DNV GL has been awarded a contract by Cosco Shipping Company Limited of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform. The Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT is developing the offshore AC/DC converter platform
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has started SR2000 sea trials at the Belfast Lough.
Seatricity has installed its wave energy converter Oceanus 2 at the Wave Hub test site off Cornwall.
Wave Energy Conversion Corporation of America (WECCA) has finalized the construction of 1:20 scale wave energy device as part of the Wave Energy Prize challenge.
The European Commission has issued a call for project proposals for new solutions in the operation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines/farms, and has set aside EUR 10 million to fund the winner(s). The call was launched on 11 May, as part of the Horizon 2020 programme, with the period for subm
Protean Wave Energy has halted trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) pending the upcoming announcement regarding the Port of Bunbury demo project.
The advanced spar floating foundation built to support the 5MW Fukushima Hamakaze structure off Japan has recovered stability after it tilted while under tow in Osaka Bay last week. The advanced spar floater was en route from Hitachi-Zosen’s dockyard in Sakai to the Sumoto port when it tilted due to
Sandia National Laboratories is organizing a webinar on wave energy with the focus on advanced controls for wave energy devices.
Adwen has obtained the type certificate of its AD 5-132 offshore wind turbine awarded by the independent certification body DNV GL. The AD 5-132 has been designed and certified as special class, covering the most demanding offshore sites worldwide. This wind turbine is tailored for subtropical monso
European Commission’s funding programme Horizon 2020 has launched a funding call aimed at scaling up the ocean energy sector to arrays in order to achieve energy cost reduction.
Bilfinger Mars Offshore is installing a 120-metre-tall crane at its site in the port of Szczecin which will be used to support the fabrication of steel offshore foundations including transition pieces, jackets and monopiles, and to load them onto pontoons. The Goliath crane was built by Van Haagen K
Bilfinger Mars Offshore is installing a 120-metre-tall crane at its site in the port of Szczecin which will be used to support the fabrication of steel offshore foundations including transition pieces, jackets and monopiles, and to load them onto pontoons. The Goliath crane was built by Van Haagen K
Sandia National Laboratories has completed the testing of its advanced wave energy converter (WEC) system for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Wind and Water Power Technology Office.
New phase of the Advanced Coatings for Offshore Renewable Energy (ACORN) project, involving the testing of materials coated with ACORN solutions in open water, has started.
