Archive for: September, 2011

CLS Offshore Announces 28pct Growth in Its Annual Turnover (UK)

  Less than two months after unveiling its new headquarters at Great Yarmouth, CLS Offshore has launched its engineering department and announced 28% growth in its annual turnover. The oil, gas and renewable energy services company has created 12 new jobs – eight of them engineers – and seen a steady increase in orders. And [...]

MCA Presents Maine at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER (USA)

  The Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) will call attention to Maine’s strong and expanding composites capabilities at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, in booth 331, on October 11-13 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland.  ”MCA attends these AWEA national events to make sure that wind developers, manufacturers, and construction companies recognize that [...]

Cianbro in Spotlight at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER (USA)

  Cianbro’s wind energy services will be in the spotlight at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition on October 11-13, in booth 331 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland.  ”Cianbro’s ability to bring all facets of the onshore or offshore wind development project under one roof is extremely attractive to wind project developers”, [...]

Renewable Output up by 50 pct in UK

  Commenting on 2010 renewables output figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “The figures show that even in an exceptionally dry and calm year, renewables still met over 30 per cent of the annual demand for electricity from every home and business in Scotland. [...]

SeaRoc to Speak at Offshore Wind Technology Conference (UK)

  Marine engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, will be speaking on the second day of the Offshore Wind Technology conference, hosted by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The session, entitled, “Building the next generation of wind farms”, will be taking place on Tuesday 13 December in the Lakeside Centre [...]

All-Energy to Launch Offshore Maintenance – Where Offshore Wind Meets Oil and Gas (UK)

  Europe is in pre-eminent position in the offshore wind sector, and the UK, with 487 turbines installed (1,534MW of capacity); a further 2 GW in construction; and 42.1GW tabled for future development, is at the top of that European league. With the operation and maintenance business opportunities available throughout a typical 266-year wind farm [...]

Report Highlights Benefits of European Supergrid (UK)

A new European ‘supergrid’ that would allow nations to share their energy would allow the National Grid to balance supply and demand… Posted by Emily Thomas (energysavingtrust) Source: energysavingtrust, September 30, 2011

Sector Specific Trails and Other Key Introductions at All-Energy 2012 (UK)

  Helping visitors plan their visit to All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference (Aberdeen, 23-24 May 2012) , and thus make the very best of their time within the show is a priority for organisers, Reed Exhibitions, who are introducing a series of sector-specific trails at next year’s show. These will encompass [...]

SSE Still Faces GBP 300m for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

SSE Still Faces GBP 300m for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

Offshore wind developer Scottish and Southern Energy is still facing up a £300 million claim from major contractor Fluor Limited related… By John Bradbury (offshore) Source: offshore, September 30, 2011

SSE to Enter Close Period (UK)

  SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) will enter its close period on 1 October 2011, prior to the publication on Wednesday 9 November 2011 of its financial report for the six months to 30 September 2011. As stated in its Interim Management Statement on 21 July 2011, SSE expects that a particularly large proportion [...]


 

 


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