Offshore Renewables – Page 41

  • Illustration of the Hywind Tampen project (Equinor)
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    Hywind Tampen investment decision

    2019-11-21T12:16:00Z

    A Norwegian floating offshore wind project to meet the power demands of offshore oil fields will be an industry first.

  • wind turbines
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    New technology offers offshore wind safety

    2019-11-15T10:16:00Z

    A new thunderstorm and lightning detection system designed to make offshore wind farms safer will be tested in Scotland.

  • DTOceanPlus project
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    Tidal and wave project progresses

    2019-11-13T12:08:00Z

    Two key deliverables have been announced for an €8m project which aims to develop and test a software suite of advanced design tools for tidal and wave systems.

  • tidal turbines
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    Tidal energy investment opportunity

    2019-11-12T14:25:00Z

    A tidal energy company aims to fast-track tidal energy technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America with a new investment opportunity.

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    Support for marine energy device development

    2019-11-04T14:35:00Z

    An innovative marine energy device is being developed by an independent rigging firm thanks to expert support from a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

  • The Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) semisubmersible is currently under build in China. Image: Ulstein
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    A 10.3GW development looking for wind technology to step up

    2019-10-29T16:31:00Z

    Polish waters are to see four new wind farms with a substantial 10.3GW output, coming from “up to 1,000 turbines”, Jakub Budzynski of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society told MJ: those doing their sums can see he’s expecting an industry step change.

  • Once fully installed, the floating offshore wind farm will comprise three V164-8.4 MW turbines  (Photo: Dock90)
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    Floating wind unit installed

    2019-10-24T12:32:00Z

    The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, complete with its turbine fully erected, has been installed at sea in a location 10 miles off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal writes Dag Pike.

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    Wind turbine cabling contract

    2019-10-22T12:38:00Z

    Prysmian Group, has been awarded a global contract to supply wind turbine tower and nacelle cables and assemblies by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • Adam Meller, Port of Gdynia Authority managing board President
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    Polish offshore wind gaining momentum

    2019-10-22T12:21:00Z

    Poland aspires to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, a recent thought leadership event has heard.

  • tidal stream energy
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    Tidal stream energy campaign launches

    2019-10-14T12:28:00Z

    A new campaign and petition aim to encourage the UK government to invest in tidal stream energy to help achieve zero emissions by 2050.

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    Wind industry gender survey

    2019-10-07T12:53:00Z

    The Global Gender Survey of the Wind Industry intends to provide new insights on the roles and representation of women in the wind sector.

  • University of Maine's floating VolturnUS 1:8  was the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in the Americas (Photo: Wikipedia Commons/ UMaine)
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    Floating wind innovation competition launched

    2019-10-07T12:34:00Z

    A recently launched innovation competition has highlighted a £32bn opportunity for the global floating offshore wind market.

  • In 2016, Nova successfully delivered the world’s first offshore tidal array at its site in Shetland, Scotland
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    Scottish tidal power in Nova Scotia

    2019-10-04T13:32:00Z

    A Scotland-based tidal power developer has applied to develop a tidal energy array in Petit Passage, in the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia.

  • tidal energy project
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    Tidal energy supply for Canada

    2019-10-04T09:32:00Z

    Floating in-stream tidal energy technology will be used to deliver up to 9MW of tidal energy to the Nova Scotia grid in Canada

  • This agreement builds on three years of strong collaboration
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    European support for Korean ocean energy

    2019-10-03T09:34:00Z

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering - Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS) on the western coast of Jeju Island.

  • EDS has completed works on the first ever offshore grid connection project in the North Sea waters off Belgium Photo: EDS
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    EDS helps grow Belgian renewables industry

    2019-10-02T11:34:00Z

    High voltage engineering specialist, EDS HV Group (EDS), has completed testing, jointing and terminations for ELIA’s modular offshore grid (MOG), the first ever offshore grid connection project in the Belgian waters of the North Sea.

  • The GUS system was originally developed by Scottish based Pict Offshore
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    Safer technician transfer system

    2019-10-02T10:43:00Z

    Wind farm major Ørsted is backing a new system that promises to provide a safer and more efficient method of transferring technicians onto the turbine tower writes Dag Pike.

  • Ideol's 'Damping Pool' design is said to be compatible with all existing offshore wind turbines.
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    French floating wind technology for California

    2019-09-27T13:53:00Z

    A French floating wind foundation developer has conducted an in-depth review of potential sites for the US manufacture of its concrete floaters.

  • Winning bids include 3.6 GW of wind farms at Dogger Bank (Image: Equinor/ SSE)
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    Record low strike prices for offshore wind

    2019-09-20T12:56:00Z

    The UK has further cemented its place as the leading country for economical offshore wind projects thanks to record low strike prices at the Contracts for Difference Round 3 auction.

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    Major UK offshore wind opportunity

    2019-09-20T10:53:00Z

    A monumental offshore wind announcement in the UK has opened up the opportunity for at least 7GW of new clean energy.