen Cornwall’s growing marine renewables sector. The Devon & Cornwall division of Midas Construction has won the contract to build the business park, which is part of the £24 million investment ...
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NewsFundy deployment
The UK’s Atlantis Resources Limited has announced that it has signed a 10-year (extendable) seabed Sublease with the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy in Nova Scotia, Canada (FORCE).
