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  • Port of Wisbech’s Opportunity for Advancement (UK)

    3 February 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Port of Wisbech has welcomed tugs currently working on a cable laying project for a new offshore wind farm, reports Cambstimes. They are coming every few days to pick up new crew and food supplies. It means a great boost for the port economy and gives the opportunity for the town development in general. Councilor […]

  • Wavebob Invites Candidates for Summer Internship Programme (Ireland)

    26 January 2012

    Candidates are invited to apply for the Wavebob Summer Internship Programme. Wavebob is building a world-class team of specialists passionate about the challenge of harnessing the power of the ocean. WAVEBOB INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Candidates are invited to apply for the Wavebob Summer Internship Programme. The suitable candidates:-  Must be in full-time education, in the process […]

  • Four Enterprise Areas for Scotland

    22 January 2012

    Four enterprise areas are to be created in Scotland with an emphasis on some of our most dynamic industries with the greatest potential to create new employment opportunities, stimulate private investment and boost economic growth. Finance Secretary John Swinney announced the 14 sites on a visit to GlaxoSmithKline in Irvine, which will form part of […]

  • MSI Reaches Important Milestone in RBR Sales (Australia)

    20 January 2012

    MSI announcd the sale of two RBR TWR-2050P Tide and Wave Recorders that, although a small sale on its own, is a significant milestone in terms of Australia. This sale, to the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, takes MSI passed the $1 million dollar mark of RBR product sales in Australia since acquiring […]

  • Marine Computers to Withstand Battering of Ocean Waves (UK)

    19 January 2012
    Technology

    As the marine industry is constantly evolving, and requiring more computer technology, there is a demand for specialist computers capable of withstanding the environmental hostilities. One such example is Captec’s highly integrated compact computer for on board applications such as hydro graphic survey. This highly compact, yet powerful computer system is tested to IEC-60945 EMC […]

  • Germany Sets Example on Sustainable Energy

    23 November 2011

    Germany doesn’t get much sunshine. Its coastlines are not huge.   By Rose Simone (therecord) [mappress] Source: therecord, November 23, 2011; Image: alpha-ventus, November 05, 2009

  • Energy Centre Opens at Llangefni (UK)

    14 November 2011
    Training & Education

      A £6M energy centre has been opened to ensure young people can take advantage of nuclear, wind and tidal power jobs heading to Anglesey.   by Owen R Hughes (dailypost) [mappress] Source: dailypost, November 14, 2011

  • The Netherlands: MARIN Inaugurates Depressurised Wave Basin

    26 March 2012

    MARIN’s unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Representing the combination of a depressurised towing tank with a wave maker, the DWB creates a world first. The inauguration took place in the presence of representatives from various government ministries, […]

  • Statoil Eyes Japanese Market

    31 October 2011

    Statoil ASA (STL), Norway’s largest oil and natural gas company, is looking to develop offshore wind in Japan as that nation promotes more r… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 31, 2011;

  • MSP Rob Gibson Congratulates ERI on Award (UK)

    6 October 2011

    LOCAL MSP Rob Gibson has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating the Thurso-based Environmental Research Institute on… (johnogroat-journal) [mappress] Source: johnogroat-journal, October 06, 2011

  • Nordex Announces Q4 Results for 2011 (Germany)

    10 January 2012

    Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex recorded new orders of around EUR 400 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 (Q4/2010: EUR 306 million), translating into a 32 percent full-year increase in new business to EUR 1.1 billion in 2011 (2010: EUR 836 million). Originally, Nordex had projected growth of 20 percent to EUR 1 billion. In […]

  • REpower Acquires PowerBlades from SGL Rotec (Germany)

    10 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Effective from December 31, 2011, REpower Systems SE has acquired by purchase the remaining 49% stake in PowerBlades GmbH from SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a majority company of SGL Group. PowerBlades, headquartered in Bremerhaven, was founded in 2007 as a joint venture for the production of rotor blades for wind turbines. Since the […]

  • Indian Innovator to Harness Wave Power

    10 January 2012

    An Indian innovator has come up with a technology that tweaks gravity power to harness sea waves for clean and affordable energy, a source…   (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, January 10, 2012;

  • FoundOcean Appointed Licensed Applicator for BASF Exagrout Masterflow 9500 (UK)

    5 January 2012

    FoundOcean has been awarded ‘Licensed Applicator’ status by BASF for its cement-based Exagrout Masterflow® 9500, which has been specifically designed and validated for use in the installation of offshore wind farms.  “We’re proud to be appointed as Licensed Applicator for this material. We believe that this ultra-high strength grout demonstrates pioneering properties and will be […]

  • Offshore Wind of Change for China

    30 December 2011

    The two figures of “100 million” and “10 million” are extremely meaningful to each Chinese people. By the end of October, the total installed capacity of China Guodian Corporation surpassed 100 million kilowatts, among which wind power 10 million kilowatts, the symbolic WTG is located at Jiangsu Rudong Offshore (Intertidal) 150,000 kilowatts Large-Scale Demonstration Wind […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Summarizes Last Year’s Achievements

    13 January 2012

    Fugro confirms that the earlier forecast of more than EUR 260 million net profit and about EUR 2.5 billion turnover will be achieved. About EUR 6 million from the EMGS shareholding comes on top of the aforementioned profit. The turnover increase of about 10% compared to 2010 comes from the growth in the Survey and […]

  • Germany to Shut Down Nuclear Plants by 2022

    1 July 2011
    Authorities

    Germany will become the first major industrial nation to completely reject nuclear power since the Fukishima disaster in Japan after voting… (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, July 01, 2011;

  • MPI Resolution Employs Ruthmann T58R Truck-Mounted Platform (UK)

    20 June 2011

      EPL Skylift has demonstrated the effectiveness of powered access by providing equipment that allowed maintenance engineers to work on the world’s first purpose-built ship for installing offshore wind turbines. The T58R truck-mounted platform, which has a working height of 58 metres and is capable of supporting up to 500kg, was deployed to work on […]

  • Carnegie Publishes Annual Report (Australia)

    3 October 2011

      Carnegie is an Australian Stock Exchange listed company focused solely on the development and commercialisation of its proprietary CETO wave energy technology. Carnegie’s West Australian base encompasses the West Perth head office, the Fremantle Private Wave Energy Research Facility and the commercial scale test site off Garden Island. The propriety CETO wave energy technology […]

  • Low Carbon Energy (Scotland)

    27 September 2011
    Authorities

      A raft of inward investment decisions to develop offshore renewable technology in Scotland over the last year is a sign of greater things to come for the country’s growing clean-tech sector, First Minister Alex Salmond said today on the eve of a major international conference on financing green energy and other low carbon sectors. […]

  • Army of Pylons or Investment into Supergrid (UK)

    22 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    Up to 280 wind farms are expected to be built in the North Sea over the next 20 years, to replace closing coal-fired power stations and keep… By Louise Gray (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 22, 2011

  • Chalcroft Finishes Work on Substation at Eccles (UK)

    21 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    As part of a two-year programme to allow a Scottish Power electricity substation to receive power from a new offshore wind farm nearby… (mhwmagazine) [mappress] Source: mhwmagazine, September 21, 2011

  • Iberdrola Achieves Highest DJSI Ranking in 12 Years (Spain)

    12 September 2011

    IBERDROLA has once again been included as a member of the utilities supersector of the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2011, obtaining its highest score since it joined this ranking 12 years ago. The company reinforced its leading position after easily beating the average score for the electricity sector and achieving the same score […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Could Disturb Quiet Sea (France)

    12 September 2011
    Environment

    The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we thought. And they’re only getting louder.   By Martine Valo (worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, September 12, 2011

  • Various Wind Turbines with Same Goal, to Collect Energy (USA)

    29 July 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines are getting really big — some with blades as long as a football field — and more powerful, often generating 50 times more electricity than the first generation of wind power machines built in the 1980s. But scientists are also studying how to harness the wind in different ways that could help allay […]

  • Abu Dhabi points on Renewable Energy development (U.A.E.)

    2 August 2010
    R&D

    That renewable energy is good for the environment we have known for a long time, and it’s becoming cheaper as well. An article The National,… Matt Khoury (greenprophet) [mappress] Source: greenprophet, August 02, 2010;