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  • UK: BMT Sponsors IET Wave and Tidal Conference 2013

    8 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    BMT Defence Services sponsors IET Wave and Tidal Conference 2013 which aims to explore the crucial challenges facing the marine power industry and debate mitigation strategies and solutions to the issues. “The UK is already a world leader in wave and tidal power and we need to really capitalise on this to ensure energy from […]

  • UK: LDA Appointed as Masterplanner for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    LDA Design, an independent design, environment and energy business, has been appointed as masterplanners and landscape architects for the world’s first man-made energy-generating lagoon – the £650 million Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project being developed by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd. Under the proposals, the lagoon would offer 250MW of installed tidal power capacity; reliable, […]

  • UK: DECC Releases Report on Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices

    28 March 2013

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 28 March 2013 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The publications cover new data for the fourth quarter of 2012 and thus provisional annual data for 2012. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides […]

  • UK: E.ON Orders Substation Jacket from Harland and Wolff

    27 March 2013
    Grid Connection

    Energy company E.ON has awarded the contract for design and fabrication of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm substation jacket to Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited. E.ON, one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies, is developing the 219MW offshore wind farm, located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the […]

  • Germany: Ballast Nedam to Install EnBW Baltic 2 Foundations

    27 March 2013
    Grid Connection

    Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of foundations at the German EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm with ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, GeoSea N.V. and HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing GmbH. Ballast Nedam will erect the project’s 39 monopile and transition piece foundations and provide the logistics […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Applauds EOWDC’s Consents from Government

    26 March 2013

    In response to consent being given by the Scottish Government to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will be a unique testing facility for the development of offshore wind turbines and technology. It will create an opportunity […]

  • OutSmart Attends Offshore Wind Trade Mission in France

    18 October 2012

    From October 1 to 4, OutSmart has been on a trade mission to France. The mission was organised by FME/Cleantech Holland in cooperation with the Dutch Embassy in Paris. The goal of the mission was to get into contact with the consortia that have been selected by the French government for the development of offshore […]

  • Eaton to Develop Underwater Energy Generation System for U.S. Navy

    17 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has announced it will help to develop an underwater, utility-scale energy generation system for the United States Navy. Eaton is contracted to support the project’s land-based engineering, and will develop high-voltage electrical distribution equipment to efficiently convert and transmit safe, reliable alternative energy from the depths of the ocean to […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy Office Opens in Berlin, Germany

    15 October 2012
    Authorities

    The three wind power networks Wind Energy Agency (WAB), Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency (EEHH) and Wind Energy Network Association (WEN) have set up the Offshore Wind Industry Alliance (OWIA). The official launch of the association by Mayor Olaf Scholz (Hamburg), Mayor Böhrnsen (Bremen), Energy Minister Volker Schlotmann (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), and Secretary of State Dr. Oliver […]

  • South Korea: Jeju to Get 84 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    15 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won an order to build an 84MW wind farm off the Jeju Island, the company announced on Sunday. Last month, SHI and Korea Southern Power Corporation (KOSPO) partnered up to establish a special purpose company Daejeong Offshore Wind Power, from which SHI has obtained this order. The project will comprise […]

  • Eneco Applies to Install Offshore Meteorological Mast (UK)

    14 February 2012

    Eneco have submitted an application for a marine licence for a meteorological mast to be erected close to the Development Area for the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park. The meteorological mast will collect reliable and representative wind and other metrological data which will be used to inform the design of the wind farm and provide […]

  • UK Boosts Offshore Renewable Sector with GBP 50 Million

    9 February 2012
    Technology

    The UK Government today confirmed that the UK-wide consortium bid from Ocean Energy Innovation, Carbon Trust and the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), has been selected to set up the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, a £50 million technology innovation project funded by the Technology Strategy Board. Scottish Enterprise has worked intensively leading the Ocean Energy […]

  • Nexans’s Net Sales for 2011 Reach 6.920 Billion (Germany)

    8 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Nexans Board of Directors meeting on February 7, 2012, chaired by Frédéric Vincent, approved the Financial Statements for 2011. Net sales for 2011 totaled 6.920 billion euros compared with 6.179 billion euros in 2010. At constant non-ferrous metal prices 1) , the figure is 4.594 billion euros compared with 4.309 billion euros in 2010. […]

  • EUCC Provides Special Discount for Its Members at Offshore Wind Construction Summit (South Korea)

    7 February 2012

    The European Union Chamber of Commerce is going to provide a special 15% discount offer to its members at the Offshore Wind Construction Summit in Jeju, reports The Korea Herald. The Summit will be held from 15-17 February at ICC Jeju Island, South Korea, and the participants will be provided with a perfect platform to […]

  • RenewableUK Highlights Wind Energy Jobs in January

    1 February 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, is highlighting a raft of job announcements in the wind industry in January, bucking the national trend. On 31st January, Samsung announced a £100 million project in Scotland to develop its new 7 megawatt offshore turbine at Fife Energy Park, which will employ up to 500 people. It’s the […]

  • Atlantis to Install Tidal Power Farm in Gujarat, India

    1 February 2012

    Atlantis Resources Corporation intends to set up a tidal power farm in the state of Gujarat. The farm would have the capacity of 50 MW with the possibility to increase it to more than 200 MW. When complete, this farm will be the first of its type, not just within the country, but also in […]

  • DOE to host Offshore Wind Public Meeting (USA)

    30 January 2012

      One year ago, DOE, in partnership with the Department of Interior (DOI), released the National Offshore Wind Strategy. The Strategy addresses two critical objectives: reduce the cost of energy through technology development to ensure competitiveness with other electrical generation sources; and reduce the deployment timelines and uncertainties limiting U.S. offshore wind project development. To […]

  • Longyuan Power Convenes 2012 Strategic Principle-focused Conference in Beijing, China

    30 January 2012

    On Jan. 12 – 13, 2012, Longyuan Power convened 2012 strategic principle-focused conference in Beijing. Xie Changjun, President of Longyuan Power, Tao Jianhua, Chairman of Jiangyin Sulong, and Huang Qun, Secretary of Party Leadership Group of Longyuan Power, were present and delivered significant speeches. Company leaders Tian Shicun, Zhang Yuan, Li Hongmei, Fei Zhi, Jia […]

  • Keppel Corporation Announces Another Record Year (Singapore)

    26 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Keppel Corporation announces another record year. Their net profit grew by 14% to a new high of nearly $1.5 billion. This is the fifth year running that their net profit has surpassed the $1 billion mark. Also for the fifth consecutive year, their Return on Equity has remained above 20%. Economic Value Added has also […]

  • Warwick Energy Launches Public Consultation on Proposed Substation (UK)

    20 January 2012

    Warwick Energy is considering a second site for substation near Swaffham. This is the reason why the company is launching public consultations prior to submitting application for the full planning permission, reports EDP24. If approved, the substation will connect GBP 1.5bn Dudgeon offshore wind farm to the grid. A proposal for the substation nearby Little […]

  • IPC Accepts Application for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    20 December 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Suffolk could see thousands of jobs created by Galloper offshore wind farm. Yesterday, Independent Planning Commission (IPC) accepted the application from Galloper Wind Farm Ltd for the wind farm development off Surffolk coast. GWF submittedthe Development Consent Order (DCO) to the IPC in November 2011. The Offshore wind farm consists of up to 140 turbines […]

  • E.ON Invests EUR 7 Billion in Renewables (Germany)

    15 December 2011

    Investments of EUR7 billion in renewables, three large wind farms in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and new transmission lines for wind power: they are all ways Johannes Teyssen is making E.ON a green energy provider. Today E.ON outlined the company’s comprehensive program for helping to transform Germany and Europe’s energy landscape.  New offshore […]

  • ‘Champions for Wind’ to Boost Careers in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    15 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Developers of the world’s largest offshore wind farm want to raise awareness of the potential career opportunities in offshore wind energy industry. ‘Champions for Wind’ is the name of careers education engagement programme. The initial phase will identify 10 secondary and special school teacher “champions” in the Yorkshire area, near Forewind’s first development, Dogger Bank […]

  • Hull Receives Planning Applications for Green Port (UK)

    13 December 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A series of planning applications for a new £200m wind turbine factory in Hull have been submitted.   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, December 13, 2011; Image: siemens

  • Enerpac Provides Accurate Leveling for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    9 December 2011
    Technology

    G&G International has awarded Enerpac B.V. the contract to supply high pressure hydraulic equipment for the 30 Transition Pieces of the Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm. The Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm, located in Borkum (Germany) is currently being developed by German Groups EWE and ENOVA Energiesysteme GmbH & Co.KG and will be completed in 2012. The […]

  • AWEA Hires GES for its 2012 Show (USA)

    9 December 2011

    Global Experience Specialists (GES) a leader in exhibition, event and retail marketing services, announced today that American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed GES as its official services provider for its show beginning in 2012. The five-year agreement includes WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition and the Small & Community WINDPOWER Conference […]