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  • O’Malley Pushing Several Priority Bills That Ran Into Resistance (USA)

    28 March 2011
    Authorities

    Gov. Martin O’Malley is pushing to persuade lawmakers to support several of his priority bills that have run into resistance in the General…   (thedailyrecord) [mappress] Source: thedailyrecord, March 28, 2011  

  • Wind Power Expands on Global Scale

    25 March 2011

    For many years, a small handful of countries dominated growth in wind power, but this is changing as the industry goes global, with more …   By Lester Brown (peopleandplanet) [mappress] Source: peopleandplanet, March 25, 2011

  • Jane Lovell Joins Cooper Lomaz Recruitment (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Coastal Energy Forum (CEF) has appointed Jane Lovell, joint chief executive of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment.   (recruiter) [mappress] Source: recruiter, March 24, 2011  

  • Development of Wind Industry (UK)

    21 March 2011

    A Marine engineering firm has doubled its workforce and turnover in the past year after breaking into the expanding offshore wind market.   By Owen McAteer (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho , March 21, 2011  

  • Million Order Weserwind Bremerhaven (Germany)

    8 March 2011

    The wind turbine manufacturer Wind-Weser Bremerhaven is building 40 wind turbine foundations for offshore wind farm Global Tech I.   [mappress]   Source: radiobremen, March 08, 2011  

  • How to Cross Green Skills Gap (UK)

    6 March 2011
    Training & Education

    Fighting climate change is a bit like climbing a mountain with hundreds of false peaks – get to one summit, then you look around and find… By Kim Bryan (guardian) [mappress]   Source: guardian, March 07, 2011  

  • SeaZone Expands Sales Team (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    SeaZone, the market leader for marine geographic information, software and services, announces the appointment of Simon James as SeaZone’s newly appointed Sales Manager. Simon, a successful sales professional brings extensive experience in UK and international business development and sales in the oil and gas, water, renewables and environmental sectors, including working for Ordnance Survey and […]

  • Tegopi invests €3m into Turkish wind tower factory

    25 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Portugal’s largest wind tower manufacturer Tegopi has invested €3 million in a new production unit in Turkey, the company’s first outside of…   (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 25, 2010;

  • Irish urged to put their money where their potentials are

    15 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Ireland must take advantage of the UK’s plans to develop invest up to €60bn on offshore wind projects in the Irish and Celtic Seas,… By Rachel Neliigan (insideireland) [mappress] Source: insideireland, October 15, 2010;

  • GL certifies software for RomaxWIND (UK)

    14 October 2010
    Technology

    Romax Technology Limited’s world leading virtual development platform, RomaxWIND, has been officially certified by GL Renewables Certification (GL) as a recognised method of calculating gear loads. Forming part of their certification offerings, RomaxWIND software can help to shorten the time taken to gain “A” Design Assessment approval by outputting gear load calculation reports that are […]

  • Children Love the Wind

    9 October 2014
    Training & Education

    ‘Love the Wind’ event took place in LEGOLAND® on Saturday, 4 October, providing visitors with fun activities and learning about the wind energy.  Children and adults poured in from the entrance to LEGOLAND®. Everyone was welcomed with a smile and small paper wind turbines were handed out to the children. The sun was high in the […]

  • Clyde Blowers Acquires Ferguson Shipbuilders

    27 August 2014

    Clyde Blowers Capital was selected as the preferred bidder for Ferguson Shipbuilders, writes BBC. Earlier this month, the shipyard announced its closure while sending home 70 workers. The company will now upgrade the facility and turn to renewables in order to create up to 120 jobs. Clyde Blowers Capital founder and chairman, Jim McColl, said […]

  • L-3 Announces Acquisition and Disposition (USA)

    11 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    * Acquires FUNA International, GmbH, Expanding Marine and Alternative Energy Capabilities * Divests InfraredVision Technology Corporation L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it acquired FUNA International, GmbH (FUNA) on December 22, 2010. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business will be included in the Marine & Power Systems Group within L-3’s […]

  • Kykon is Suspending Payments (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Skykon has today filed for a suspension of payments. The creditors will shortly receive additional information from the supervisor on the further course of events. “The wind turbine industry is project based and very cyclical, and it is currently being affected by a number of negative factors in the wake of the financial crisis. These […]

  • PALFINGER WIND Secures New Orders (Germany)

    21 February 2012

    Based on the high level of orders received in 2011, PALFINGER WIND has further strengthened its position as market leader in offshore wind cranes. Thomas Nitsch, Head of PALFINGER WIND Cranes, says, “Our success in winning orders for several major offshore wind farm projects shows that we are on the right track with our complete […]

  • Hot Offshore Wind Topic in Maine (USA)

    29 November 2010
    Authorities

    This Wednesday, Maine unions, port officials, manufacturers and environmental groups plan to release a report that tallies the region’s… (necn) [mappress] Source: necn, November 29, 2010;

  • Offshore Consenting Complexity Affecting Cost Reduction

    11 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Lessons learned over the past decade as the UK offshore wind industry has expanded – from around 50 turbines in 2004 to 1,183 turbines today – have not yet contributed to a commensurate reduction in the cost of discharging consent conditions, highlighting that economies of scale have not been achieved as expected, and emphasizing the […]

  • HiDef Revenues Increase 47 Pct

    11 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Technology service provider HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) announced results of their latest audited accounts for year ending 30 October 2014 to coincide with their reselection as one of UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) Export Champions for 2015. Within the financial year, HiDef tripled the number of overseas markets it was active in, export sales […]

  • Administrators Set Pelamis Closing Date

    5 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Interested parties have until 10:30am on Tuesday to submit their offers for Pelamis Wave Power Limited’s business and its assets.  Mr Nimmo, head of restructuring at KPMG in Scotland, said: “We have been encouraged by the level of initial interest in Pelamis and we believe there is the will and desire to see the continuation […]

  • AWS Truepower Buys Windographer Software

    4 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Continuing its strategy of creating and delivering exceptional wind analysis and development tools, AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has purchased the Windographer software from Mistaya Engineering, Inc.  Windographer is the market-leading software for analyzing, visualizing, and validating wind resource data from meteorological towers and remote sensing systems. […]

  • Global Tech I Reorganizes Management

    28 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH is reorganizing its management team. With the completion of the construction phase, Arjen Schampers finished his activities as Technical Managing Director in early November. Dr. Jan Podbielski, the former General Project Manager for installation and commissioning has been appointed by the shareholders to the position of Technical Managing Director and will […]

  • IHC Hammers Its Way in China

    26 November 2014
    Technology

    IHC Hydrohammer, a business unit of the Dutch based Royal IHC, recently commissioned the S-1800 Hydrohammer with 5.5m Pile Guiding for the Chinese offshore wind market. Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Marine Engineering, a joint venture between ZPMC and Longyuan, is using the S-1800 hydraulic piling hammer to drive flanged monopiles for the Longyuan Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Farm into the […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Creates 2150 Full-Time Jobs

    17 October 2014
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    In a study released yesterday, Ecofys  assessed the economic impact of Dutch offshore wind energy. Commissioned by the Dutch Top consortium Knowledge and Innovation Offshore Wind Energy (TKI-WoZ), the study finds that offshore wind energy has so far created 2150 full-time jobs and generated a turnover of 900 million euro in 2014. The ambition of […]

  • Marine Robot Fleet Swarm Southwest England

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300 miles over the next 20 days, and will be collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.  Co-ordinated by […]

  • Suction Bucket Installation (VIDEO)

    25 September 2014
    Technology

    Suitable for water depths of 30-60m with a height of 57m and weighing roughly 850 tonnes. The suction bucket jacket is installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany.  The new foundation concept has been developed by DONG Energy in cooperation with Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) in the UK. The […]

  • JDR’s CEO Steps Down

    18 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    JDR has announced that after three years leading the company through a significant investment programme, Andrew Norman will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer, and as a Director of the Board. Until a permanent replacement is appointed, Pat Herbert, JDR’s Executive Chairman, will assume interim Chief Executive responsibilities. A recruitment process to find an external […]