Offshore Renewables – Page 50
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New OEE Co-Presidents and Directors target pre-commercial deployments
Offshore renewables industry body Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed Simon De Pietro (DP Energy, Ireland) and Laurent Schneider-Maunoury (Naval Energies, France) as its new Co-Presidents.
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NewsShared innovation key to offshore collaboration
A standardised failure database could reduce costs across the offshore industry and a sophisticated gas-to-wire process using offshore windfarm infrastructure could transport clean energy back to shore.
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NewsKatanes Wind Wave project development
The concept of a floating structure that can generate power from both wind and wave energy has moved a step closer with progress on the Katanes Wind Wave project reports Dag Pike.
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NewsFassmer creates one stop turbine service hub
Long active in the manufacture of wind turbine components, Fassmer in north Germany has now set up a service subsidiary to handle both the production and the repair and maintenance of those parts, writes Tom Todd
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ICOE 2018 to showcase French MRE progress
ICOE 2018 promises to gather the world of Marine Renewable Energies in Cherbourg, Normandy, France from June 12th to 14th 2018.
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NewsCommercial wave energy project in Cape Verde
Renewables developer SINN Power has signed an agreement with a local aquaculture firm to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy project in Cape Verde.
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NewsParat Halvorsen targets Scottish power market
A leading Norwegian manufacturer of steam and heat energy systems, Parat Halvorsen AS, is preparing to promote its innovative high-voltage electrode boiler technology in Scotland, as the country ramps up its supply of renewable energy, particularly from wind.
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NewsImproving wave and tidal converter reliability
The second phase of an international collaborative research project designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters is underway.
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NewsGenerator rotation tool for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
A generator rotation tool (GRT) from MacArtney will help create efficient solutions for long-term storage of wind turbine nacelles and helps ensure max lifespan of turbines.
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NewsFORESEA shortlists offshore renewables projects
Three renewable energy developers have been shortlisted for the EU-funded FORESEA programme which aims to help which bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market.
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NewsUS patent award for recycled tyre mattress system
Scour Prevention Systems, Ltd has been granted a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM) which protects offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.
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NewsMammoet cuts shallow water wind farm costs
Erecting a wind farm in shallow waters has provided a challenge because conventional methods could not be used. The water was too shallow for the dedicated offshore wind farm vessels and too deep for land based systems to be used.
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NewsAnother step forward in the wind turbine arms race
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled plans to develop the most powerful offshore wind turbine to be called the Haliade-X, delivering 45% more energy than any other offshore turbine currently available.
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NewsOffshore wind sees record growth in 2017
The offshore wind sector had a record year with 4,331MW installed globally, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has reported.
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NewsSubsea inspection methods throwing up significant challenges
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) recently announced the winning projects of its recent innovation competition to find novel subsea methods to inspect offshore wind substructures, reports Andrew Williams.
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NewsGrant fund has helped more than 100 businesses in offshore renewables
More than 100 businesses so far have benefitted from grants and advice from an EU-backed multi-million pound programme backing innovation in the offshore renewable energy industry.
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NewsICIT and EMEC project on marine energy biofouling
The International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have joined forces in a year-long project to tackle biofouling in the marine renewable energy sector.
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NewsWTG installations at Trianel Borkum II
Jan De Nul Group will install 32 Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) at the €1bn Trianel Borkum II offshore wind farm.
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NewsFrance hungry to be a tidal energy powerhouse
France says that a new tender for tidal energy will see the country become a global centre of tidal energy manufacturing.
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NewsInnovative multi-material connector showcased by university-led team
During early January, a research team based at Brunel University, UK, launched an innovative ''multi-material connector'' that is predicted to help reduce the running costs associated with mooring a range of devices commonly deployed throughout the offshore renewable energy industry.
