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  • Scotland Announces Winners of Tenth Green Energy Awards

    7 December 2011

    SCOTLAND’S tenth Green Energy Awards celebrated the successes of the renewables industry on the 1 December 2011 with the largest ever ceremony. Among the winners were First Minister, Alex Salmond, for Best Politician and Richard Yemm, founder of wave power company, Pelamis, for his outstanding contribution to the industry. The Scottish Green Energy Awards, sponsored […]

  • Gamesa Says Game Over to Dundee (UK)

    6 December 2011

    Gamesa announced on Friday that it has ruled out Dundee from its potential UK hub list. They said that Dundee can’t help them in achieving plan to manufacture G11X-5.0 MW and G14X-7.0 MW offshore wind turbines. Leith, proposed by Forth Ports, entered the race for UK hub. The Spanish wind turbine developer is now considering […]

  • Guernsey to Investigate its Marine Renewable Energy

    6 December 2011

    The States of Guernsey has teamed up with several UK universities on projects to investigate marine renewable energy.   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, December 06, 2011

  • Platts Awards 21 Companies and Industry Leaders at NY (USA)

    5 December 2011

    “Green” was the predominant color as the 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards were presented to 21 companies and industry leaders at a gala dinner in New York. Clean energy and sustainability themes prevailed in the entries for this year’s awards, not only setting the criteria for honors in energy efficiency and technology categories, but also […]

  • The Netherlands: ‘Supply Chain Has to Ramp Up’, Says Colin Morgan

    1 December 2011

    By the end of this year 4 GW of offshore wind power will be connected to Europe’s electricity grids – but the sector has some way to go if it is to meet its 40 GW target by 2020, just nine years away. Ports, vessels, turbines and cables – are all vital elements of the […]

  • Offshore Wind Development to Create Jobs (Belgium)

    28 November 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The European Commission has identified offshore wind development in the Atlantic as part of the “new economic reality” of which coastal areas need to take advantage.  “By 2020, around 20% of the European offshore wind installed capacity could be located in the Atlantic basin”, stated the Commission in its newly published “Maritime Strategy for the […]

  • BLG and WeserWind Sign Offshore Logistics Contract (Germany)

    7 February 2012

    On 1 February, WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte has signed an offshore logistics contract with BLG in Bremerhaven. WeserWind is engaged internationally in the development and production of foundation structures and substation platforms for offshore wind turbines. BLG offers fully-integrated logistics solutions applied in coordination of wind turbine supply, ranging from procurement through production to […]

  • 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 […]