Offshore Renewables – Page 44
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NewsCornish cash for ocean thermal energy project
Last September, Global OTEC Resources received a £140,000 grant from Marine-i which enabled the company to establish its operation in Cornwall, UK.
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NewsNew platform for wind as well as wave energy
Swansea-based wave energy technology developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has revealed plans to develop floating offshore devices to be used to generate both wind and wave energy.
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NewsGermans open door for new offshore test field
The Berlin Parliament has opened the way for the creation of a new national offshore wind farm test field off the German Baltic coast, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsFloating wind instrument supply
PSM Instrumentation are part of an innovative floating wind platform project which allows the exploitation of wind potential at sea in depths of more than 40 metres.
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NewsDen Helder Airport benefits from booming offshore wind
Den Helder Airport in the Netherlands will facilitate helicopter flights for the maintenance of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm for Vestas.
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NewsMUPs can offer lower cost development
New research has identified three areas of innovation that could significantly reduce the development costs of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea (MUPs) to make them more economically attractive.
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NewsCall for more CTV performance transparency
CTV operators are calling for more transparency around vessel performance as the market seeks to “level the playing field” in offshore wind support, a marine engineering company has said.
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NewsFirst call for ocean energy demonstration
An ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-risking across the Atlantic Area regions has announced its first call for applications.
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NewsAiP for wind turbine shuttle
DNV GL has presented China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) with an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for a wind turbine shuttle (WTS) developed to install offshore wind turbines (OWT) at wind farms.
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Ocean Power Innovation Network
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is leading a new pan-European project, Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), which aims to accelerate the development of the ocean energy sector.
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National revenue support a must for ocean energy
Dedicated revenue support at national level is essential to attract investment for ocean energy farms, according to a new report from sectoral advisory body ETIP Ocean.
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Co-President for Ocean Energy Europe
Industry body Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has elected Dr. Jochen Weilepp, representing Sustainable Marine Energy, as co-President of the association.
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NewsDual Sub combines wind and waves
A Swansea, UK-based wave energy company has unveiled plans to combine a floating wave energy device to make it suitable as a base for a floating wind generator.
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NewsPivotBuoy floater funding secured
A new single point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines that features many unique properties has received funding from the EU Commission Horizon 2020 writes Dag Pike.
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NewsAcoustic buoys to protect whales
Equinor Wind US, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have launched a joint project to deploy two new near real-time acoustic buoys designed to expand the detection and monitoring of whale species found in the waters of New York Bight.
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NewsHVAC repair agreement
TenneT has awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul Group for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight.
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NewsEuropean experience in demand
The European Marine Energy Centre will provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal turbine system.
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NewsFirst Spanish offshore turbine commissioned
The installation and connection of the first offshore wind turbine in Spanish waters has been completed with the prototype now being operational writes Dag Pike.
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NewsSeaMade wins offshore wind deal award
SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm has been presented with IJGlobal’s ‘European Offshore Wind deal of the year’ award for its swift and efficient financing process.
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NewsSmart energy solutions sought by new project
Businesses offering smart energy-efficient electricity solutions are being invited to sign up to a new project enabling them to promote their technologies and services and develop business opportunities to supply remote island and isolated off-grid communities.
