Offshore Renewables – Page 37

  • An impression of turbine size versus water depth
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    Funding coup for Bardsey Sound tidal power scheme

    2020-11-12T09:47:00Z

    Tidal energy company, Nova Innovation, has secured an investment of £1.2 million from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.

  • Sea Titan W1 launch in Gran Canaria
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    Wave energy PTO project moves into fabrication

    2020-11-12T09:07:00Z

    The EU Horizon 2020-funded SEA-TITAN project continues to make strong progress in the development of an innovative next-generation Power Take-Off (PTO) solution.

  • BladeBUG uses suction and robotics to walk its way along the turbine blade
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    Successful turbine blade walk for BladeBUG

    2020-11-11T17:07:00Z

    A wind turbine blade inspection and repair robot being developed in Britain has successfully carried out its first blade walk on an operating turbine writes Dag Pike.

  • hydrogen storage
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    World first continuous green hydrogen project

    2020-11-10T12:34:00Z

    A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce continuous green hydrogen.

  • After over a decade working offshore, Dan Greeves doesn't mind getting his hands dirty
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    Toilets on turbines: You heard it here first

    2020-11-06T11:35:00Z

    Dan Greeves, founder of Pegasus Welfare Solutions (PWS), secured a worldwide patent for a standalone toilet unit within an offshore turbine tower to solve what he terms an ‘elephant in the room’ issue.

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm
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    Push for corporate offshore wind expansion

    2020-11-04T13:50:00Z

    A new guide highlights opportunities for UK companies to become part of the global offshore wind supply chain, and for those already working in it to win further multi-million-pound orders.

  • DemoSATH project
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    DemoSATH manufacturing contract awarded

    2020-11-02T19:26:00Z

    A manufacturing and assembly contract has been awarded for the DemoSATH floating wind project.

  • Wavepiston wave energy converter
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    Novel wave energy and desalination system to undergo testing

    2020-10-12T11:51:00Z

    The Wave to Energy and Water (W2EW) project consortium has signed an agreement to test an innovative wave energy and water desalination prototype writes Andrew Williams.

  • The prototype is scheduled to be installed and commissioned at Metcentre outside Karmøy, Norway
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    10+MW for floating wind

    2020-10-12T11:36:00Z

    An Iberdrola led international consortium has launched the FLAGSHIP project to develop and fabricate the first 10+MW floating offshore wind turbine which will be installed off the coast of Norway writes Dag Pike.

  • JUB-HUB
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    Innovation key to offshore cost-efficiency

    2020-10-07T19:31:00Z

    Innovation is essential for offshore wind and maintenance operators to meet the evolving challenges presented by the industry and achieve cost efficiency, a Dutch offshore self-elevating platform and services provider has said.

  • Ideol currently has two floating wind turbines in operation
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    French floating wind partnership

    2020-10-07T17:49:00Z

    MHIV and Total have formally announced their involvement in Ideol’s EOLMED, a floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean.

  • Rampion offshore wind farm
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    UK plans for wind energy delivery

    2020-10-06T15:17:00Z

    Government plans to make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy have been unveiled as part of its commitment towards net zero emissions by 2050.

  • Martin Dronfield
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    Offshore energy leader joins Opergy

    2020-10-05T18:29:00Z

    Opergy has appointed an offshore energy expert as commercial director as it celebrates its first anniversary.

  • These floating wind farms will be located close to the Gofio wind farm that is already undergoing the approval process
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    Floating wind for Canary Islands

    2020-10-05T15:32:00Z

    Spain’s Greenalia has submitted the project and environmental planning applications to develop four new floating offshore wind farms in the waters off Gran Canaria writes Dag Pike.

  • Crosshaven Boatyard is based on the Cork estuary
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    Crosshaven boatyard sold for wind farm work

    2020-10-05T15:04:00Z

    A major Irish boatyard at Crosshaven has been bought by Green Rebel Marine and it is planned to develop the site as a base for servicing wind farms off the south coast of Ireland writes Dag Pike.

  • The Faroes already have onshore wind, but this will be the first venture offshore
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    Faroe Islands planning offshore wind farms

    2020-09-30T12:50:00Z

    Lying between the British Isles and Iceland, the Faroe Islands have a plentiful supply of wind and now there are plans to build offshore wind farms to drive the islands closer to carbon neutrality writes Dag Pike

  • HydroQuest tidal turbine deployment
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    French tidal turbine developer joins key network

    2020-09-18T10:58:00Z

    French tidal energy developer HydroQuest is joining the Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors as a Lead Partner.

  • Saipem offshore wind
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    Offshore wind farm to be built off Italy

    2020-08-26T18:23:00Z

    A new offshore wind farm will be developed in the Adriatic Sea following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between three European companies.

  • Scott Hamilton
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    Floating offshore wind costs study begins

    2020-08-20T11:31:00Z

    A three-year collaborative research project on the costs around floating offshore wind has been launched.

  • Pile driving began last year at Advance Northumberland
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    Next generation turbine testing facility

    2020-08-20T10:49:00Z

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Advance Northumberland are working in partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of advanced offshore wind turbines.