Offshore Renewables – Page 97

  • Teesside has the skills, infrastructure, heritage and a deep sea port critical to for the huge scale engineering required for offshore wind developments.
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    Energy opportunities prompt Chain Reaction

    2011-03-07T15:02:00Z

    Chain Reaction, the cluster of organisations representing Teesside’s growing renewable energy sector and its associated supply chain, held a strategy meeting in Middlesbrough recently.

  • PSG has supplied engineering, fabrication, logistical and heavy lift support to the project as lead contractor to OPT.
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    Scots group seizes local opportunity

    2011-03-07T11:53:00Z

    The completion of a new generation wave power device at Invergordon in Scotland signals the growing diversification of Port Services Group (PSG) into the renewable energy sector.

  • The crane and the heavy lift jack-up vessel will load, transport and install up to 80 wind energy plants per year, with heights of up to 120m.
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    Mega-crane readied for Round 3 wind farms

    2011-03-07T11:10:00Z

    An innovative crane being built in Rostock is destined for a new heavy lift jack-up vessel for Beluga Hochtief Offshore, a joint venture of Hochtief Construction AG and Beluga Shipping GmbH.

  • Transition pieces for the Thanet Wind Farm are seen in the Port of Ramsgate. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Renewable UK campaign for marine energy

    2011-03-03T11:20:00Z

    Britain''s renewable energy trade association RenewableUK launched a campaign on Wednesday urging the Government not to cut vital financial support for the marine energy sector.

  • If trials are successful, Minesto plans to deploy enough devices around the UK’s coastline to generate up to 530GWh a year by 2020.
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    Grant funding for underwater kites trials

    2011-03-03T11:12:00Z

    Tidal energy device developer Minesto UK Ltd is receiving a grant of up to £350,000 from the Carbon Trust funded by Invest Northern Ireland to deploy the first seagoing prototype of its seakite technology, ''Deep Green''.

  • Computer image of the new operations and maintenance centre currently under construction at Ramsgate for the London Array Offshore Windfarm.
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    London Array moves into Ramsgate

    2011-02-21T14:45:00Z

    With the UK port of Ramsgate now home to the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (TOW), new neighbours are moving in next door.

  • There are now 1,341 MW of wind energy installed in UK waters. Photo by Peter Barker
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    UK holds lead in European offshore wind

    2011-02-17T10:59:00Z

    Latest offshore wind statistics from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) confirm that the UK is the world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.

  • A J Woods teams are training to rescue ill or injured technicians from offshore wind farm turbine towers.
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    ‘Sea ambulance’ service for wind farms

    2011-02-16T10:22:00Z

    Harwich UK based A J Woods Engineering Ltd is launching a new ‘sea ambulance’/rescue service for offshore wind farms, starting at the Greater Gabbard project located 23km off the Suffolk coast.

  • There are now 1,341 MW of wind energy installed in UK waters. Photo by Peter Barker
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    UK holds lead in European offshore wind

    2011-02-15T17:03:00Z

    The latest offshore wind statistics, released last week by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), confirm that the United Kingdom is the European and world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.

  • The Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator will provide facilities for the testing and demonstration of prototype and pre-production turbines, with the opportunity to also study alternative foundation types, construction methods and remote monitoring.
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    EIA for wind turbine demonstrator scheme

    2011-02-15T16:22:00Z

    International renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) coordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf.

  • The Brussels Expo, which hosted the World Expo in 1935 and 1958, boats 12 exhibition halls behind its famous façade.
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    Wind power lifts off in Brussels

    2011-02-12T13:11:00Z

    EWEA 2011, billing itself as ‘Europe’s premier wind energy event’, returns to the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium on 14 through 17 March.

  • Employment in the UK wind energy sector has grown by 91% over the last two years as the overall employment level has shrunk. Photo: GE Wind Energy
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    Wind energy employment soars

    2011-02-12T12:09:00Z

    RenewableUK has published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91% increase in full time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10.

  • The 750kW device, currently on trial at the European Marine Energy Centre's Billia Cross site in Orkney, is the first of its type to be tested anywhere in the world. Image: jumanjisolar via flickr.com on a Creative Commons Attribution License.
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    Pelamis making waves in UK waters

    2011-02-09T14:31:00Z

    Following a recent announcement by EON-UK, Pelamis wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source.

  • An artist’s impression of Gaoh Offshore’s ‘Deepwater Installer’.
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    Green light for ‘Deepwater Installer’

    2011-02-07T15:05:00Z

    UK wind energy services company Gaoh Offshore has signed of a Letter of Intent covering the design development and construction of their multi-purpose wind farm development vessel, the Deepwater Installer.

  • Wave Hub was deployed off the north coast of Cornwall last autumn.
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    Support for UK Marine Energy Programme

    2011-02-03T11:18:00Z

    Wave Hub, the pioneering marine energy project in Cornwall, has welcomed a pledge from UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to support the creation of a marine energy park in South West England.

  • ABP’s site at Alexandra Dock forms part of the operational Port of Hull and is well placed for a wind turbine manufacturing facility.
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    Siemens selects Green Port Hull

    2011-01-27T12:15:00Z

    Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.

  • The largest version of the design will be around 187m overall length and will be fitted with a DP2 dynamic positioning capability.
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    Maintenance vessel for Round 3 wind farms

    2011-01-27T12:13:00Z

    Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept.

  • The superstructure of the Explorer has been changed in dramatic fashion to accommodate the new loading tower, arm and the carousel.
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    Colossal carousel for wind farm barge

    2011-01-24T13:32:00Z

    As the size of offshore wind farms gets steadily larger and their location pushes further out to sea, their support vessels have had to respond to the changes.

  • The model grid has been deliberately designed to enable a detailed description in locations of high flows.
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    Assessment model for potential tidal resource development

    2011-01-18T10:51:00Z

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), which provides specialist support to the marine renewables sector, has developed a model which offers a detailed description of the hydrodynamic regime across the Western Isles and Northern Ireland territorial waters.

  • ‘There is growing demand for offshore wind turbines which can be safely installed in very deep water locations’, said BV’s Maxime Pachot.
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    BV issues guidance for floating wind turbines

    2011-01-13T11:08:00Z

    International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.