Offshore Renewables – Page 38

  • Jason Hayman and Karsten Reetz
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    SME to supply floating tidal energy systems

    2020-08-12T12:58:00Z

    Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) will supply three next generation PLAT-I floating tidal energy systems for the world’s first floating tidal energy array.

  • Towing the 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH floating wind platform into position
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    Floating wind test model installed and commissioned

    2020-08-12T11:42:00Z

    A 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero (Santander, Spain).

  • A consortium led by TNO recently started a research project for floating solar energy systems
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    Solar panels will iron out offshore wind peaks

    2020-08-10T16:18:00Z

    A project to add floating solar panels to a wind farm is scheduled to be incorporated into the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm site by 2025, writes Dag Pike.

  • Geoholm
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    UXO contract for North Sea wind farm

    2020-07-29T15:37:00Z

    Development of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has taken another step forward with the awarding of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contract.

  • Fred Olsen Windcarrier
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    Norwegian financing for offshore wind

    2020-07-28T16:11:00Z

    A Norwegian financial organisation has quadrupled its offshore wind portfolio to USD$453m since the end of last year and is seeking new business worldwide as part of its mandate to bolster the participation of Norwegian exporters in a burgeoning but capital-intensive sector.

  • CorPower C3 and 'Green Isle' (Photo: Colin Keldie)
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    Swedish wave energy company secures significant funding

    2020-07-28T13:01:00Z

    Commercial wave energy farms have moved a step closer as Sweden-headquartered CorPower Ocean has secured 9 MEUR in equity funding.

  • Floatgen
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    Offshore wind consortium gathers pace

    2020-07-27T18:30:00Z

    A global renewable energy business will join an existing consortium of to prepare a joint bid for the ScotWind tender recently launched by Crown Estate Scotland.

  • Motive Offshore's renewable hybrid power container
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    Off-grid power container does what it says on the tin

    2020-07-22T11:38:00Z

    Motive Offshore is addressing the requirement for cheap, clean off-grid power in a number of ways; not least via its renewable hybrid power container.

  • offshore wind
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    Offshore wind body biggest in Scotland

    2020-07-14T15:46:00Z

    The largest offshore wind representative body in Scotland now has over 360 members drawn from industry, academia and the public sector.

  • Portugal presents an ideal environment for HiWave-5 due to its natural assets and environmental consciousness
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    CorPower Ocean launches in Portugal

    2020-07-13T09:58:00Z

    With a 16M EUR investment plan, wave energy developer CorPower is establishing a R&D, Manufacturing & Service Centre for Wave Energy Converters in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal.

  • Autonomous Guard Vessel
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    Eco-friendly AGV for offshore wind

    2020-07-10T20:39:00Z

    A new eco-friendly Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV) design is anticipated to be smaller, lighter and more efficient than others in the offshore wind market.

  • News

    Korea picking Scottish brains

    2020-07-10T10:02:00Z

    The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) has contracted the Orkney-headquartered European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the development of its tidal energy test site at Jang-Juk Strait near Jindo Island, Korea.

  • 'Seacat Intrepid' (Photo: Seacat Services)
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    Navigating Covid-19 challenges

    2020-07-10T09:37:00Z

    According to Ian Baylis, Managing Director of CTV operator Seacat Services, the energy sector is critical in countries’ fight back to a normal world.

  • Cádiz Port
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    Spanish port looks to renewables

    2020-07-08T20:06:00Z

    A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.

  • The final structure could be in a semi-submersible form with underwater buoyancy providing support for vertical above water columns
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    Modular floating platform for coastal communities

    2020-07-03T12:43:00Z

    A new project is set to revolutionise local renewable energy generation and storage following the development of a modular construction system, writes Dag Pike

  • floating offshore wind
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    Financing for floating offshore wind projects

    2020-06-24T20:56:00Z

    Three organisations have joined forces to establish an investment vehicle to finance of the development phase of at least 2GW of floating offshore wind projects across the globe during the next five years.

  • DemoSATH project
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    Testing offshore wind with SATH Technology

    2020-06-18T01:19:00Z

    A contract has been signed to install a project that will test the very first floating wind foundation connected to the Spanish grid using SATH technology.

  • CTV
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    European expertise in O&M CTV contract

    2020-06-05T19:21:00Z

    A new O&M Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) contract to support the second offshore wind project in the US will harness European offshore wind expertise.

  • offshore wind
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    Renewables appetite remains strong

    2020-06-03T15:42:00Z

    Investor appetite for renewable energy infrastructure remains robust, despite the "triple shock" of COVID-19, the oil price war and 2019’s unseasonably warm winter in Northern Europe on electricity pricing.

  • decarbonisation
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    Renewable hydrogen key to decarbonisation

    2020-06-02T15:39:00Z

    Ten solar and wind organisations have launched a joint initiative highlighting the role of renewable hydrogen in decarbonising Europe''s economy, aligned with the ''European Green Deal''.