UK Researchers Tackle Landslide Risks for Offshore Wind Turbines with New Tool
to integrate seabed stability assessments into wind farm design and maintenance.“Our tool is a fast, accurate way to predict underwater landslides, with minimal computational requirements. By using it, developers can ensure their offshore wind farms remain stable and reach their full renewable energy potential,” Cummins concluded
ASL Environmental: Tidal Currents Study Underway in Newfoundland and Labrador
the observational study of tidal currents to capture the full annual tidal cycle. The second phase deployment was completed in the fall and is scheduled for recovery in the summer of 2025. The processed tidal current datasets from Phases 1 and 2 will provide valuable insights for assessing tidal energy potential, addressing operational challenges, and determining optimal placements for potential future in-water tidal turbines. A community consultation will take place during Phase 2 recovery to review the results.This work supports the development of renewable marine energy infrastructure, contributing
EU-Backed Project to Unlock Tidal and River Energy Potential
A new EU-funded project has brought together 14 partners across Europe to unlock the potential of harnessing tidal and river energy in the North-West Europe.The SHINES project, short fo Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty, is ready for launch, bringing together 14 partners from France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.Co-financed by Interreg North-West Europe under the fourth call for projects, SHINES is set to unlock the potential of tidal and river energy systems, an opportunity still largely untapped in the region.With a
Japan’s First Megawatt-Scale Tidal Energy Turbine Hits Water
Proteus Marine Renewables has deployed the AR1100 tidal turbine in Japan, which became the country's first ever megawatt-scale grid connected tidal energy system.Installed in the Naru Strait, the turbine will generate 1.1 MW of clean energy, accelerating the decarbonization of the Goto Islands' electricity supply and advancing Japan’s renewable energy transition.Building on the success of the AR500 pilot project in 2021, where a 500 kW device operated in the Naru Strait maintaining a 97% turbine availability, Proteus signed an equipment supply and works contract with Kyuden Mirai Energy
HydroWing Inks Deal with PLN for Indonesia’s First Tidal Energy Plant
market for our innovative tidal energy technology. Indonesia has amongst the best tidal potential in the world due to the throughflow of marine current from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean.“There is also a funnel effect between the islands of the archipelago, which strengthens the tidal energy potential still further. This pilot project at East Nusa Tenggara will be pivotal for us and our local partners to move rapidly towards significant commercial scale projects in the Indonesia archipelago,” said Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group.“This exciting new project
Fugro Nets Fresh Work for Community Offshore Wind on US East Coast
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight.With 3 GW of offshore wind energy potential, the developed lease area could power more than one million homes in the region, making a valuable contribution to the US energy transition.The geotechnical work follows a successful site characterization program completed by Fugro in 2023.Covering the entire 510 km2 lease area and potential export cable corridors, the effort produced a preliminary earth model detailing geophysical
Floating Platforms of the Future: WES Explores Shared Infrastructure for Wave Energy, Offshore Wind
two areas of renewable energy and the potential benefits of sharing infrastructure, services, and supply chains.According to HIE, conditions in the testing facility have been created to match one of the west of Scotland offshore sites recently leased through the Scotwind program that also has wave energy potential.The testing incorporates multiple identical wave energy absorbers mounted onto a semi-submerged, triangular floating platform.The absorbers are based on AWS Ocean Energy’s Archimedes Waveswing; a submerged wave power buoy developed and funded through WES’s Novel Wave Energy Converter
How Floating Solar Panels Could Power Future Population Hotspots
10 billion affluent people.Most of the good sites are close to the Equator, in and around Indonesia and equatorial west Africa. These are regions of high population growth and high environmental values. Marine floating solar panels could help resolve land use conflict.Indonesia has vast solar energy potentialIndonesia is a densely populated country, particularly on the islands of Java, Bali and Sumatra. By mid-century, Indonesia’s population may exceed 315 million people.Fortunately, Indonesia has vast solar energy potential and also vast pumped hydro energy storage potential to store the solar
DOE Seeks Input on Mooring & Anchoring Systems for Floating Wind
by 2035 and a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050, DOE said."Floating offshore wind energy will be a key contributor to federal and state offshore wind deployment targets and to supplying clean energy to coastal cities. DOE’s Floating Offshore Wind Shot seeks to harness untapped renewable energy potential above the sea, promote an equitable clean energy transition, and create jobs and economic opportunities for U.S. communities," the DOE said.Worth noting, the Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would, on December 6, hold the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the coast of
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