Subsea 7, FLASC Get BEIS Grant for PowerBundle Offshore Energy Storage System
Offshore installation giant Subsea 7 and its technology partner FLASC have won £471,760 (~$631,854) grant from the UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to further develop an innovative offshore energy storage system.Funding has been awarded as part of the Longer Duration Energy Storage (LODES) Competition. The competition recognizes the transition to increasing wind-generated renewable energy, which presents growing opportunities for storage systems that support a secure, flexible, and reliable electrical power supply.The PowerBundle concept
Floating Wind Project Gains Funding for Pilot
The U.K.’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted £10 million for the design and construction of a new floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland.The SENSE PelaStar project will feature SENSEWind’s turbine self-installation system, the PelaStar tension leg platform (TLP) floating foundation from Glosten and Subsea Micropile anchors. The SENSE concept will be put through its paces on a fully operational 2 MW floating wind turbine with installation set for late 2023.The SENSE concept (stands for self-erecting nacelle and service)
UK Gov't Sets Aside $5M for Tech That Can Mitigate Offshore Wind Farms Impact on Radar Systems
, and air defense surveillance. If you think you have an idea that can be developed to support the coexistence of offshore windfarms and UK air defense systems, DASA would like to see your technology in Phase 2 of the competition,” the UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said in a statement informing of Phase 2 of the competition, set for launch on April 20.The Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence competition seeks proposals that can develop technologies to permit the coexistence of future offshore wind farms alongside
New Offshore Wind Foundation Tested
added.“The structure is able to accommodate turbines from 3 to 16 MWs,” Bleasdale said, “and, having been designed for low bearing pressures, is capable of accommodating a wider range of seabed types, with less seabed preparation, than other gravity base designs.”Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), a wide-ranging team of renewables experts are taking the Gravity Tripod foundation though a series of stages, with certification from DNV, in preparation for demonstration of the design with an prototype structure. Design work and optimization
UK Govt Backs Aberdeen Subsea Engineering Hub
UK, which already claims a 40% share of the global market in underwater engineering, will seek to capitalize on the industry that could be worth more than £100 billion globally by 2035, the government said.The government is now encouraging industry to develop a business case for the hub for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to review.Scottish Secretary David Mundell said, "Scotland is an exceptional place to do business and its engineering opportunities are world leading. The UK government supports Scottish industry and that is why we are backing the underwater engineering
UK Spurs Autonomous Shipping Development
The autonomous and smart shipping industry is set to receive a boost, after the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with the National Oceanography Center’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Center, successfully secured £1 million in a bid to accelerate the U.K. into a world-leading position in this area.The funding, awarded by the U.K. Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, will be used to pioneer new ways of regulating the autonomous and smart shipping
Deputy First Minister Opens Lyell Center
a beacon of engagement for research and education and a trusted source of impartial advice to non-academic stakeholders, policymakers and society.” NERC, the largest funder of environmental science in the UK, is supporting BGS and the Lyell Center through the funding it receives from the Department for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Chief executive of the Natural Environment Research Council, Professor Duncan Wingham, said, “I’m pleased to see the enthusiasm and commitment to a shared vision for a national centre for innovation shown by
BP Says Oil from North Sea Spill to Sisperse Naturally
oil major said on Monday. Production at the platform, located 75 km west of the Shetland Islands, was halted after the incident which took place on Sunday. BP said it was working together with oil spill and environmental experts from BP, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to assess any potential environmental impact and to agree the best way to respond. "At present, we believe the most appropriate response is to allow the oil to disperse naturally at sea, but contingencies for other action are being
February 2024
