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This week, our Offshore Renewables Director, Nigel Robinson, spoke with Rob Flett on Radio Orkney about the upcoming trials of the PALM Charger. Nigel shared his vision: "Once the trials are complete, we aim to reach a point where potential customers recognise the PALM Charger as a great idea and are eager to collaborate with us to overcome the final hurdles and bring this innovation to reality." The PALM Charger is designed to provide offshore recharging points for electrically powered marine vessels. This technology extends operational capabilities by overcoming the range limitations of current vessels. Key Details: 🚀 Trials Start: September in Orkney 🚀 Funded By: Innovate UK 🚀 Essential Partners: EMEC: European Marine Energy Centre and Leask Marine Ltd 🚀 Next Steps: A successful trial will lead to a commercial prototype ready for a 2025 pilot, initially targeting Offshore Wind projects and expanding to fisheries, aquaculture, ferries, and leisure sectors. 🎧 Listen to the interview (link in comments). #offshorerenewables #offshorewind #innovation

Independent Energy New Zealand (IENZ) has been working throughout 2024 with Invercargill Airport on a variety of projects to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings and plan for the future of flight. Invercargill is a rapidly growing destination for air travel and the Airport is currently planning the expansion of services to meet this demand. Palmerston North based IENZ were chosen by the Airport to assist in their energy management objectives due to their wide range of skills and access to specialist knowledge from partners Energenze and TBS Services. Projects have ranged from making the existing terminal more efficient, planning the upgrade of infrastructure to support growth and future proofing the airport for the expected move to hydrogen/ electric or biofuels based flight. To date over $200,000 in savings has been identified. “We look forward to benefitting from our ongoing collaboration with IENZ as our services change and grow” Julie Jack – Commercial and Business Development Manager. 

I’m thrilled to be joining Peter Woodward, Managing Director of The CaPTA Group, for a fireside chat at the All Energy Australia Conference, where we’ll discuss the incredible strides, we’re making in Cairns’ transport sector. Together, Tropic Wings Cairns Tours & Charters and EnergyAustralia are leading the charge in electrifying the Tropic Wings bus depot as they transition to electric buses. This $10.2M project, supported by Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is more than just a moving away from diesel—it’s about installing scalable, sustainable, and future-proofed infrastructure. From battery energy storage to the advanced islanding capability, ensuring continuous operations during power outages, we’re setting the standard for resilient green transport energy solutions. We can’t wait to share insights on the challenges, opportunities, and the broader impact this will have on the Cairns region, its environment, and its people.  Looking forward to seeing you there! Session date: 24th October 2024 Time: 2:40 pm   Electric Vehicle Council Aman Gaur Ross Edwards Ross De Rango Joo Yin Ong Damien Kaluarachchi Bruce Hanslo Prasad Dev Marjorie Reyes Merlin Francis Omar Leon-Peralta Julie Seeney Colin Anderson Michael Woodward #greentransport #sustainability #EnergyAustralia #electricvehicles #evcharginginfrastructure #AllEnergy2024 #ARENA #renewableenergy #cleanenergytransition

Thank you to Flotation Energy and Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas for taking such good care of the Cork crew - what a great experience, a good few takeaways to reflect on and ponder on. The future is absolutely green energy and both fixed and floating are the future, along with solar and wave. The benefits to us as a country and for all our communities is just incredible but we still have work to do to get to where we need to get to but Ireland has the expertise, the waters and more importantly the people. Just by way of information Kincardine is a floating windfarm with just 5 turbines 13.5 km from the shoreline all connected to he grid producing electricity to 50k homes roughly so imagine what we could do. Unfortunately only one was spinning due to maintenance (they have to do this in the summer due to weather) - we were lucky to get out, the trip after us was cancelled. It just shows you people who work in the maritime world and go to sea are to be commmended it’s not an easy task - all food for thought - now back to selling houses. John O'Regan Barrie McMullin Alan Henry Peter Coyle Wind Energy Ireland Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications John Watters Conor McCabe Oonagh Buckley Adam Cronin Port of Cork Company Ltd. National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) Maggie Cusack Paul Hegarty Emma Love Doyle Shipping Group Cobh & Harbour Chamber Cork Chamber Green Rebel DP Energy Group Simply Blue Group EirGrid Group Irish Mainport Holdings

Exciting #News 📢 | #WindFloatAtlantic offshore wind farm celebrates 4 years of clean energy generation! 🎉 This project not only surpasses expectations with a remarkable 320 GWh of clean energy but also leaves a legacy, driven by a deep commitment to local communities, the future workforce, the fishing industry, and environmental stewardship. 🎯 Three #floating turbines began supplying power in July 2020, and to date, they have: ➡ generated an impressive 320 GWh ➡ provided clean energy to 25,000 households in Portugal each year ➡ avoided over 33,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year ➡ coexisted with more than 270 species within our offshore wind farm 💡 Did you know this project has also proven its resilience, withstanding the challenges of Storm Ciaran in 2023, with waves reaching up to 20 meters and wind gusts of 139 km/h?🌪️ This 4th anniversary also marks a before and after for OW Ocean Winds, as we celebrate Pedro Afonso Rodrigues, a Viana do Castelo local and international kitesurfer, as our very first #OWAmbassador.🌍🏄 In words of José Pinheiro, Country Manager for Southern Europe at OW and Project Director of #WindFloatAtlantic: "We are proud to see our project making a greater impact each year. At OW, our commitment goes beyond the environment—we engage with the Viana community through educational programs, visits, and active participation in this globally significant project." Read the full announcement 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvhNTRqa #ProudtobeOW #floating #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy 

⚡️ Our Director of Customers and Stakeholders, Christianna Logan, will be speaking on the #Renewables Panel at the Highland Renewables Conference tomorrow in Inverness. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 At SSEN Transmission we're passionate about the valuable role that we can play in supporting Scottish Highland tourism ambitions, and tomorrow's panel discussion presents a great opportunity to discuss a range of topics, including:   ➡️ The scale of the opportunity #RenewableEnergy and associated #Transmission infrastructure is bringing to the region; ➡️ The jobs, opportunities, development, and re-population of communities associated with this work; ➡️ How #EnergyInfrastructure work will create the opportunity for businesses to work in collaboration make #Scotland a world leader in sustainability; ➡️ How we're working to help put the #Highlands on an international stage for its innovative approach to infrastructure development. 🗓️  Friday 24th May, 8.45am-2pm 📍  Tourism and Renewables Conference, Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness

Last week we gathered all (100!) Rein employees + extended family from all over the world for a 2-day get together in the Norwegian mountains. As we prepare for the next stage of our growth journey, we focused on two main topics: culture + 2030 direction. Interest rates, framework conditions, congested grid, cannibalization: it sure ain’t getting any easier to develop renewable energy solutions ! Yet our mission to help our industrial clients on their decarbonisation journey has never been more important. And we have all it takes: strong customer pull, robust pipeline, the most amazing team of talents, world-class industrial heritage. So now it’s just a matter of delivering 😅. And for that, we need rock solid foundations. Living our values of care courage and collaboration every day. Fostering an inclusive culture that empowers & supercharges performance on all fronts, safely and sustainably for all stakeholders. We can do this. Let’s go team, bring it on 💪💪

Growing Green: Townsville Emerges as Australia's Most Liveable Green Manufacturing City 🍃 When you imagine a region primed to deliver green energy, with growing capabilities in hydrogen and sustainable fuels, but also nestled between two World Heritage ecosystems, and an island playground off its coast, you'd be forgiven for looking to an international example. But Australia's most liveable future green manufacturing city is right here, in Townsville North Queensland. Read more about how Townsville is leading North Queensland towards a clean economy, attracting private investors with massive project announcements and positioning itself as a hub for renewable energy and green manufacturing. Check it out here | https://lnkd.in/gY9HSjin Images 📸 Townsville Enterprise Townsville Enterprise (TEL) Port of Townsville Limited #greenenergy #copperstring #jetzeroaustralia #lanzajet #projectulysses #bdmagau #northqueensland #townsville

𝗡𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲—𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 🌊🦅 A two-year study at the TetraSpar floating offshore wind turbine in Norway recorded zero bird collisions, a major success for the industry. Conducted by Spoor at the METCentre, 10 km off Karmøy, the study tracked over 21,000 bird passages since January 2022, providing key insights into bird behavior near turbines. Even after enhanced detection in October 2023, no collisions were found, proving that floating wind technology can coexist with bird populations. This data supports sustainable development and sets a positive example for future offshore wind projects. This pioneering study is a game-changer for balancing renewable energy growth with wildlife protection. Exciting times as Norway leads the way in sustainable energy and wildlife protection! 🪶💨🍃 #NorwegianOffshoreWind #TetraSpar #METCentre #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #OffshoreWind #GreenFuture

Excited to be a part of the hugely ambitious Zero Terrain / Energiasalv team, under the leadership of founder and CEO Peep Siitam. Last week I had the opportunity to visit the site of the first Zero Terrain project, located in Paldiski, Estonia. This 500MW Pumped-hydro storage (PHS) project is a European Commission Project of Common Interest (PCI) and all the main building permits are in place. Zero Terrain’s novel PHS technology is the next-generation solution in the field, eliminating the need for altitude difference in terrain as the plant can be built on flat land; traditional pumped-hydro storages can only be built in mountainous areas. It is clear that Long-duration Energy Storage (LDES) such as this will be a key provider of energy security. Pumped-hydro storage (PHS) is a mature and affordable LDES technology that supports greater renewable power generation. A project such as this is a cornerstone of renewable energy strategies due to its carbon-neutral nature and cost-effectiveness. It will also reduce reliance on Russian gas. The exciting opportunity with Zero Terrain is that the technology offers the opportunity to apply the benefits of PHS in other countries where it was previously impossible due to geographical conditions.  Click here to watch a short video https://lnkd.in/eS3ha__v