Offshore Renewables – Page 63
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NewsABB reaches offshore milestone
ABB has reached a major milestone following the installation of DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea.
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NewsConference focuses on building an industry without borders
Renewable energy plays an indispensable role in meeting rising energy demand. The 6th annual Offshore WIND Conference (OWC), which is co-located with Offshore Energy 2015, focuses on “building an industry without borders”.
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NewsInter-array cables
Italian headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium.
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NewsOffshore wind – heading for subsidy free
An independent analysis from BVG Associates, commissioned by Statkraft UK has produced an upbeat forecast of the industry’s future with the prospect of being subsidy-free and competitive with CCGT.
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NewsOcean Energy Europe tops 100 members
Brussels headquartered Ocean Energy Europe, an industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, recently exceeded 100 members, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined. They join a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common plan for industrialising the ocean energy sector.
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NewsFugro now offers cable laying
Fugro is expanding its offering with the installation of a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread onboard its trenching vessel, ‘Fugro Saltire’.
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NewsAnother O&M vessel concept
A new vessel concept from German partners Heavylift@Sea and SeaRenergy Offshore, the OAV (Offshore Assistance Vessel), could promise a further development in the field of Service Operation Vessels.
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NewsFrench tidal demonstrator being installed
Plans are well advanced to install a prototype tidal generator off the French coast in the Raz Blanchard, the channel between the Cherbourg Peninsular and the Island of Alderney.
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NewsPLAT-O powers up
Sustainable Marine Energy says its PLAT-O system has become the first tidal energy system to generate power off the south coast of England. In doing so, SME has demonstrated that the cost of tidal energy is rapidly coming down with systems like PLAT-O coming on stream.
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NewsSchottel supplies to MeyGen
German specialist Schottel Hydro has announced that it will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the Scotland-based MeyGen tidal energy project under contract to Lockheed Martin.
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European regions lead the charge on ocean energy
The EU’s Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) has adopted a report confirming that the ocean energy sector will make an “important contribution...to meeting the future energy needs of the European Union”.
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NewsFast flow for firmer foundations
UK engineering hydraulics specialist HR Wallingford is working with offshore wind heavyweight DONG Energy as part of a project to develop what it firmly hopes will be the next-generation of wind turbine foundations.
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News5 gigawatt milestone
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind and marine energy industries, has recently highlighted the fact that the UK’s offshore wind capacity has surpassed five gigawatts (GW), a significant milestone in the sector.
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NewsDeme and Windreich join forces
Deme Concessions Wind and the Windreich Group of companies have announced a joint venture between Deme and Windreich concerning the offshore wind project Merkur Offshore (formerly MEG I).
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NewsMaking floating wind a reality
A new report has been launched by Carbon Trust that sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to make it a commercial reality.
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NewsUnderwater noise appointment
Matt Simpson, a Member of the Institute of Acoustics with over fifteen years’ experience, has joined Baker Consultants as Senior Underwater Noise Consultant.
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CWind wins crew transfer vessel contract
UK-based CWind has announced that it has won a six month contract to provide crew transfer services to the Greater Gabbard Offshore wind farm.
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NewsRenewables industry offers renewed job hope
The UK renewables industry could provide new opportunities for employees suffering from the recent downturn in the oil and gas industry according to an engineering recruitment specialist.
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EMEC restructure
EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre), best known for its Scottish marine renewables test site, has announced that it will be restructuring to ensure that its facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands.
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NewsCurrent and tidal guidelines
International classification society and certification group Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines which it says will help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal ...
