Offshore Renewables – Page 88
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NewsAnti-fouling for marine energy system
Chesterfield UK based Cathelco Ltd has won an order to supply seawater pipework anti-fouling equipment for Pelamis, the ‘sea snake’ structure which produces electricity from the action of the waves.
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NewsFalmouth seeks marine energy test site
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) in the UK has submitted a licence application for an energy test site in Falmouth Bay, Cornwall.
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NewsTidal turbine on course for UK funding
The SeaGen tidal energy turbine, designed by Britain’s Marine Current Turbines Ltd, has achieved and passed the UK Government’s operating performance criteria for the UK’s emerging tidal and wave energy technologies.
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NewsOffshore wind propels Holyhead growth
The Holyhead Boatyard Group has set a course for new offshore business opportunities after securing £2.7m investment in the largest debt investment to date from Finance Wales.
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NewsGreen Port Hull project moving closer
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned to prepare the marine elements of an environmental statement in support of the proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull.
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NewsWales targets marine energy development
Excellent collaboration between local business and academic, environmental and governmental organisations is putting Wales in a strong position to develop the UK’s marine renewable energy industry.
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NewsConsultation for Kentish Flats extension
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has revealed details of its plans to extend the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm as it consults the local community and prepares the Statement of Community Consultation document.
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NewsFoundation designs under the spotlight
Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has recently published a Joint Industry Project (JIP) report into offshore wind turbine foundation structures.
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NewsBlade racks contract for A&P Falmouth
The A&P Group, which has seven drydocks in three UK locations, has won a multi-million pound contract for the renewable industry with work being carried out at their shipyard in Falmouth.
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NewsEnergy opportunities prompt Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction, the cluster of organisations representing Teesside’s growing renewable energy sector and its associated supply chain, held a strategy meeting in Middlesbrough recently.
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NewsScots group seizes local opportunity
The completion of a new generation wave power device at Invergordon in Scotland signals the growing diversification of Port Services Group (PSG) into the renewable energy sector.
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NewsMega-crane readied for Round 3 wind farms
An innovative crane being built in Rostock is destined for a new heavy lift jack-up vessel for Beluga Hochtief Offshore, a joint venture of Hochtief Construction AG and Beluga Shipping GmbH.
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NewsRenewable UK campaign for marine energy
Britain''s renewable energy trade association RenewableUK launched a campaign on Wednesday urging the Government not to cut vital financial support for the marine energy sector.
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NewsGrant funding for underwater kites trials
Tidal energy device developer Minesto UK Ltd is receiving a grant of up to £350,000 from the Carbon Trust funded by Invest Northern Ireland to deploy the first seagoing prototype of its seakite technology, ''Deep Green''.
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NewsLondon Array moves into Ramsgate
With the UK port of Ramsgate now home to the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (TOW), new neighbours are moving in next door.
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NewsUK holds lead in European offshore wind
Latest offshore wind statistics from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) confirm that the UK is the world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.
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News‘Sea ambulance’ service for wind farms
Harwich UK based A J Woods Engineering Ltd is launching a new ‘sea ambulance’/rescue service for offshore wind farms, starting at the Greater Gabbard project located 23km off the Suffolk coast.
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NewsUK holds lead in European offshore wind
The latest offshore wind statistics, released last week by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), confirm that the United Kingdom is the European and world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.
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NewsEIA for wind turbine demonstrator scheme
International renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) coordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf.
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NewsWind power lifts off in Brussels
EWEA 2011, billing itself as ‘Europe’s premier wind energy event’, returns to the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium on 14 through 17 March.
