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  • Developing Economies Take Lead in Clean Energy Investments

    23 November 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Developing nations eclipsed the world’s wealthiest countries in 2014, attracting more clean energy investment and building more wind, solar, and other renewable power generation than ever before, according to a global assessment released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance today. Climatescope, the clean energy country competitiveness index, interactive report, and online tool supported by the UK government, […]

  • Former Chilean energy minister joins Vestas (Denmark)

    9 July 2010
    Authorities

    Vestas has appointed Mr. Marcelo Tokman Ramos, the former Chilean Energy Minister, as Head of Government Relations for Vestas in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, Mr. Tokman will become Regional Director for the Vestas business in South America (excluding Brazil). He will take over his responsibilities in August this year. This appointment directly […]

  • Inocean and ABB Part Ways

    22 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Inocean AS has acquired all of the outstanding shares in ABB Inocean AB and has renamed the company Inocean AB.

  • Latin American Lengthy Coastline Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    18 August 2014
    R&D

    Offshore WIND brings the following article with permission from the LatinAmericanScience.org. The article on offshore wind potential in Latin America has been written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones, who is specializing in the production of drinking water by desalination systems using offshore wind power.  Written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones Despite having over 50,000 kilometers of coastline, Latin America […]

  • BNEF: Biggest RE Asset Finance Made in European Offshore Wind

    15 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Asset finance of renewable energy projects in the first half of 2016 was at USD 92 billion worldwide, down 19% on H1 2015, with the biggest asset finance deals of the second quarter made in offshore wind in Europe, according to the latest data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This was led by the […]

  • Petrobras Adds Offshore Wind to 2019-2023 Plan, Earmarks $0.4Bn for Renewables

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras will invest USD 417 million (approx. EUR 365 million) in wind energy, solar energy and biofuels from 2019 to 2023.

  • Petrobras Adds Offshore Wind to 2019-2023 Plan, Earmarks $0.4Bn for Renewables

    11 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras will invest USD 417 million (approx. EUR 365 million) in wind energy, solar energy and biofuels from 2019 to 2023. This has been set out in the company’s new Business and Management Plan (BMP), released on 5 December together with its 2040 Strategic Plan, of which the BMP is an […]

  • UK: NCS Survey Appoints New Managing Director

    23 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    NCS Survey Ltd., an Acteon company, has appointed John Meaden as managing director. Meaden brings more than 30 years of experience in the offshore survey industry to NCS Survey, which offers a wide range of high-quality survey services using industry-leading technology. This invaluable experience will help the company in its drive to expand. Before joining […]

  • GWEC: Installed Offshore Wind Reaches 8,759 MW in 2014

    2 April 2015
    R&D

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update yesterday in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade. Led by China and Brazil in the first […]

  • USA: GlobalData Announces Wind Turbine Market, 2012 Update Report

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      “Wind Turbine Market, 2012 Update – Global Installations, Market Share and Key Country Analysis” is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the wind industry. The research provides global wind turbine market scenario in 2011 along with an overview on the wind installations. The global […]

  • Seawork Farewells Its Exhibitors

    19 June 2015

    Europe’s largest commercial marine exhibition and conference, Seawork today closed its doors. With over 600 exhibitors and over 10,000 products and services on offer, international, national and local exhibitors experienced unparalleled levels of interest from all areas from the commercial maritime sector. From shipbuilding, to diving, to wind farm operations, through to maritime security and […]

  • Dieseko Acquires PVE Piling & Drilling Rigs

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dieseko Group, the Sliedrecht-based global market leader and manufacturer of hydraulic vibro equipment and power units is acquiring PVE Piling & Drilling Rigs (PDR) from PVE Cranes in Oosterhout. PDR (turnover of approx. €20m) is a supplier of pile cranes, drill cranes and hydraulic pile drivers. The company will continue to operate independently in Oosterhout, […]

  • IRENA: 6.5 Million People Work in Renewable Energy Sector

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals. ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014’ underlines the important role that renewables continue to play in employment creation and growth in the global economy. The comprehensive annual review shows […]

  • H1 2013 Global Wind Market Update Released

    25 October 2013

    Rejuvenated New Order Intake: 2012 saw new lows in the new order intake, amid policy uncertainty in the US, India and Europe. Q2 2013 saw 4.6 GW (Gigawatts) of publicly announced firm orders, compared with 3.2 GW during Q2 2012. Overall, H1 2013 saw a growth of around 2% over H1 2012. The negative trend […]

  • NASA satellite data used to estimate the potential of wind power generation offshore Brazil

    25 April 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Felipe Pimenta was stuck. A doctoral student in oceanography at the University of Delaware, he had to complete a final project for his… [mappress] Source: earthobservatory, April 24, 2010;

  • Texas Company Signs MoU With Eolica Brasil Over Mobile Offshore Jack-up Platform (USA)

    23 September 2011
    Technology

      A Texas company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with private wind developer Eolica Brasil over the supply of a mobile offshore jack-up platform for meteorological testing off the Brazilian state of Ceara The MoU gives the Brazilian firm and Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas, based in Dallas, one year to negotiate […]

  • MAKE: Siemens First on Global Wind Turbine OEM List

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Siemens and GE led a group of multinational industrial conglomerates that improved their positioning within MAKE’s top 15 global rankings, according to MAKE’s Global Wind Turbine OEM 2014 Market Share analysis. Multi-industrial turbine OEMs accounted for 37% of the global market in 2014, an increase of twelve percentage points YoY. All pure play turbine OEMs […]

  • Denmark: Total Global Wind Power Capacity To Reach Just Under 500GW by End of 2016

    17 April 2012
    R&D

    The global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen. By the end of 2016, total global wind power capacity will be just […]

  • Incat Crowther Opens European Office

    13 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Incat Crowther has opened an office in Southampton, United Kingdom, to support a growing European client base and meet the demand for Incat Crowther’s products and services in the region. The company said that this is a result of a strong track record, robust and innovative vessel designs and consulting services. The office in Southampton is a […]

  • GE Celebrates 10 Years of Industry Leadership in Wind Energy

    4 June 2012

    GE, a global technology leader and supplier of wind turbines and related services, is celebrating 10 years of industry leadership in wind energy. Since GE entered the industry through the acquisition of Enron Wind in 2002, it has installed 18,000 wind turbines and grown the business from 500 megawatts to 28 gigawatts of installed capacity. […]

  • Boskalis Buys Gardline Group

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired all shares of the UK-based Gardline Group.

  • Germany: Tessa Forsblad Taken on New Managerial Assignment at HANNOVER MESSE

    21 August 2013

    Tessa Forsblad (35) has taken on a new managerial assignment in the HANNOVER MESSE business unit of the Deutsche Messe group of companies. Ms. Forsblad has been named the new Project Director of Industrial Automation, one of the 11 trade fairs under the unifying umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE. Forsblad will report directly to Marc Siemering […]

  • New Development Bank Approves EUR 273 Million Loan for Putian Pinghai Bay Offshore Wind Project

    22 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Board of Directors of the New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a CNY 2 billion (EUR 273.3 million) loan for the Putian Pinghai Bay offshore wind power project in China. Under the framework of Putian Pinghai Bay project agreement, the NDB will provide the Chinese government with the sovereign project loan for the 250MW Phase […]

  • New GlobalData Report Shows Growing Momentum of Wind Turbine Market

    8 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    MarketResearch.com has added a recent report by GlobalData to its offering, which covers the latest developments in the global wind turbine market. GlobalData’s report, Wind Regains Momentum in 2014 and Industry Outlook Improves, reveals that the global wind turbine market is expected to see increased growth in the coming years. In 2014, the global market experienced […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Organises Renewable Energy Seminars (UK)

    17 July 2011
    Training & Education

      GL Garrad Hassan and GL Academy are merging their expertise to offer joint training seminars. The cooperation combines GL Garrad Hassan’s knowledge as a technical authority on wind, wave, tidal and solar power, and its eight years of experience in providing international training, with GL Academy’s know-how as an established global provider of maritime […]

  • GWEC Publishes Its 2014 Wind Power Statistics

    10 February 2015

    After a slowdown in 2013, the wind industry set a new record for annual installations in 2014. Globally, 51,477 MW of new wind generating capacity was added in 2014 according to the global wind market statistics released today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The record-setting figure represents a 44% increase in the annual […]