Offshore Renewables News - page 127


Leader of the pack

Jul 01, 2016

The UK oil and gas industry is eyeing opportunities in the offshore wind industry, says the EIC’s Will Sharkey. Image from iStock. The UK has developed a project portfolio of unrivaled offshore wind capacity…

Offshore wind rebounds

Jul 01, 2016

Cape Wind is a 130 x 3.6MW turbine offshore wind park planned for off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But, it has been struggling to get off the ground for some 15 years, says Stephanie McClellan, director, special initiative on offshore wind, University of Delaware…

My WEC for a PTO

Jul 01, 2016

Coming up with wave energy concepts has not been a problem in this nascent industry. Creating power take off (PTO) systems for wave energy appears to have been less easy.  As a result, the University of Edinburgh is leading a project…

Tidal on the rise

Jul 01, 2016

Tidal energy is moving up a gear, with arrays becoming real and a supply chain being put to the test. But, there’s still more to do. Elaine Maslin reports. An AR1500 generator and gearbox being assembled at OREC…

Will it float?

Jul 01, 2016

Floating offshore wind projects are gaining momentum in Europe and elsewhere, including Japan. But, the concepts on offer still vary. Elaine Maslin reports. Hywind schematic. Images from Statoil…

Indian summer wind

Jul 01, 2016

In India, there are two main regions, the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, on the west coast, which are most likely to see activity, says Mark Leybourne, senior engineer at IT Power Consulting to the All Energy conference and exhibition in Glasgow in May…

Embracing wind

Jul 01, 2016

While the US is only on the verge of bringing its first wind farm online, Audrey Leon surveys some of the prospects slated for the country’s federal waters. LEEDCo’s mono bucket foundation. Photo from DOE…

Breaking waves

Jul 01, 2016

Danish firm Wavestar has a fixed installation wave energy concept, which could also incorporate wind turbines and even solar power, says CEO Laurent Marquis.  The core concept involves a row of half submerged buoys or floats, attached to a fixed platform…

Harnessing heave

Jul 01, 2016

The wave energy sector has always provided something of a more mixed bag of concepts than the tidal sector. Elaine Maslin looks at some of them. The Perth wave energy project. Photo from Carnegie Wave Energy…

Building blocks

Jul 01, 2016

Audrey Leon profiles Block Island Wind Farm, which is destined to be the US’s first offshore wind project when it starts up later this year. Jacket foundations, built by Gulf Island Fabrication…

Nexan offers 72.5kV accessories for windfarms

Jun 30, 2016

Nexans is offering a new range of cable and power accessories to meet the growing demand for higher capacity windfarms. The new generation of power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors…

Boskalis lined up for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 30, 2016

Dutch contractor Boskalis has been appointed the preferred Offshore Balance of Plant contractor by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. The project…

Damen completes Sea Installer modifications

Jun 29, 2016

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded modification works on the Sea Installer. The principle scope of work involved the extension of the main crane boom, giving the A2SEA-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel increased reaching…

DONG invests in Borkum wind farm

Jun 24, 2016

DONG Energy has decided to build the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, which is expected to be fully commissioned in 1H 2019. With this decision, DONG Energy will reach 6.7GW of installed offshore wind capacity, exceeding the 2020 target of 6…

MeyGen connected to Ness of Quoys

Jun 21, 2016

Atlantis has unveiled a technical milestone for its flagship MeyGen project in northern Scotland, which is now connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution network, following the successful installation of one of the longest underground…

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