Two strong partners with wide experience from the offshore and heavy lift industries are behind the new stevedoring company Nordic Stevedoring based in Esbjerg in Denmark. With a unique workforce of industry specialists, the new company wants to set new standards in safety and efficiency. Offshore-equipment, wind turbines and project cargoes are some of the [...]
Wind farm project developer PNE WIND AG continued to ensure positive company developments in the first quarter of 2013. With the planned acquisition of the majority of the shares in WKN AG and the completed bond issue, the company is focused on creating future growth opportunities. “Our intention to acquire the majority of WKN AG [...]
Osiris Projects recently attended the Ocean Business 2013 where MD Andy McLeay reveals the latest company developments. Check out the following video from Osiris Projects: Offshore WIND staff, April 26, 2013; Image: Osiris Projects
A Russian company, OceanRusEnergy, has developed a mobile wave energy generator in the form of capsules, floating on the sea surface. Inside it is set pendulum motor and electronic devices. The capsule attached to a stationary object, or set many capsules to communicate with each other. This enables the use of generator units as elements [...]
ResHydro, a U.S.-based tidal power company, has decided to invest in Scotland by establishing an operations base there, the Scotsman informs. The company will work together with the University of Strathclyde on developing its hydrokinetic energy generation device. Scottish Enterprise will support ResHydro’s research and development project with GBP 100,000. First Minister Alex Salmond has [...]
In a few days, the first installation vessel for offshore wind turbines, designed and built in Germany, will be undocked at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. The completion and handover to the renowned Dutch engineering company Van Oord is scheduled for July 2013. In addition, the insolvent shipyard currently hasn’t got any new contracts. For [...]
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets. ABB’s participation was made through its venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures (ATV), which invests [...]
General Cable announced the appointment of Dr. Günther Schöffner as Managing Director and Geschäftsführer of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of General Cable, effective February 18, 2013. Dr. Schöffner will succeed Rudolf Stahl, who led the company since the acquisition of NSW. He will assist Dr. Schöffner in the transition and might continue as [...]
The search for enough skilled workers to meet the future demands of the East of England energy industry has prompted one recruitment business to rename and relaunch itself ready for the challenges ahead. Inspired by its own slogan, Beccles-based PDS will from this week be known as People With Energy (PWE Recruitment Group Ltd) focusing [...]
With support from Flemish Government, a newly launched joint venture, FLiDAR nv, starts product trials in North Sea with aim to deliver tools to drastically reduce costs of offshore wind developments. 3E and OWA (DEME Group) have announced the official launch of FLiDAR N.V. Based in Oostende, FLiDAR is a joint venture established between 3E [...]
