Author: Anela Dokso

Three new turbine developers have signed-up for the North Wales tidal stream energy project, Morlais. The companies joining the project are French Sabella and HydroQuest as well as Spanish developer Magallanes. All three companies aim to deploy their devices on a commercial scale at the Crown Estate-designated zone off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales. Morlais is run by social enterprise, Menter Môn and has the potential to become one of the largest tidal stream energy sites in the world. The first stage of the project, aims to secure consent for the development of the zone. The second stage will…

Aker Solutions and Cognite have received $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a NextWind Real Time Condition Monitoring project. The project is focused on next generation solutions in wind through digitalization and aims to develop a holistic digital solution that will enable monitoring the condition of an offshore floating wind farm and its impact on the environment via live data streaming. Aker Solutions, partnering with Cognite, was selected for the grant award as part of the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC). The program provides grants for companies applying research and projects designed to…

Parkwind, in a joint operation with MHI Vestas and Jan De Nul, has completed the final installation of turbines at the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in Belgium. The 219 MW project is located in the Belgian North Sea, approximately 50km off the shore of Ostend, and is the first project to use the world’s highest rated V164-9.5 MW turbines in commercial operation. The installation works started in December 2019. To accelerate operations, a second installation vessel, the Scylla, was brought in mid-March to operate in parallel with Jan De Nul’s Vole au vent on the installation. Peter Caluwaerts, Parkwind’s…

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has welcomed Pascal Milord to the team in the role of technology leadership program manager. Pascal has extensive experience in project management and innovation in manufacturing, marine technology, and offshore sectors with a particular focus on marine navigation systems, offshore and subsea projects, systems engineering, as well as harsh environment solutions. In his new role, Pascal will facilitate the initiation, development and execution of OSC Technology Leadership Projects. He will be working collaboratively with Supercluster Members and key stakeholders to identify and develop the concepts for a focused technology program and project activities taking place within the…

ABB will provide electric propulsion, power, energy storage, control and automation technology for a first tug in South Asia capable of switching between low emission liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines and zero-emission battery power. The tug, which will operate in Singapore harbor, has been ordered by Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Marine Services for delivery from the Sembcorp Marine shipyard by the end of 2020. LNG as a fuel virtually eliminates sulphur oxide emissions, while the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is also incentivizing its use to support the International Maritime Organization’s aims to halve ship CO2 emissions by 2050. The…

Hellenic Cables has teamed up with Enel Green Power to ensure that 100 percent of its power supply needs in Greece come from renewable energy. The deal covers all of Hellenic Cables’ industrial facilities in Greece. This includes its submarine cables plant in Corinth and the high-voltage cables plant in Thiva. Enel Green Power guarantees the origin of renewable electricity through its portfolio in the country. This is another initiative by Hellenic Cables to minimize its environmental impact. It follows a series of initiatives in the same line including adoption of circular economy practices and waste reduction. Furthermore, Hellenic Cables…

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has, on behalf of the Australian Government, given $480,000 in funding over the next 12 months to EnergyLab Australia to support the startup acceleration program designed to assist clean energy entrepreneurs. EnergyLab, a start-up accelerator program, has four core programs: Pre-Acceleration – helping entrepreneurs with an idea to test its commercial viability.Acceleration – EnergyLab’s flagship program helping the most promising energy startups launch a product into the market, secure first customers and raise a seed funding round.Scale Up – providing late-stage energy startups with introductions to decision-makers at Australia’s most innovative energy utilities, mentorship from…

First 8MW wind turbine has been installed at Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. This is the first out of 94 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines that will be installed at the site, Ørsted said on its social media. Sea Challenger vessel loads the turbine components in Port Esbjerg, prior to transporting them to the installation site around 22 kilometers off the coast of the Zeeland Province. Borssele 1&2 is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 and will have total capacity of 752MW. When completed the project will become the largest offshore wind farm in the…

A business covenant from the programme Partners for International Business (PIB) has been signed. A group of Dutch businesses and knowledge institutions are partnering up to help advance the offshore wind industry in the United States of America (USA), with the support of the Government of the Netherlands. This public-private partnership focuses on the exchange of knowledge, network building and positioning the Dutch industry in the northeast of the USA. The goal of the PIB group is to establish the Netherlands as a strategic trade and knowledge partner for the American market. By exchanging knowledge, the group wants to generate…

CWind has received a contract from ScottishPower Renewables for work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. CWind will provide subsea maintenance of the foundations and offshore substation, subsea surveys, corrective maintenance, as well as pre-engineering studies. The three-year contract, worth up to £8.2 million, will see the company’s staff working both onshore and offshore servicing the wind farm. There are options for two further one-year extensions. “We are thrilled that ScottishPower has chosen CWind to manage the balance of plant for below water services for East Anglia ONE,” said Nathanael Allison, managing director at CWind. “This contract supports…