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  • Ewing: UK energy policy inconsistent, incoherent and ineffectual

    24 November 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK energy policy has been described as ‘inconsistent, incoherent and ineffectual’ by Scotland’s Energy Minister at ITES 2015. Fergus Ewing (pictured) made the comments as he accused UK government of failing to meet its objectives and jeopardising energy security at the International Tidal Energy Summit (ITES 2015) in London. Ewing said: “Last week the UK […]

  • UK: LDA Design’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm operational

    7 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, situated in the Thames Estuary, close to the Essex coast, is now operational and producing electricity for the national grid. With its commissioning it also means a major milestone has now been reached – the UK has achieved a total offshore wind energy output in excess of 1GW. This is […]

  • USA: Wind Industry Records Growth in Georgia

    7 July 2011
    Research & Development

      Georgia’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Peach State. Nearly 2,000 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in Georgia, and another 60,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate enough electricity for up to 300 homes. Modern onshore […]

  • UK: TAG Signes Up to Wind Energy Charter

    23 April 2012

    TAG Energy Solutions has signed up to industry body RenewableUK’s new Wind Energy Charter, which has been created to highlight how the industry will benefit the UK economy. The Charter sets out how the wind energy industry is delivering significant benefits to the UK and its economy as well as the industry’s intentions to deliver […]

  • USA: Public Comment Period for Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Extended

    24 December 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has extended the public comment period until Feb. 10, 2013 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. In response to additional requests […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Signs AUD 1.27 Million Formal Funding Agreement

    22 April 2013

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the signing of the formal funding agreement, for the award of a $1.27m AusIndustry grant from the Clean Technology Innovation Program to support a CETO Seawater Desalination Demonstration Pilot Plant. The signed funding agreement supports the design and construction of a CETO Desalination Plant which will desalinate […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes MeyGen Funding

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    RenewableUK is today hailing the announcement that funding has been secured to build the first phase of the world’s largest tidal energy array in the Pentland Firth region in North Scotland. The MeyGen project has a capacity of up to 398MW and will provide clean electricity for 175,000 homes and 100 jobs in the area […]

  • DNV GL, Sinoma Working on Quality of Rotor Blades Made in China

    15 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China. Certification ensures that turbines that use blades produced by Sinoma comply to international safety and reliability standards throughout their lifespan, in onshore and offshore wind applications. […]

  • Areva’s 5MW Turbines to Spin at Wikinger OWF

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA and Areva have signed a contract for the supply of wind turbines to the Wikinger offshore project. The contract has been valued at approximately €620 million.   The French company will supply 70 M5000-135 5MW wind turbines, worth €550 million. For the first time, IBERDROLA will be installing 5-MW turbines in a wind facility. Under the terms […]

  • MassCEC Seeks Marine Terminal Operator

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has released a request for proposals for professional marine terminal operators interested in managing and operating the Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford, a soon-to-be-completed multipurpose marine terminal located in New Bedford Harbor. “Bringing on a professional operator to manage the facility will ensure that the terminal is fully-utilized […]

  • Bureau Veritas: Guidelines to Spur Tidal Energy Development

    28 May 2015

    International classification society and certification group Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to 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 energy conversion. Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive […]

  • Nova Scotia Launches Start-Up Competition

    4 September 2015

    Nova Scotia start-ups have a chance to compete for up to $225,000 through Innovacorp’s provincial I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition. The I-3 competition, finds and supports high potential, early stage knowledge-based companies, and encourages entrepreneurial activity across the province. “More and more people now see how empowering it is to be an entrepreneur,” said Stephen Duff, […]

  • Siemens Receives First Belgian Offshore Wind Turbine Order

    21 December 2016

    Rentel NV has placed an order with Siemens for the 309MW Rentel wind project. The contract includes the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of 42 SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines and marks the first order of Siemens offshore wind turbines in Belgium. In April, Rentel NV and Siemens signed a contract for the supply and maintenance of 42 offshore wind […]

  • Masdar Acquires 25% Stake in Statoil’s Hywind Scotland Project

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has agreed to divest 25% of its assets in Hywind Scotland pilot park, the world’s first floating wind farm, to Masdar.

  • Vattenfall Wraps Up Public Sessions on Thanet Extension

    6 February 2017
    Environment

    Vattenfall has completed the last of five local public events which invited people to find out more and share their views on the possibility of building an extension to the 300MW Thanet offshore wind farm off the Kent coast in south-east England. Alongside these sessions, the public also has the opportunity to take part in an […]

  • GBP 72 Billion Lay in Fighting Corrosion in Offshore Renewables

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore renewable energy sector in Europe – including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries – could create up to GBP 72 billion of supply chain opportunities in anti-corrosion solutions and the development of new materials by 2050.

  • Nissum Bredning First to Use Siemens SF6-Free Switchgear

    24 April 2018
    Technology

    Siemens has supplied four panels of the 8VM1 gas-insulated SF6-free high-voltage switchgear (GIS) to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • Wind Power Grows in Europe’s Electricity Mix

    22 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy provided 14% of the EU’s electricity in 2018, which is an increase from 12% in 2017, according to statistics by WindEurope. Last year, wind power capacity rose by 11.3GW in Europe, with 2.65GW offshore and 8.6GW onshore. According to WindEurope, continued growth in capacity and the use of more powerful turbines are helping to increase wind’s share […]

  • AMS Trenchless Specialists Scores Hornsea Two Onshore Gig

    2 April 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has contracted AMS Trenchless Specialists to conduct part of the onshore cable works for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK. AMS Trenchless Specialists will conduct Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) at the landfall site in Horseshoe Point where the offshore cables meet the onshore cables under the more than GBP 1 million worth contract. Using […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Boosts Green Guarantee Line

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has expanded its green guarantee line to EUR 1.25 billion which the company will use to fund its business of manufacturing and selling onshore and offshore wind turbines worldwide. In a deal arranged with BNP Paribas, the company converted a EUR 240 million guarantee line into a “green” line and signed an additional line […]

  • New Jersey Gets Offshore Wind Working Group

    25 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has established an environmental resources working group aimed at providing guidance for achieving the state’s offshore wind goals. The offshore wind working group will include representatives from commercial and recreational fishing industries, conservation organizations, maritime industry, and fisheries councils to provide guidance for the overall strategy and […]

  • BP sees sharp drop in profit due to flat gas prices but uplifts renewables pipeline

    31 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Project & Tenders, Transition

    BP has achieved production growth, a reduction in net debt, and a “robust” operating cash flow, based on its results for 3Q 2023.

  • LR awards first approval for ammonia two-stroke engine to WinGD

    28 September 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Technology

    Swiss marine power company WinGD has received the first-ever approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its two-stroke engines fueled with ammonia. According to WinGD, LR’s approval for the X-DF-A dual-fuel range will give shipowners assurance they need to realize vessels using ammonia-fueled main engines for the first time. As part of the […]

  • Tongfang Jiangxin wins batch tugboat construction project contract

    10 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    In the bidding for the batch tugboat construction project of Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Branch, Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding won the 2023 Shengli Oilfield Offshore Oil Ship Center 4 A 5000 HP full-turn tugboat construction project contract. According to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, this is one of the large ship operation orders of […]

  • OEG Offshore buys compatriot subsea cable specialist

    19 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    UK’s OEG Offshore has acquired compatriot Pelagian, a provider of consultancy, engineering and installation management services to the submarine cable and offshore renewable energy industries. With the acquisition, OEG stated it was better equipped to support the cable sector across different end markets, including offshore wind, interconnections, as well as telecommunications. “We are excited to […]