The Standardisation Institute for the Netherlands (NEN) is hosting the plenary meeting of the IEC Technical Committee TC114, developing standards for marine energy convertors, in Delft (NL) this year. From 8 to 12th April, over 60 experts from more than 10 countries convene at NEN. The plenary is ch
Pondera Consult has won a contract to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for lots VI and VII in the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind energy area in the Dutch North Sea. Pondera will manage the environmental impact assessment, the appropriate assessment, and the assessment for the
The Nova Scotia government has revoked the marine renewable-electricity licence issued to Cape Sharp Tidal Venture. The company no longer has the financial ability to deliver the project, which breaches the terms of its licence under the Marine Renewable-energy Act, the government said in a statemen
Zeeland Tidal Power partnership has laid down the ambition to generate 100 megawatts of tidal energy in Zeeland before the year 2025. The Zeeland Tidal Power consists of the companies Hillebrand, Istimewa, DELTA Energy, PZEM, Zeeuwind and Tocardo. Zeeland is the only province in the Netherlands with
Irish company DesignPro Renewables has said that its custom-built grid connected mooring system is running smoothly at the SEENEOH test site in Bordeaux, France. In September 2018, DesignPro deployed a 25kW device at the SEENEOH test site as part of its €2.7-million Horizon 2020 SME Instrument funde
DNV GL is inviting wind industry stakeholders to join a new project dedicated to developing recommended practice on turbine design methodologies for cyclones and earthquakes. The aim of the Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges for Wind Farms (ACE) Joint Industry Project is to develop a new
Nova Scotia’s efforts to explore the energy potential in the Minas Passage will now have the benefit of a new report – Lessons Learned: Marine Operations in the Minas Passage – which documents the critical information learned from working in the challenging conditions of the world’s most powerful ti
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has approved project construction of the Icebreaker offshore wind farm in Lake Erie, Ohio. USACE, the body administering and enforcing provisions of the Rivers and Harbors Act and the Clean Water Act, reviewed Icebreaker for more than two years. The permit fo
US-based companies Berger Geosciences and Integral Consulting have partnered with French company Akrocean to deliver a full range of solutions for site characterization for the US offshore renewable energy market. The consortium has a single flag named BIA Offshore Studies and gathers expertise and
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has sent a letter to BOEM expressing concern for the possible negative impacts the Vineyard Wind project could have on fisheries, marine life and habitats. The letter represents NOAA’s public comment on BOEM’s Draft Environmental Impact Sta
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has initiated an additional environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord offshore wind farm. The decision comes after Vattenfall submitted a complaint to the agency on 12 March requesting the EIA procedure to be reinitiated. Vattenfall
Eco Wave Power has hosted a visit of Eurovision winner and global ambassador for renewable energy, Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko, at its wave energy power station in Jaffa Port, Israel. Ruslana arrived to the Eco Wave Power station, accompanied by Dr. Gideon Friedman, the chief scientist of the Energ
The BioFREE (Biofouling in Renewable Energy Environments) project has started data collection from biofouling monitoring systems deployed across international marine renewable energy (MRE) test centres. A webinar will be hosted by IEA Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annex IV to discuss current environmen
26 European islands have officially launched their clean energy transition with the support of the European Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat. In a first phase, 6 islands, the Aran Islands (Ireland), the Cres-Lošinj archipelago (Croatia), Sifnos (Greece), Culatra (Portugal), Salin
