Alstom’s new-generation Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine is performing the official type testing phase at the site of Le Carnet, in the Pays de Loire region (France). This follows the successful completion of the 6MW commissioning of the turbine. Two main efficiency criteria remain to be measured i
Today DONG Energy and Vestas Wind Systems have entered into a cooperation agreement on the testing of Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine at Test Centre Østerild in Denmark. Through this agreement, DONG Energy becomes involved earlier in Vestas´ development of the V164-8.0 MW offshore wind turbine than
GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Deepwater Activity Statistics – New Discoveries Worldwide Driving Deepwater E&P Activity and Demand for Semisubmersibles and Drillships”. The study, which is an offering from the company’s Energy Research Grou
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, was informed on December 10 that Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Maharashtra, Kerala-Konkan and Gujarat are the identified sites for development of offshore wind in India, The Hindu Business Line writes. After the establishment of Offshore Wind Ener
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, was informed on December 10 that Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Maharashtra, Kerala-Konkan and Gujarat are the identified sites for development of offshore wind in India, The Hindu Business Line writes. After the establishment of Offshore Wind Ener
Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework, in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential exp
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Wind Power Market Guide: Economics, Technologies and Opportunities” report to their offering. With wind power leading the renewable industry, most countries are planning or implementing wind power growth strategies. This report details t
The Minister of New and Renewable Energy, DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH informed Lok Sabha that in order to exploit tidal power, Government of Gujarat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2011 for establishing a 250 MW tidal power project in Gulf of Kutch with Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd. (GP
The most pressing issues that UK marine science needs to address over the next two decades are the subject of a prospectus published as a themed issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A last month. The volume is co-edited and carries contributions by scientists based at the Nat
The cost of energy is a topic high up on the media agenda but it is a thorny issue complicated by all the different variables and methods used to calculate the cost of energy. One commonly used method is the “levelised cost of energy” (LCOE), which is, in simple terms, the lifetime cost of an [&hell
A sparsely populated chain of islands in the central Pacific Ocean is providing new clues about the changing acidity of ocean water and its potential impact on the health of coral reefs, a rising threat to already-fragile coral ecosystems. Nichole Price, a post-doctoral researcher at Scripps Institu
According to Drewry’s latest LNG Shipping Market Annual Review and Forecast 2012, rising LNG prices, almost stagnant liquefaction capacity amid expanding regasification capacity and development of LNG export framework in the USA could prove to be the game changers for the LNG industry. It is high ti
Professor Peter Thorne and Dr Richard Cooke of the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool travelled to Barcelona recently to take part in an international study on boundary layer sediment dynamics. The boundary layer in this case refers to the layer of water next to the seabed. Here, flowing wate
Today Nord Stream AG has been informed that the Estonian Government has decided not to grant a permit to conduct a survey in Estonian exclusive economic zone waters (EEZ). Nord Stream is yet to review the legal reasons for such a refusal which will only be possible after receiving an official notifi
