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Providing a catalyst for R&D collaborations between UK and Sweden in offshore renewables

Providing a catalyst for R&D collaborations between UK and Sweden in offshore renewables As part of a three day programme, Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment/British Embassy Sweden and partners hosted a technology and innovation workshop to explore collaborative...

Posted 26/05/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Narec and NREL commence Crada research partnership

Six engineers from Narec’s offshore wind and marine renewable teams will spend this week at the The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Boulder, Colorado.  Invited by NREL, as part of a Crada research agreement between the two centres to share resources and experiences in the development of...

Posted 28/02/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Framework contract awarded to Shepherd Construction

Narec has awarded a framework contract to Shepherd Construction for the building of three new facilities to house new test rigs for full scale wind and marine prototype devices: Project Nautilus, a 3MW drive train test rig, will de-risk in-field activities by allowing Narec to perform certification activities,...

Posted 11/01/11 in Narec | View the full Article

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Posted 04/01/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Notice of the appointment of McNulty Offshore Construction Limited to carry out pre-construction services for offshore wind demonstrator monitoring platform

Notice of the appointment of McNulty Offshore Construction Limited to carry out pre-construction services for offshore wind demonstrator monitoring platform Following the conclusion of a public procurement exercise, Narec has appointed McNulty Offshore Construction Limited to carry out the pre-construction...

Posted 09/12/10 in Narec | View the full Article

Narec announced as partner in Euro 19.8 million HIPRwind FP7 project

With a kick-off meeting in Bremerhaven 19 partners from 8 European countries under the direction of the Fraunhofer IWES entered the conception phase for the largest publicly funded research project on development of enabling technology elements for deep-water offshore wind. Contributing 11 million euro to the 20...

Posted 01/12/10 in Narec | View the full Article

Planning Permissions Granted For New Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable R&D Facilities

Narec has been granted planning permission by Northumberland County Council for its three new onshore test rigs to be built in Blyth, Northumberland: Project Nautilus, a 3MW drive train test rig, will de-risk in-field activities by allowing Narec to perform certification activities, reliability and performance...

Posted 23/11/10 in Narec | View the full Article

Offshore Demonstration Site - Geophysical survey

Geophysical Survey The main objectives of the geophysical survey were to determine bathymetry, seabed features, sediment types & sediment thicknesses across each of proposed arrays, the two monitoring platform options and preliminary cable route to shore. The results of the survey will be used to inform the...

Posted 18/10/10 in Narec | View the full Article

New wave energy system gets funding award

North East engineers have been awarded £20,000 by Design Network North to develop a new rotary wave energy generator. The money has been awarded to the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) and will fund a research project by Newcastle University’s Resource Centre for Innovation and Design...

Posted 11/10/10 in Narec | View the full Article

Offshore Demonstration Site - Indicative array layout

There are likely to be 15-20 pre-consented turbines in three or four rows/arrays, increasing in distance offshore and with water depths of approx 20, 35, 45 and 55 metres to allow testing of alternative installation and foundation types. The turbines will be approximately 1km apart within an array/row, and approx...

Posted 01/10/10 in Narec | View the full Article

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