Offshore Renewables – Page 54
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NewsAtlantis Resources signs collaborative agreement with INNOSEA
During March, UK tidal energy company Atlantis Resources announced that it had inked a deal with the French specialist marine engineering outfit INNOSEA in a bid to grab a slice of the potentially sizeable French tidal energy market.
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NewsGaelectric partners with Ideol to expand Irish floating offshore wind market
In the middle of March, Irish renewable energy company Gaelectric announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with French outfit Ideol to develop a number of floating offshore wind energy projects around Ireland.
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NewsProject to assess potential of advanced technologies for offshore O&M
In early March 2017, a consortium of UK universities and offshore wind energy companies launched a novel initiative to assess the potential application of advanced technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind farms.
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NewsDeep Green for Holyhead Deep
Natural Resources Wales has given consent is for a 0.5 MW Deep Green tidal generating device to be installed in the southern corner of the Holyhead Deep in the UK’s Irish Sea. This will be the first time that the Swedish Deep Green underwater kite technology will be tested on ...
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NewsDutch tidal development centre
With the offshore wind market entering maturity the focus for renewables is turning further towards tidal and wave energy with tidal energy attracting a lot of attention.
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NewsGerman offshore wind reaches subsidy free milestone
The German electricity grid regulator has approved bids to build what will be the first offshore wind farms that depend entirely on market prices for viability rather than government support and subsidies.
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NewsCrossover foundation
The Articulated Wind Column (AWC) from UK-based ODE is a crossover technology with 40 years of use in the oil and gas industry re-engineered for offshore wind in mid to deep water environments of 230ft to 660ft (70m to 200m).
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NewsSR2000 hits peak power
The world’s most powerful tidal turbine, developed and manufactured by Scottish engineering company Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited has reached full rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney.
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NewsPulsus tidal turbine trials complete
Norwegian Ocean Power has successfully completed the initial trials on its Pulsus horizontal-axis spiral-design tidal turbine. These trials were primarily aimed at testing the bearings of the turbine which are a critical part of the unit.
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NewsPower Hub switch-on
EC-OG switched on its tidal power generator, the Subsea Power Hub at the European Marine Energy Centre''s (EMEC’s) Shapinsay Sound test site off Scotland for the first time in mid-April 2917. The ocean current energy conversion system was successfully installed and is now fully operational.
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NewsWIN WIN update
The joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), led by European classification society DNV GL has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.
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NewsOffshore windfarm radar project
Spanish based Micro Shelter Solution is supplying equipment and assisting GeoSea NV in the implementation of the radar/VTS installations on the Galloper offshore windfarm foundations.
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NewsNext Geosolutions acquires RMS Submarine
Independent geoscience and engineering service provider, Next Geosolutions, has announced its acquisition of UK-based marine resource solutions company, RMS Submarine Ltd.
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NewsWave Energy Scotland backs development of new materials
Earlier this year, Wave Energy Scotland announced plans for a £3 million investment in wave energy projects exploring the potential of using different materials and processes in the production of wave energy converters (WECs).
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NewsFrench tidal energy firm announces major funding boost
Late last year, the French tidal energy outfit EEL Energy announced that it had secured an impressive €3.7 million (£3.2 million) of financial support from the French authorities for the development of its next-generation tidal energy generator.
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NewsPenguin producing power
Finland’s Wello Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) has successfully generated electricity into the national grid off the west coast of Orkney, UK.
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NewsGerman tidal expertise helping showcase Southeast Asian potential
Envirotek, a Singapore-based investment company focused on clean technology, has successfully deployed a 62 kW Schottel Instream Turbine (SIT) in the waters off the Sentosa Boardwalk in Singapore.
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NewsOffshore wind service partner
Moventas has been chosen as one of the selected suppliers for wind turbine gearbox repairs and supply in Europe by Iberdrola, a leading clean energy utility.
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NewsCPower Energy ventures into consultancy
CPower Energy, integrated service provider in the Onshore and Offshore Renewable Energy sector, based in East Anglia, UK, branches out in staffing solutions with the establishment of a brand new department – CPower Consultancy.
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NewsOffshore support platform contract
Scotland-headquartered marine solutions provider Malin Group has been awarded a turnkey contract by Swedish low current tidal power developer Minesto AB to provide concept, design, fabrication and delivery of an offshore support platform for the Deep Green 500 tidal generator test project at Holyhead Deep, off the coast of Anglesey, ...
