Offshore Renewables – Page 46

  • WAVEGEM
    News

    Commercial power platform to undergo testing

    2019-01-18T13:12:00Z

    A new 150KW capacity renewable energy power platform utilising wave, solar, wind and current energy will undergo 18 months of testing.

  • The Ministerial party experienced the wave and current flume capabilities of the tanks
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    Irish ocean energy test facility opens

    2019-01-18T11:51:00Z

    Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD has officially opened Ireland’s only Ocean Testing Facility in Cork.

  • Sinn Power's scalable solution could be well suited to the conditions on Aruba and Curacao
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    Sun, sea and Sinn

    2019-01-18T10:57:00Z

    German wave energy developer Sinn Power was recently invited to a business trip to Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao.

  • The concept is of special use to the future installation contractor that will construct wind farms such as the Vineyard Wind project
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    Steady Top Feeder

    2019-01-18T10:32:00Z

    London Offshore Consultants (LOC) has provided Barge Master and GustoMSC with an approval in principle for the work method of their Steady Top Feeder solution.

  • WASh2Emden - innovative and environmentally friendly applications for hydrogen in the port of Emden
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    WASh2Emden project launches

    2019-01-14T11:46:00Z

    A funded project to synthesise hydrogen using the excess power generated by wind turbines has launched in the German port of Emden.

  • a prototype has been on trial at the exposed Runde site off the coast of Norway,
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    Waves4Power developments

    2019-01-10T13:39:00Z

    Norwegian wave energy developer Waves4Power has announced its plans for the future development of its pioneering wave buoy writes Dag Pike.

  • The Rope Robotics solution, using a robot to carry out the inspection and repair work is expected to reduce both the time and costs in blade maintenance and repair
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    Grant for Rope Robotics blade repair work

    2019-01-10T13:21:00Z

    Danish company Rope Robotics has received a major grant to further develop its innovative system for using robots to inspect and repair wind turbine blades writes Dag Pike.

  • wind farm
    News

    JFMS opens Taiwan base to support renewables

    2019-01-09T12:14:00Z

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has opened a new regional support base in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the country’s transition to renewable energy.

  • News

    Ørsted building wind farm base in Vlissingen

    2019-01-08T10:30:00Z

    The new base will be located in the Buitenhaven section of the Dutch port of Vlissingen which has 24 hour access irrespective of the tidal conditions.

  • The Ampryx system could utilise former wind turbine foundations and transition pieces
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    Offshore kite energy could use turbine foundations

    2019-01-08T10:13:00Z

    The Airborne Wind Energy System developed by Ampryx Power is working on a new tether that will enable units to generate up to 2MW writes Dag Pike

  • Sabella’s 1MW D10 turbine
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    QOS Energy to monitor Sabella tidal installation

    2019-01-08T09:53:00Z

    The first tidal energy plant to be installed in French waters is now being monitored by a sophisticated monitoring system developed by QOS Energy writes Dag Pike.

  • Sabella and QOS Energy have joined forces to improve monitoring at the Ushant tidal energy project Photo: Sabella
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    Better monitoring at French tidal energy site

    2018-12-20T13:24:00Z

    French tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, Sabella, has joined forces with fellow French software vendor, QOS Energy, to improve monitoring of the former’s Ushant tidal energy project.

  • Wales supply chain opportunities diagram from the report
    News

    Welsh offshore wind opportunities

    2018-12-17T11:16:00Z

    Scaling up offshore wind generation could help Wales meet its renewable energy and decarbonisation targets, as well as deliver local economic stimulus, says a new report.

  • Wello WEC launch in Tallinn, Estonia
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    Wello launches Penguin WEC2

    2018-12-07T12:21:00Z

    Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Oy, has launched the next iteration of its Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia.

  • SEAWave Consortium ( Photo: EMEC)
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    Environmental impacts of wave energy

    2018-12-07T11:56:00Z

    A European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) project has been launched to address long-term environmental concerns around the development of emerging wave energy technologies.

  • Prototypes of the cranes were installed in 2017
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    Entering the Asian offshore wind market

    2018-12-06T11:08:00Z

    Austrian crane and lifesaving equipment manufacturer Palfinger Marine has signed a contract that it considers to be a ‘door opener’ to the potentially lucrative Asian offshore wind market.

  • Hydrogen Electrolyser
    News

    Project seeks to develop Orkney oxygen market

    2018-12-05T11:06:00Z

    A new project is exploring how circular economy approaches can be applied to optimise the efficiency of hydrogen production and stimulate the development of a local oxygen market in Orkney, Scotland.

  • With a blade tip height of 193 metres, the Seamade  turbines will be the largest in the Belgian North Sea
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    Financial close for Belgian windfarm

    2018-12-04T11:14:00Z

    Following completion of the Rentel wind farm SeaMade has reached financial close for its 487MW Offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Wave Energy Converter
    News

    Workshop to showcase wave technology

    2018-12-03T17:04:00Z

    Marine-i will host a ‘Meet the Buyer’ workshop on 24 January to showcase the development of AMOG Consulting Ltd’s Wave Energy Converter concept.

  • Baltic’s Wikinger benefits many (Photo Iberdrola)
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    Spain joins Germany in wind farm Venture

    2018-11-20T12:05:00Z

    A Baltic German-Spanish wind farm will become part of the largest offshore complex of its kind in the area, reports Tom Todd.