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  • UK: AREG’s Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges

    25 September 2012

    Domestic and international business opportunities and cutting-edge technologies are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen on Wednesday (September 26). Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group will bring together industry representatives at their members meeting to be held in the Town and […]

  • KSB: Pumps Increase Efficiency of Wind Energy Systems (Germany)

    25 September 2012

    At Husum WindEnergy 2012, the trade fair held in Husum from 18 to 22 September, German pump and valve manufacturer KSB presented its products and services for suppliers and original equipment manufacturers of wind energy systems. Etaseco canned motor pumps were one of the highlights at the fair. They are installed in the wind turbines’ […]

  • UK: AJ Woods to Get Funding for Offshore Wind Project

    23 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    AJ Woods, an engineering company, has been shortlisted for a GBP 2.28 million of funding, which will be provided by South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The funding will allow the company to support its part in the offshore renewables industry by building a wind farm hub, the Harwich and Manningtree Standard news site reports. […]

  • UK: Costain JV Secures Funding for Research on Concrete Gravity Foundations

    21 September 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Costain, in joint venture with HOCHTIEF and Arup, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Components Technologies Scheme to carry out research on the design and construction of concrete gravity foundations for large offshore wind turbines. The wholly-owned joint venture company, GRAVITAS […]

  • Denmark: Poseidon Commences Test Phase 3

    14 September 2012
    R&D, Technology

    On the early morning on September 5th 2012, Poseidon P37 was craned out back into sea to commence test phase 3. Poseidon will, once towed into position at the test site of Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland, represent nothing less than a world premiere. For the first time ever, a hybrid energy […]

  • Canada: Acadia Tidal Energy Institute Opens Officially

    12 September 2012
    R&D

    Acadia organized a celebration for the Official Opening of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute on Tuesday, 11 September, in the Festival Theatre (across the street from the Beveridge Arts Centre). The event opened at 1:45 pm (for viewing of exhibits), with presentations that started at 2:30 pm.  Acadia’s long history of Bay of Fundy tidal […]

  • Thomson Ecology to Present Marine and Terrestrial Expertise at Renewable UK 2012

    11 September 2012

    Thomson Ecology will be exhibiting at Renewable UK 2012 in Glasgow from 30th October to 1st November (stand 184). The company is the UK’s leading ecology specialist and is currently working on four major onshore cable routes in the UK. They are also involved in marine surveys and laboratory sample analysis for offshore wind farms […]

  • Spain: ENERMAR Organises Workshop “The Ocean and the Renewable Energies”

    11 September 2012

    ENERMAR, the Working Group of Ocean Renewable Energies supported by the Spanish College and Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, organizes the third edition of its Technical Sessions ¨The Ocean and the Renewable Energies. The contribution of the Naval and Oceanic Engineering¨ at Barcelona (Spain), on September the 13th and 14th. The ocean renewable […]

  • Australia: Global Cleantech Cluster Association Shortlists CWE

    11 September 2012

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) announces that it is one of only two Australian cleantech companies shortlisted as a Global Top 30 2012 semi-finalist by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). The GCCA announced its Global Top 30 semi-finalists for its 2012 Later Stage Award for “rising stars” in the industry who […]

  • SMM Direct: SCHOTTEL Strongly Present in Offshore Market

    5 September 2012

    The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development.   Counter to the general trend in the sector, the demand for SCHOTTEL […]

  • Irish Sea Wind Farm Raises Concerns

    4 September 2012
    Authorities, Environment

    Steam Packet Company has objected to proposals made by Celtic Array to build a 2.2GW Rhiannon offshore wind farm, while the Infrastructure Minister David Cretney wrote a letter to Centrica also concerned about a similar matter. The Isle of Man Today says that the Steam Packet Company objected to the proposal because it would cut […]

  • Denmark: Vestas in Talks with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Today, there is information in the market that Vestas is in dialogue with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Vestas can confirm that there is an ongoing dialogue between the two companies regarding a potential strategic cooperation. If the dialogue results in an agreement, Vestas will make a company announcement on the issue immediately thereafter. Vestas discloses this […]

  • UK: Dong’s Belfast Facility Nears Completion

    27 August 2012

    Dong Energy’s Belfast wind turbine factory is to be finished by the end of the year, writes the Belfast Telegraph. The factory is worth GBP 50 million and it’s located at the Belfast Harbour on land reclaimed from the sea. The construction work has created 150 jobs, and after its completion the ‘offshore wind logistics […]

  • UK: NDFA Says RWE Gave Misleading Atlantic Array Information

    16 August 2012

    The North Devon Fishermen’s Association (NDFA) issued a statement  saying that the information given by RWE npower renewables on the Atlantic Array’s impact on the fishing industry are incorrect and misleading. According to the NDFA, during surveys that were monitoring the activity of vessels in the development site area, smaller vessels were not picked up […]

  • USA: Floating Wind Turbines on Great Lakes

    26 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Grand Valley State University and Michigan Technological University joined a public-private business in search for funding of the initial engineering and design of the new floating turbine technology for the Great Lakes, according to Associated Press. Lead agency, requesting funding from the Department of Energy, is Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center. Its group includes […]

  • UK: E.ON Installs Rampion Met Mast

    23 April 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    E.ON completes the Rampion meteorological mast after placing an elevation barge on the location, according to Shoreham Herald. The mast is set to monitor the wind speed, currents and other factors before building of the Rampion wind farm starts. It is placed 13 kilometers off coast between Shoreham and Worthing. E.ON starts its groundwork right […]

  • India: Gujarat to Develop Tidal Energy Project

    20 April 2012

    Government of State of Gujarat announced its plans to develop tidal energy project to determine its potential for meeting state’s rising energy demands, reports Power Engineering. With state’s huge potential and longest coast, Gujarat is set to become a renewable energy hub. According to sources in the state energy and petrochemicals department, the state is […]

  • Denmark: GL Garrad Hassan at EWEA 2012

    17 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The constant drive to innovate has taken the wind industry from its humble beginnings to its current prominence as the state of the art in energy generation. For the industry to continue to develop and lead the globe to a new era of sustainable energy, innovation must be ongoing, global, and part of every facet […]

  • DOI Taking Steps Toward Offshore Renewables

    12 April 2012
    Authorities

    The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on March 28 that DOI is taking steps to assess the conventional and renewable energy resource potential in the Mid- and South Atlantic. The draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) released for public comment will help inform future decisions […]

  • The Netherlands: MeteoGroup Doubles Market Share in Renewables Industry

    11 April 2012

    MeteoGroup, Europe’s largest private weather forecasting company, is a leading player in the provision of wind and power forecasts for the renewables market and has doubled its market share in the past year. MeteoGroup has proven experience in the wind energy market and has supplied wind forecasts to major contractors throughout Europe for a number […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Picks Construction Team

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind has selected the joint venture team of Flatiron Construction Corp., Cal Dive International, Inc., and Cashman Equipment Corp. as its construction contractor to build America’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound.  Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said, “We are confident this is the right team with the best skills and capabilities to […]

  • The Netherlands: Niron Staal Secures Orders Worth EUR 2 Million

    4 April 2012

    According to SWZ Maritime, Niron Staal, the machining and steel construction company in Amsterdam, in recent time has secured order for advanced equipment, valued to approximately €2,0 million. Among many of the companies that awarded the contract to Niron Staal are: Vosta LMG, Subsea7, Bibby Offshore and IHC Handling Systems. Pile Guiding Tool and Machining […]

  • ARCADIS Completes FSA Study off Dutch Coast

    14 June 2012

    ARCADIS has completed a Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) study for a group of stakeholders led by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Rijkswaterstaat, the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Amsterdam. The study assessed the safety of shipping in the context of numerous wind park developments located off the coast of the […]

  • UK: Tideland Consortium Presents Their Expertise at ExCel London

    14 June 2012

    Tideland Signal, Dabbrook Services and Tranberg Systems of Denmark have joined forces to present a comprehensive service for specifying, supply and installation of navigation warning systems and all other low-voltage equipment on offshore wind farms on stand 321 at Global Offshore Wind, ExCel London from 13 to 14 June. Tideland Signal is a leading global […]

  • Norway: VisSim Acquires Offshore Personnel Management Solutions Company

    12 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Vessel Traffic Management System supplier VisSim, has acquired the Dutch based Offshore Personnel Management solutions company, Offshore Profile LTD. Offshore Profile was founded in 2010 to meet the growing demand of tracking personnel in offshore Wind farms. With many years of experience in both marine coordination and internet engineering, the founders of Offshore […]

  • UK: Plymouth University Receives Marine Building Keys

    11 June 2012
    Training & Education

    Regional director of construction company Leadbitter, Rob Bradley, handed over the new Marine Building to the Plymouth University vice-chancellor, Professor Wendy Purcell. The Marine Building is worth GBP 19 million and has the most advanced wave tank testing equipment and an innovation centre for marine renewable technology and engineering businesses, This is Plymouth news site […]