19 October 2009
Ireland Selected for Wave-Energy Project
STOCKHOLM, Sweden [HydroWorld.com]
Swedish power utility Vattenfall and Irish wave-energy developer Wavebob announced on Monday plans to build a commercial-scale wave-energy project off the west coast of Ireland.
The two companies have formed a joint venture company, known as Tonn Energy, to conduct research and development near Belmullet, Mayo. The project [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Ireland Selected for Wave-Energy Project – Renewable Energy World
Posted in tethered, wave, tagged Ireland, Wavebob on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ocean Power Magazine » Spanish Global Development Company adds Wave Energy to its Portfolio
Posted in fixed, wave, tagged bioWAVE, Spain on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spanish Global Development Company adds Wave Energy to its Portfolio
Australia’s ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Spanish Global Project Development Company Elecnor SA.
The MOU establishes a process for the two companies to work towards agreements for development of wave energy projects using BioPower’s [...]
NewEnergyFocus.com – Marine generator project to estimate renewable energy yields
Posted in tidal and currents, wave, tagged modelling, UK on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Marine generator project to estimate renewable energy yields
An £8 million project to develop software which can estimate the average annual energy production of a wave or tidal farm has been approved in the hope of encouraging investment in the sector, writes Rachael Meredith.
The “performance assessment of wave and tidal array systems” (PerAWaT) project, launched by [...]
Lockheed dives into developing wave energy, buoyed by OPT tech ¦ cleantech.com
Posted in tethered, wave, tagged PowerBuoy on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aerospace giant pulls out of utility-scale solar project as it looks to progress PowerBuoy system with marine-power firm.
Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said today they have officially signed a commercial engineering services agreement to develop OPT’s wave energy systems to be used in future utility-scale power generation projects.
The announcement builds on a letter [...]
Osmotic power plant to receive royal debut in Norway | Cleantech Group
Posted in osmosis on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
October 7, 2009
Norwegian electric company Statkraft is expected to open the first power plant that harnesses unique saltwater and freshwater combination to generate power.
The world’s first osmotic power plant is expected to open next month at Tofte, outside of Oslo. And the facility will be getting an imperial unveiling from the Crown Princess Mette-Marit of [...]
AW-Energy signs wave tech contract with EU | Business News | Energy Digital
Posted in fixed, wave, tagged Finland, WaveRoller on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AW-Energy signs wave tech contract with EU
WaveRoller brand will be demonstrated in Portuguese waters, By Sarah Wolfe
AW-Energy has signed a $4.4 million contract with the European Union to demonstrate its ocean energy innovation. The Finland-based company is developing a unique and patented wave power technology called WaveRoller.
The contract is the first of its kind under [...]
Renewable energy? It’s an offshore thing | Business | guardian.co.uk
Posted in offshore wind on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Terry Macalister, guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 October 2009
Imagine what it is like to open the bonnet of your car, stand on top of the engine and be hoisted 85m above the North Sea on a perilously narrow pole. The view on a clear day is breathtaking, but when the wind is blowing so hard the whole [...]
World’s largest offshore wind farm inaugurated in Denmark | EnergyMap.dk
Posted in offshore wind, tagged Denmark on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
World’s largest offshore wind farm inaugurated in Denmark
By:Charlotte E. Henriksen, EnergyMap.dk
The blades of Horns Rev II are turning merrily. The largest offshore wind farm so far has now been completed, and was officially opened on September 17.
Horns Rev II, located in the North Sea, 30 km from Blåvands Huk, and owned by DONG Energy, consists [...]
Nova Scotia Power and OpenHydro unveil in-stream tidal turbine | Ocean Power Magazine
Posted in stream, tidal and currents, tagged OpenHydro on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HALIFAX ─ Nova Scotia Power and its technology partner OpenHydro have unveiled a 1-megawatt (MW) tidal turbine which they will deploy in the Bay of Fundy this fall as part of Nova Scotia’s tidal power test facility. The Open-Centre Turbine was manufactured in Ireland by OpenHydro. The turbine will rest directly on the ocean floor [...]
