Offshore Renewables – Page 58
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NewsChurchill Barriers tidal project
The Churchill Barriers in Orkney, UK link a series of small islands on the east side of Scapa Flow and they were built during World War II to form a protective barrier against submarine intrusion after the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak by a German submarine in 1939.
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NewsLast Gemini blade for Van Oord
Dutch marine construction major Van Oord reports that its offshore installation vessel ‘Aeolus’ has installed the final wind turbine at the Gemini Offshore Wind Park, completing the installation of all 150 turbines
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NewsMagnetic gear turbine project
Magnomatics, a specialist in magnetic gear technologies formed in 2006 as a spin out from the UK’s University of Sheffield has announced that it is currently working to develop a marine current turbine using the company’s Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator.
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NewsTidal cable testing
Cabling technology company Tratos has supplied tidal energy R&D Company Scotrenewables with an Italian -manufactured bespoke cable solution for its SR2000 2MW tidal turbine testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney.
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42 Technology helps Trident Energy
UK-based Trident Energy has improved the performance of its linear generator concept with the help of a technology optimisation project from 42 Technology.
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NewsDEME invests in tidal power
DEME Concessions NV, a member of the DEME Group, has completed its purchase of shares in Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL).
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NewsMPS completes scale tank testing
Swansea, UK-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) has conducted scaled tank testing of its new WaveSub device.
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NewsPeterson awarded Statoil Dudgeon windfarm contracts
Leading international energy logistics provider, Peterson, has been awarded two long term contracts with Statoil to provide logistics support for the Dudgeon offshore windfarm in the North Sea.
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NewsWikinger substation inaugurated
Iberdrola, 50 Hertz and Navantia have recently held a delivery celebration for the substation christened as ‘Andalucía’, which was built by Navantia at the Puerto Real shipyard for Wikinger, Iberdrola''s offshore wind farm in Germany, with an overall budget of €1.4 billion.
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NewsOOC expands CTV fleet
Three more 36-passenger offshore CTVs will join Germany’s Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) in 2017 and 2018 as a result of the “outstanding” performance so far of the first boat in a new high-capability series.
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NewsNew Senior Associate at RCG
The UK-based Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has announced the addition of Julie Drew-Murphy as Senior Associate to the team, bringing valuable offshore wind development, compliance and due diligence skills.
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NewsHow will Brexit impact the renewables sector?
The UK’s vote in favour of leaving the European Union is expected to have a far reaching impact on the renewables sector in terms of investment and legislation.
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News“World first” wind and tidal power output combination
Atlantis Resources, the Singapore-headquartered tidal power developer, has announced that an agreement has been reached between the company’s majority owned MeyGen project (offshore Scotland) and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects.
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NewsEcosse Subsea Systems lands first Danish project
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has secured its first subsea trenching contract in Kriegers Flak Offshore Windfarm in the Danish sector.
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Bazefield 7
A seventh release of Norwegian BazeField AS'' renewable energy monitoring and control system is due.
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NewsCurrent profiler for tidal turbines
Tidal turbine manufacturer OpenHydro has opted for the Signature500 current profiler from Norway-based Nortek to obtain precise current, wave and turbulence information as it is delivering two of the world’s first grid connected tidal arrays.
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NewsPLAT-O on display for Jutland commemorations
While German and British dignitaries, including The Princess Royal, Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck, commemorated the Battle of Jutland in Orkney at the end of May, visitors to ‘HMS Bulwark’ at nearby Hatston Pier, in Kirkwall, would have seen a great symbol of how much things ...
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NewsWind farm impact study
The development of offshore wind farms has grown as demand for renewable energy has increased and in European waters 3,230 offshore wind turbines have already been installed. Overall the environmental impact of renewable energy is expected to be overwhelmingly positive, via the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the reduction ...
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NewsBurbo Bank charter deal
Danish offshore wind project developer, DONG Energy, has awarded UK support vessel operator, Seacat Services, with the supply contract for all crew transfer services at its 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project under development in the Irish Sea.
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NewsAlderney tidal generation moves forward
With the hiring of Intertek to provide environmental and planning support the project to harness the strong tidal currents of the Island of Alderney has moved a step forward. Intertek has been hired by FAB Link Ltd which is the company that is developing the cross-Channel electricity power cable that ...
