Collaborative project TiME has produced a guide that provides a framework for the tidal industry to measure, classify and analyse turbulence for commercial tidal arrays. The principle outcome of the TiME project include the development of new methods to measure and characterise turbulence. According
Turbine maintenance specialist GEV Wind Power has completed the first set of onshore trials for its in-house developed blade maintenance Habitat. The Habitat was installed on Power Climber and Kaeufer access platforms in varying weather conditions and ranging between 30 metres and 100 metres high, w
AW-Energy, a Finnish wave energy developer, has inaugurated a new wave energy testing facility built in collaboration with ABB, a power and automation technology group. The facility is located in Järvenpää, Finland, and comprises a 1.5 MW grid-connected wave energy test site designed to develop, tes
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
LM Wind Power and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are collaborating on a new blade testing method that could help reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone. Testing of critical components, like wind turbine blades, o
LM Wind Power and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are collaborating on a new blade testing method that could help reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone. Testing of critical components, like wind turbine blades, o
ScottishPower Renewables has agreed on a GBP 25 million, thirty-year deal with the Port of Lowestoft to act as a construction and operations hub for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Following discussions with Associated British Ports, ScottishPower Renewables will utilise the Port of Lowestof
40South Energy and Elements Works have deployed their H24 wave energy converter off Tuscany, Italy on November 12, 2015. The 50 kW H24 machine was deployed as part of Marina di Pisa project off Tuscany, Italy. It consists of a guiding part located on the sea floor, or on a support structure, and of
Australian wave energy technology developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) have completed the country’s first wave energy financing deal by a commercial bank. CBA is providing a five-year, AUD 20 million loan facility as part of the financing required for the n
Ireland and France have signed an agreement in Paris at the International Energy Agency (IEA) biannual Ministerial Meeting to strengthen their ties and grow cooperation in the field of renewable energy. The agreement follows a successful development of the Ireland France roadmap including the establ
Ireland and France have signed an agreement in Paris at the International Energy Agency (IEA) biannual Ministerial Meeting to strengthen their ties and grow cooperation in the field of renewable energy. The agreement follows a successful development of the Ireland France roadmap including the establ
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) signed an interagency agreement for cooperation in the areas of renewable energy, and marine energy in particular, smart grids and energy efficiency. Two bilateral agreements signed
The largest ever controlled release of carbon dioxide from an underwater pipeline is to be conducted at DNV GL’s full-scale Spadeadam Testing and Research Centre as part of an international Joint Industry Project (JIP) called Sub-C-O2. Scheduled to start in early 2016, the planned release will mark
Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a financing deal with Commonwealth Bank of Australia which will provide Au$21 million for the commercialization of Carnegie’s wave energy technology. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is providing a five-year Au$20 million ($15 million) loan facility as part of the
