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  • FORESEA Project Shortlisted for EUSEW Award

    24 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    EU funded project FORESEA has been shortlisted for the ‘Innovation Award’ at the EU Sustainable Energy Citizens’ Awards 2019. The EU Sustainable Energy Awards recognize outstanding innovation in energy efficiency and renewables. Twelve finalists have been chosen from a shortlist of the year’s most successful projects for clean, secure and efficient energy. A winner will […]

  • University of Edinburgh Develops New Wave Energy Device

    13 February 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    University of Edinburgh engineers have developed a wave energy device known as a Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of homes. The device is designed to be incorporated into existing ocean energy systems and can convert wave power into electricity, University of Edinburgh wrote.c Small scale experiments in an ocean simulator showed that […]

  • InnoEnergy: Blue energy is the next frontier

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Speaking at renewable energy capital markets day, the CTO of renewable energy at European investor InnoEnergy, Javier Sanz, said the blue energy is going to be an area of interest for the energy sector as it represents the next frontier.

  • Wave Water Works shows interest to power Caribbean islands

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    US-based wave energy developer Wave Water Works is looking for contracts to supply clean power to US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico following the recent massive hurricanes in the area.

  • G20 energy ministers adopt IRENA renewables toolkit

    7 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy by endorsing an 11-point programme, including the adoption of a renewable energy toolkit. According to IRENA, the renewable energy toolkit provides options for G20 countries to take a long-term, integrated and sustainable approach to enhanced deployment of renewable energy. […]

  • CEFOW project set to advance wave energy

    27 May 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    EU-funded CEFOW research project aims to accelerate wave power development, decrease the levelised cost of ocean energy and create an efficient supply chain for future wave power projects. CEFOW project is due for launch in June 2015, and will aim to demonstrate the viability of floating energy converters on a larger scale, and longer period of […]

  • AW-Energy gets recognition from Red Herring Top 100 Award

    8 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    AW-Energy has been selected as one of the finalists for Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award, a list that includes the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region. The nominees are evaluated on 20 main quantitative and qualitative criteria including disruptive impact, market footprint, proof of concept, technology innovation, social value, […]

  • Canadian Committee of Advisors Support Ontario Offshore Wind Halt (Canada)

    25 February 2011
    Business & Finance, Environment

    On behalf of the stakeholders committed to restoring and enhancing the fisheries of the Great Lakes, the Committee of Canadian Advisors to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) congratulates the Ontario government on its recent decision to defer development of offshore wind turbine projects until further scientific information is garnered, analyzed, and impacts assessed. In […]

  • Wello Appoints New CEO (Finland)

    30 January 2012

    Wello Ltd., developer of direct wave energy conversion device, announced the appointment of Mr. Aki Luukkainen as the CEO of Wello Ltd. Wello has operations in Finland and Scotland. Aki Luukkainen has an 18-year track record in executive management, corporate development and sales and marketing roles in the international markets. He has previously held executive […]

  • Belgium: Five Grid Initiatives Call for Supergrid Action

    21 March 2012
    Storage

    Five grid initiatives, representing a range of global energy actors, today called on decision makers to accelerate the transition to a pan European electricity infrastructure. At their inaugural conference “Supergrid 2012”, the Friends of the Supergrid today signed a Joint Declaration with representatives of Medgrid, the Renewable Grid Initiative and the Desertec Industrial Initiative as […]

  • UK: Application for Navitus Bay Offshore Meteorological Mast Approved

    19 June 2012

    The marine license application for a meteorological mast to be erected close to the proposed Navitus Bay wind park development area has been approved by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The meteorological mast will collect reliable and representative wind data, which will be used to inform the design of the wind farm and provide estimates […]

  • Marine Scotland to Host Public Meetings on Offshore Renewables

    31 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Local communities are being encouraged to get involved in Scotland’s plans for offshore renewable energy, as a series of public meetings kick off over the coming weeks. The meetings will provide information about the planning process on how Scotland can utilise offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, and seek the views of members of the […]

  • UAE: IRENA Launches Global Atlas

    14 January 2013

    The world’s first open-access Global Atlas of renewable energy resources went online yesterday, announced at the annual general assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Global Atlas is the largest ever initiative to help countries assess their renewable energy potential, and companies bringing together data and maps from leading technical institutes and private […]

  • Fugro Awarded Major DONG Energy Contract

    21 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Fugro EMU has been appointed to manage a network of wave buoys which has the potential to become Europe’s largest wave monitoring network, surpassing the UK Coastal Observatories Network, also managed by Fugro EMU. DONG Energy has selected Fugro EMU, part of Fugro’s Renewable Services Group, to procure, deploy, service and manage a network of […]

  • RenewableUK Responds to Argyll Array Project Termination

    13 December 2013

    Commenting on ScottishPower Renewables’ announcement that it has decided not to take forward its lease option to develop the Argyll Array offshore wind farm project, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive, Maf Smith said: “The fact that not all wind farm projects go ahead is a natural part of the development process. Some encounter physical obstacles or […]

  • EWEA: Traditional Power Plants Use Enormous Amount of Water

    13 March 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    A report published yesterday by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) highlights the fact that traditional power stations use vast amounts of water to generate power – and calls for this to be taken into account by Governments when they set energy and climate change policy. EWEA’s report “Saving Water with Wind Energy” says nuclear, […]

  • Atlantis Reaches Agreement with MeyGen Suppliers

    16 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis, tidal energy equipment supplier, announces that agreement has now been reached on final pricing and terms with each of the following contractors to the project in readiness for execution of all contracts for the construction of Phase 1A of the MeyGen, world’s largest planned tidal current energy project. ABB Limited, for civil works and […]

  • RenewableUK Comments on Celtic Array Withdrawal

    31 July 2014

    Commenting on the announcement by Centrica and DONG Energy that they have jointly decided to cease developing wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone via their joint venture, Celtic Array Ltd, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “Although it’s disappointing that this particular project isn’t going ahead, the reasons are understandable – conditions […]

  • RenewableUK: Hornsea 1 Approval Proof that Offshore Wind Sector Is Developing Robustly

    10 December 2014
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK says the Government’s announcement on the go-ahead for a major new offshore wind project shows that the sector is developing robustly. Hornsea 1, which will be located 64 miles (103 km) off the East Yorkshire coast, will have an installed capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW) – enough to power more than 841,000 British homes. […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Offshore Wind Bonanza

    13 February 2015

    RenewableUK says a number of fresh announcements highlight the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The global manufacturing company CS Wind has confirmed that it’s planning to build an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in the Humber region – the first factory in […]

  • U.S. Supports Vietnam’s Offshore Wind Farm

    27 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to the Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism Company Ltd. to develop a 300-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Vietnam. The feasibility study grant will assist Cong Ly Ltd., a private sector firm that operates the only offshore wind project in Vietnam, in its efforts to develop a third […]

  • ABB Hands Over DolWin1 to TenneT

    28 July 2015
    Storage

    ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with the country’s transmission grid. The DolWin1 grid connection can integrate […]

  • ENEA Develops Innovative Wave Energy Converter

    14 August 2015
    Research & Development

    Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin, has developed PEWEC (Pendulum Wave Energy Converter). PEWEC has been studied specifically for the Italian coast waves, characterized by mild intensity, small size and high-frequency. It’s a floating, raft-resembling device, to be positioned offshore, relaying on […]

  • Tekmar Grabs Burbo Bank Gig

    14 September 2015
    Storage

    Tekmar Energy has won a contract to provide its sixth generation TekLink mechanical latch systems at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm on the north-west coast of England. Tekmar will provide site operator DONG Energy with 65 systems including one export and nine bellmouths for the 32-turbine, 258MW Liverpool Bay development with Tekmar supplying […]

  • SgurrEnergy Reveals Hywind Role

    20 January 2017
    Research & Development, Technology

    SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, acted as technical advisor for the investment in the 30MW Hywind floating wind farm being developed by Statoil off Scotland. Located off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Hywind is the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind farm. Consisting of five Siemens SWT6MW-154 wind turbine generators, the wind […]