Nexans to Link Orkney Islands with UK Mainland via 220MW Interconnector
an agreement with SSEN Transmission to produce and install the cable that will connect Orkney Isles with the U.K. mainland.The contract includes both the production and the installation of the 220kV high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cable, which will be largest capacity cable connecting the Orkney Islands to mainland Scotland.The cable will span 53 km offshore and 16 km onshore route in total in Finstown, Orkney and Dounreay in Caithness, UK.The Orkney Link will exchange up to 220 MW of renewable energy between the islands and the mainland and is a critical step in strengthening the UK power network
Utility Serving San Juan Islands Proposes to Harness Tidal Power
body remains afloat.Orbital estimates that the mooring cables that hold the O2 in position could lift 20 double-decker buses.Approximately a dozen tidal power stations using turbine or other technologies are reported in operation worldwide, including the O2 currently deployed in Scotland’s Orkney Islands.Orbital claims that their O2 technology has solved issues such as high costs, dangers to marine mammals and fish, heavy physical loads of fast-moving seawater, and the corrosive effects of the marine environment — issues that are cited as factors inhibiting the growth of tidal power generation
New JV Starts Decom Ops for OpenHydro’s Tidal Energy Test Platform Off Orkney
Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have formed a joint venture partnership to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands.Work is rapidly advancing to remove the steel superstructure installed in 2006 at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) Fall of Warness test site which OpenHydro used to streamline its tidal turbine technology development.EMEC awarded the decommissioning contract in early April.The OpenHydro test rig consisted of two steel piles drilled and grouted into the seabed, with a steel superstructure attached to the piles
Most Data Lives in the Cloud. What if it Lived Under the Sea?
humans live near the coast, so should data centers.An initial experiment in 2015 saw a small-scale data center deployed for three months in the Pacific Ocean.A two-year follow-up experiment began in 2018. A total of 864 servers, in a 12 by 3 meter tubular structure, were sunk 35 meters deep off the Orkney Islands in Scotland.Microsoft is not the only company experimenting with moving data underwater. Subsea Cloud is another American company doing so. China’s Shenzhen HiCloud Data Center Technology Co Ltd has deployed centers in tropical waters off the coast of Hainan Island.Why move data centers
Tidal Energy Firm Orbital Wins Two CfDs in UK Renewables Auction
a valuable supply chain within the UK. Maximizing the benefits and rewards from this endeavor will take leadership and long-term commitment from the UK Government.”Latest UK Renewables Auction Fails to Attract Offshore Wind BidsOrbital Marine Power to Develop 30MW Tidal Energy Project in Orkney Island
Subsea Infrastructure Power Looks at Renewables
Using renewable energy to power critical subsea infrastructure needs power management. It’s a capability Verlume will soon be proving off the Orkney Islands – and Hawaii.Integrating offshore renewables into offshore operations has become a major goal for oil and gas companies. A remote power supply could improve project economics for long step-outs, where they replace long power cables. Powering facilities from a nearby offshore wind park could help reduce the carbon intensity of oil and gas production. But how do you balance that power – ride out intermittency – to provide a
TechnipFMC to Become Shareholder in Tidal Power Firm Orbital
tidal technology that it says is capable of cost-effectively harnessing predictable, clean energy from flowing currents. The company recently completed the construction and installation of what it says is the world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine, the O2, in the waters off the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The turbine has been exporting electricity to the UK grid since July 2021."TechnipFMC is a leading technology provider to the traditional and new energy industries with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, fully integrated offshore energy projects to customers
VIDEO: CorPower Builds 'World's largest' Wave Energy Test-rig
.Over the past decade, CorPower has been undergoing five-stage product development and verification process, which initially started with small-scale tests in Portugal and France. It later progressed to a half-scale WEC prototype, which also underwent dry-rig testing prior to sea trials in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in partnership with utility firm Iberdrola. “We are thrilled to announce the completion of the world’s largest wave energy test-rig,” said CorPower Project lead Antoine Boudoin, responsible for delivering the system. “It’s one-of-a-kind and purpose-built
Innovative Tidal Power Project Proceeds in the Scottish Sea
SKF is participating in a tidal power project off the Orkney Islands.Orbital Marine Power, Scottish-based developers of the world’s leading floating tidal turbine technology, has now launched its first commercial 2MW unit, the Orbital O2, which will soon be installed at European Marine Energy Center (EMEC), where it will become the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine.About 15 meters below the O2’s 72m-long superstructure, are two fully integrated drive trains from SKF on two wing-like legs. Here the two double-bladed rotors turn, each with a diameter of 20 m, the largest
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