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  • Fishermen’s Energy Retains its CEO (USA)

    6 February 2012

    Fishermen’s Energy has retained Chris Wissemann as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wissemann is one of the leading executives in the North American offshore wind industry, having been a founder of Deepwater Wind and recently having led Great Lakes Wind Energy, LLC. Wissemann brings his 29 years of experience as a manager, executive and developer […]

  • Delahunt to Help Hull with Offshore Wind for Free (USA)

    2 February 2012

      Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt and his consulting firm will help Hull advance plans for… [mappress] Source: patriotledger, February 02, 2012

  • Ricardo Secures Contract with Gearing Solutions Copmany David Brown (UK)

    1 February 2012

    Ricardo’s progress in the thriving offshore wind industry continues with the signing of an engineering services contract with David Brown, a leading global provider of industrial gearing solutions and support services. Following David Brown’s announcement of its collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design and manufacture an innovative 7MW gearbox for a new range […]

  • The Netherlands: Risk Margin for Offshore Wind Project Increases

    31 January 2012

    Every day newspapers are full of the latest Eurozone crisis. In 2010, Tom Murley from private equity firm HgCapital described the economy to Wind Directions as having had the equivalent of “open-heart surgery”. Today, he says: “Depending on what happens with the Eurozone we may be wheeling the economy back into surgery again.” The offshore […]

  • MaRINET Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (UK)

    26 January 2012

    MARINET (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network), is a €9 million EU funded FP7 project which aims to accelerate the development of marine renewable energy (wave, tidal and offshore wind) by coordinating marine research and development at all scales (small models through to prototype scales from laboratory through to open sea tests) and allowing researchers and developers […]

  • Arklow Marine Services Officially Launches Gardian 8 (Ireland)

    24 January 2012

    Arklow Marine Services has officially launched the first 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel “Gardian 8″. On 12 January, 2012, the vessel was set for undergoing sea trials in Arklow. Construction of Gardian 8 cost GBP 1.7 million and this development created 10 new jobs. Currently, the company is building the second 20-metre wind farm service […]

  • Shanghai to Host No.1 Offshore Wind Conference in Asia (China)

    24 January 2012

    OFFSHORE WIND CHINA Conference & Exhibition 2012 is to be held again in Shanghai during May 30-June 1 in Shanghai New International Expo Center and Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel Pudong. After three years’ of successful editions, it has become the No. 1 in Asia and No. 2 in the world for wind power trade events focusing […]

  • Masdar Evaluates Prospect of its Entry into German Offshore Wind Market

    23 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Abu Dhabi based Masdar is assessing the prospect of its entry into the German offshore wind farm market. In 2008, the company bought 20% of UK’s London Array offshore wind farm. “We have been conducting many negotiations in German offshore wind market,” said Frank Wouters, head of the energy division of the State Ökokonzerns, reports […]

  • Fugro Opens Contract Office in Hamburg, Germany

    19 January 2012

    Fugro Consult GmbH announced the opening of a contact office in Hamburg from January 2012, to support the needs of the Offshore Wind Industry. In the past 10 years Fugro has performed over 50 geotechnical site investigations for Offshore Windparks in the German waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea and we shall continue […]

  • Korea to Build Wave Power Station off Dokdo Islets

    25 November 2011

      The Korean government says it will build a seawall in coastal shores around the Dokdo islets and create an underwater park to… (arirang) [mappress] Source: arirang, November 25, 2011

  • The Netherlands: nkt cables Attends EWEA Offshore 2011

    25 November 2011

    From the 29th of November to the 1st of December nkt cables will show its capabilities within the area of Intelligent Energy Transmission Solution for On and Offshore at the biggest and worldwide most important wind energy fair, the “Offshore 2011 Amsterdam” On the stand in Hall 11 nkt cables presents turnkey transmission solutions with […]

  • Siemens Could Create Around 50 Jobs in Leeds (UK)

    25 November 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    ENGINEERING and manufacturing firm Siemens could create around 50 jobs in Leeds over the next five years, provided… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, November 25, 2011; Image: siemens

  • Farrans to Build Assembly Terminal at Belfast Harbour (UK)

    24 November 2011

    A Ł50m investment by Belfast Harbour to develop a new terminal for the assembly of offshore wind turbines is providing a major boost for the Northern Ireland construction and aggregate sectors. The project, the largest ever in the Harbour’s 400-year history, will create 150 construction jobs and generate demand for one million tonnes of stone […]

  • Gamesa Awards Prizes for Two Wind Turbine Patents (Spain)

    21 November 2011
    R&D

    For a second consecutive year, Gamesa’s Patents and Inventors Contest has honored the hard work and effort of its employees in the area of invention and patents, two cornerstones for developing and safeguarding the company’s technological innovations. The judges’ panel reviewed a total of 26 patents based on the following criteria: generation of value for […]

  • NFFO Hosts Meeting on Marine Spatial Planning (UK)

    18 November 2011

    A constructive meeting with the representatives from the Marine Management Organisation was held in the NFFO offices recently to discuss the arrival of marine spatial planning and in particular, the first two draft marine plans. These will be for the East Coast Inshore and the East Coast Offshore. Marine Plans will then be extended to […]

  • Osiris Projects to Exhibit at Plymouth University (UK)

    18 November 2011

    Osiris Projects will be exhibiting at the Science, Technology & Engineering Placements and Graduate Recruitment Fair at Plymouth University next week. If you are attending and interesting in pursuing a career in hydrographic survey, you can visit them on the 23rd November. More information about the event can be found on the Plymouth University website. […]

  • The Netherlands: Jumbo Exhibits at EWEA Offshore 2011

    18 November 2011

    Jumbo will exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. EWEA Offshore will take place from Tuesday 29th of November until Thursday 1st of December 2011. This internationally offshore wind energy event is set to be the biggest and most vibrant ever. EWEA Offshore focuses on the international offshore, wind energy market. Three […]

  • Washington Considers Harnessing Ocean Energy (USA)

    16 November 2011
    Technology

    Ocean energy is electricity that is generated when the power of tides, waves and currents moves turbines and windmills.  By Bellamy Pailthorp  (kplu) [mappress] Source: kplu, November 16, 2011

  • Nordex Expects Profitable Growth in 2012 (Germany)

    14 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Nordex Group achieved an increase of roughly 9 percent in sales to EUR 668.2 million in the first nine months of 2011 (previous year: EUR 614.2 million). At EUR 264.9 million, sales in the third quarter were on a par with the previous year. Growth in the first nine months was driven by the […]

  • Smart Grid to Power Isle of Wight (UK)

    9 November 2011

      The Isle of Wight is to become a test-bed for smart grid technology through a new partnership that brings together some of the leading… (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, November 09, 2011; Image: wightabout

  • Importance of Setting ‘Binding Targets’ for Renewables (Belgium)

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The EU Commissioner for Climate Change emphasised the role of targets in boosting investments in renewable energy at an EWEA event last night.  “It makes good business sense to invest in renewables yet people aren’t doing it”, said Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, pointing out that “this is one lesson we’ve learned in Europe in the last […]

  • Electrical Faults, Main Reason for Offshore Wind Turbine Downtime (UK)

    3 November 2011

    The latest research from Wind Energy Update reveals that despite the huge amount of attention given to gearbox failure, electrical faults ar… (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, November 03, 2011

  • Dundee Still Waiting for Gamesa’s Decision (UK)

    2 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      The company had indicated it would announce the location of its new UK wind turbine manufacturing and logistics hub by the end of October af… By Graham Huband (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, November 02, 2011

  • Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland

    1 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Clegg that it was “actively considering” this step, […]

  • AREG Statement on Scottish Renewables Jobs Report

    27 March 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    AREG released the statement on the back of the Scottish Renewables report yesterday about the number of jobs that renewables is creating. Morag McCorkindale, chief operating officer for Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), said: “This is a demonstration of how Scotland’s fast-growing renewable energy sector is already contributing to the country’s economy and, as Scottish […]

  • India and Basque Country to Cooperate on Renewable Energy

    26 March 2012

    President of the Basque Country “Communidad Autonoma del Pais Vasco”, Spain Mr. Patxi Lopez met Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in New Delhi. Both the leaders were accompanied by high level delegations. During the meeting the two sides discussed possibilities of enhancing cooperation between the two sides in Renewable Energy. […]