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  • Denmark: KattegatCentret to Host Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition

    19 June 2012

     In connection with the builing of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, an exhibition is open to the public at KattegatCentret in Grenaa. The exhibition shows the entire building of the wind farm from installation of foundations and turbines to laying cables. The building of the wind farm will take place in 2012 and 2013, and […]

  • UK, Irish Energy Ministers to Enter Windy Talks

    18 June 2012
    Authorities

    Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte will meet his counterpart, UK’s Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry, in London this week, the Irish Times reported. They are going to discuss the possibility of direct export of power from Ireland’s wind turbines, both onshore and […]

  • UK: RES Could Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind Projects

    15 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    A UK-based renewables energy developer Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. (RES) could buy shares in offshore wind projects. Chris Morgan, CEO of the RES Offshore unit, said that the involvement in offshore projects in the future is a strategically interesting area that the company will look to get into, the Bloomberg informs. As European governments are […]

  • British Embassy Awards Contract for UK-Korea Ocean Energy Technology Co-Operation

    15 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The British Embassy in Seoul has awarded a contract to the Korea Maritime University (KMU) and IT Power (ITP) to establish the “UK-Korea Ocean Energy Technology Co-operation Project”. This follows closely after the accord between Renewable UK and the Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) which was signed in London on 27th April. The new FCO project will facilitate […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Reveals Onshore Cable Route

    7 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Navitus Bay revealed the location for the onshore underground cable route that would transfer the power generated offshore from the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park into the national grid, providing clean energy for up to 820,000 homes across the UK. The announcement follows a rigorous year-long process of on-site environmental surveys, engineering appraisal and consultation with […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Establishes Tidal Energy Company

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 30 May 2012, IHC Merwede signed an agreement to acquire Wave Rotor technology from Ecofys, which is renowned for its expertise in sustainable energy solutions. The official signing was made by Willem Steenge, Managing Director of IHC Tidal Energy, and Manon Janssen, Managing Director of Ecofys. Wave Rotor technology, which will be managed by […]

  • Nautilus Delivers Keynote Presentation at UK Offshore Wind

    6 June 2012

    Offshore Wind supply chain and skills opportunities were given top billing this week at the Crown Estate’s UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference at Birmingham NEC. Johnathan Reynolds, Director at Nautilus and Business Development Manager for OrbisEnergy, delivered a keynote presentation introducing ‘Offshore Wind England’ a new national consortium of regional energy organisations, and a […]

  • Germany: Windreich 6.5 pct Small Business Bond 11/16 Fully Allocated

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The 6.5%-Bond issue 2011/2016 of Windreich AG, dealt at the Small Business Sector – the quality segment of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange is fully allocated. “We have utilized a good value performance in the last few days to issue an additional 5 million Euros,”  Mr. Willi Balz, the Chairman of the Windreich AG Board and CFO, […]

  • UK to Lead Two Panel Discussions at AWEA 2012

    5 June 2012

    The United Kingdom’s track record of expertise and leadership in the wind energy industry is demonstrated this week during WINDPOWER 2012, the world’s largest annual gathering of wind power professionals. The UK – the world leader in offshore wind power capacity – will lead two panel discussions, while a number of British wind companies will […]

  • Small Part of Scotland Renewables Investment Creates Jobs

    4 June 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Citigroup senior utilities analyst Peter Atherton claimed that only a small part of the billions of pounds spent on renewable energy in Scotland would benefit the local economy and create jobs, reports the Scotsman. Only 10% of the offshore wind turbine construction cost is spent in the UK, and the rest is going to foreign […]

  • Japan to Set Up Offshore Wind Power Test Sites

    25 May 2012

    Japan is on its way to set up test sites for marine energy and offshore wind power in order to use renewable sources as much as possible. As reported on Bloomberg, applications for test sites will be required from local administrations and the first group will be picked by March 2014. After the Fukushima nuclear […]

  • UK: Renewables Set to Boom in Asia, Says Report

    16 May 2012

    Renewable power is set to boom in many Asian countries, according to a new report from energy experts GlobalData. The new report states that government support for renewable generation in the Asia-Pacific is strong, due to growing energy demand, increasing concerns over global warming and the need to diversify energy sources. Australia, Japan and New […]

  • Deutsche WindGuard and Petrofac Training Services Team Up

    16 May 2012
    Training & Education

    Petrofac Training Services (PTS), a division in the Petrofac Group, has established a new training partnership with Deutsche WindGuard, a leading con-sultancy company to the German wind energy industry. Combining more than 40 years offshore experience, the two companies will pool their knowledge to add value to the training provided to both current and future […]

  • UK: Umeco to Exhibit Structural Materials at All-Energy Show

    10 May 2012
    Technology

    Umeco will be exhibiting its Structural materials and Tooling prepreg technologies for the renewable energy market on Stand F89 at the 2012 All-Energy show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 23 and 24 May. The stand will feature a 1/72 scale model of the Sea-Spider, Renewergen Ltd’s […]

  • UK: MSS Provides Seabed Information for Marine Renewable Developers

    9 May 2012
    R&D

    Since 2009, Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has dedicated cruise time from its survey vessels, the MRV Scotia and the MRV Alba Na Mara to survey areas of interest to Scotland’s emerging marine renewables industry. This work has included covering areas under development for Pelamis projects in the waters off Orkney, Shetland, Lewis and the northern […]

  • UK: Enventi Completes Analysis of Offshore Wind Cable Installation

    8 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings: “Until now, we have found it difficult to understand why power cable installation […]

  • UK: Dunston Launches Shipbuilding Business with Orders for Three Workboats

    2 May 2012

    THE revival of shipbuilding on the Humber will be given fresh momentum today with the launch of a new business. Dunston Ship Repairs is launching a shipbuilding business with orders for three workboats from Rix Shipping. The new business, Dunston (Ship Builders), will lease the Hepsworths yard, in Paull, from J.R. Rix and Sons. It […]

  • UK: Offshore Marine Support Secures Slot for 17m WFSP at South Boats

    1 May 2012

    Offshore Marine Support Ltd. announce that it has entered into an agreement to secure a build slot for a South Catamaran 17m Wind Farm Support Vessel to be built by South Boats Special Projects Ltd. on the Isle of Wight. The South Catamaran 17m WFSV is a unique vessel with capabilities well beyond its size. […]

  • UK: Fugro Creates Free One-Day Offshore Energy Technical Course

    30 April 2012
    Training & Education

    De-risking offshore renewable energy projects is a vital step towards delivering them safely, on time and on budget. With this in mind, Fugro has created a free one-day technical course for project developers and engineers, and turbine and cable installation contractors designed to demystify geotechnical and geo-environmental data. The next course in the series takes […]

  • Scotland – World Leader in Offshore Renewables Development

    23 May 2012

    Scotland is leading the world in the development of offshore renewables – according to two senior figures from development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). HIE Chief Executive, Alex Paterson and Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Calum Davidson are both presenting at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen tomorrow [Thursday 24 May]. Mr […]

  • Germany: RWE Names Offshore Installation Vessel Victoria Mathias

    21 May 2012

    During a festive ceremony in Bremerhaven today, RWE Innogy is naming one of its two offshore installation vessels. The vessel “Victoria Mathias” will build the wind farm “Nordsee Ost” around 30 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland from its base port Bremerhaven. The wind power station with an installed output of 295 megawatts can […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Expects 8.8 pct HY1 Net Profit Growth

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The year 2012 started with improved performance compared to the same period in 2011. The oil price remained on average around USD 120 per barrel (Brent). The sustained high levels of exploration and production spending by the oil and gas industry result in continued improvement of Fugro’s related activities. Geoscience Fugro has built good backlog […]

  • Germany: PNE Wind Ends 2011 with Stable Results

    4 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG confirms its EBIT forecast and again proposes a dividend payment amounting to EUR 0.04 per share. In the previous financial year, the company recorded a positive result at corporate level (EBIT) amounting to EUR 0.1 million (prior year: EUR 9.5 million). This is reflected in the 2011 […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Solutions Introduces Free Standing OAS

    26 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has launched a free standing Offshore Access System (OAS) designed to significantly reduce installation time. OSBV has worked with Lowestoft-based, AKD Engineering to convert an existing OAS into a free standing skid mounted unit. The new design (pictured) will allow quayside installation […]

  • The Netherlands: Acta Marine Equips Another Vessel with Dynamic Positioning

    25 July 2011

    Acta Marine has recently upgraded the functionality of its Ultra Shallow Support Vessel “Coastal Enterprise” with Dynamic Positioning. This system allows the Coastal Enterprise to automatically maintain its position and heading by using only its own propellers and thrusters. Coastal Enterprise is the second Acta Marine vessel equipped with Dynamic Positioning. Last month, the vessel […]

  • UMaine Appoints Portland Lawyer to Work on Renewable Energy Curriculum (USA)

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Portland lawyer Jeffrey A. Thaler has been appointed University of Maine visiting professor of energy law, policy and ethics.   By Judy Harrison (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, July 18, 2011