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  • Global Energy Services Appoints New CEO

    12 November 2013

    Thorsten Kramer is the new top executive at the Global Energy Services (GES). Kramer has been appointed top executive by the company’s board with the goal to expand international operations and lead the organization through the upcoming challenges and opportunities. He has a 17-year experience at top positions in global companies. Kramer held leading positions […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan to Validate Tidal Bladed Software with New Data (Germany)

    4 November 2013
    Technology

    After a successful initial study to validate their tidal turbine design software Tidal Bladed, GL Garrad Hassan are preparing for the next phase of full scale validation, under the Reliable Data Acquisition Project for Tidal (ReDAPT) project. Tidal Bladed is a commercial software package which can be used to calculate the performance of, and loading […]

  • UK: New Report Backs Tidal Energy Potential

    20 January 2014

    New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand. In order to […]

  • Denmark: Anholt OWF Receives New Service Vessel

    8 July 2013

    Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadebyggeri has just supplied the third service vessel to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The vessel was named Kattegat Wind. The vessels are custom-designed for transport of service technicians and spare parts for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The vessels are two single-hulled service vessels seating 12 passengers and up to three crew […]

  • OutSmart Names New General Manager for Belgian Market

    27 June 2013

    OutSmart announced that Koen Baeten has joined the company as General Manager for the Belgian market. Baeten has over 10 years of experience in the wind energy sector, more specifically in the production of steel constructions for offshore wind. Together with Baeten OutSmart hopes to support the Belgian market in the development of off- and […]

  • Denmark: New Bedford Delegation Visits Anholt OWF

    30 April 2013

    The delegation from a small port city on the East coast, New Bedford, Massachusetts, led by Mayor Jonathan Mitchell, visited the Anholt offshore wind farm on Friday. After they arrived in Grenaa, two boats took them to the wind farm site. “This is the first time we’ve all seen a wind farm in construction. We’re […]

  • Narec Appoints New Non-Executive Chairman (UK)

    6 December 2011

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has appointed Trevor Murch as its new Non-Executive Chairman. Trevor took up his position on the 1st December, taking over from Alan Rutherford who steps down after 6 years as Chairman. An Oxford University graduate, Harvard Business School MBA and qualified accountant, Trevor brings to the role over thirty […]

  • Maryland’s Governor to Present New Offshore Wind Bill (USA)

    23 January 2012
    Authorities

    Gov. Martin O’Malley is to unveil today a new approach to promoting offshore wind power that he hopes the General Assembly…   By Michael Dresser (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun, January 23, 2012

  • International Consultancy Company Opens New Office in Singapore

    17 November 2011

    On Friday 11 November 2011 Royal Haskoning opened a new office in Singapore. The new office will contribute to the further expansion of the independent, international engineering and environmental consultancy in the South East Asian Region. The company has been active in Singapore since the 1960’s with several port and shipyard projects. Up to now […]

  • Cape Wind Delay Short-circuits New Bedford Terminal (USA)

    24 October 2011

    Cape Wind’s financial shortcomings have short-circuited New Bedford’s marine commerce terminal, a state-funded development that has yet… By Greg Turner (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, October 24, 2011

  • RenewableUK and Government Secure GBP 1.2 Million for New Organisation RTN

    6 October 2011

    RenewableUK, Britain’s largest renewable energy trade association, announces the creation of a new organisation, the Renewables Training Network (RTN), which will address critical skills shortages within the renewable energy industry. Businesses in the renewables sector have pledged the equivalent of £600,000 of support for the £1.2 million project. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills […]

  • ‘Nessie’ Lays Cable for New Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    19 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    MASSIVE machines have dominated the flat landscape of the edge of The Wash at Wingland while laying power cables for a new offshore wind… (spaldingtoday) [mappress] Source: spaldingtoday, September 19, 2011

  • The Netherlands: VSMC Secures Over EUR 150m in New Orders

    11 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Visser & Smit Marine Contracting, a VolkerWessels company, has recently signed four contracts related to the installation of cables for offshore wind parks with a combined value of over € 150 million. This underlines the excellent qualities of VSMC as one of the leading European companies in the field of electrical energy connections for […]

  • New floating turbines could be 3x more efficient (Japan)

    3 August 2010
    R&D

    Could you magnify the wind, to make it generate more power? Solar magnification is already one secret to super-efficient green power. And now, Yuji Ohya, an engineering professor from Japan’s Kyushu University, thinks that a similar trick could be pulled off with wind power. Ohya’s idea, which he just presented at the 2010 Yokohama Renewable […]

  • Offshore Marine Management Opens New Office in Cambridge (UK)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Offshore Marine Management (OMM) announce the opening of a new office in Cambridge. Located at Conqueror House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NL the expansion was necessary to accommodate the company’s continued growth. This growth is driven by a growing client base and a diverse range of sub-sea projects including the inter […]

  • Maori to Protest Tidal Power Project in Kaipara Harbour (New Zealand)

    13 April 2011

    Maori in Northland’s Kaipara District are planning protest action to stop a tidal power project in their harbour.   (radionz) [mappress] Source: radionz, April 13, 2011

  • Moog Introduces New Electric Pitch System (USA)

    25 May 2011
    R&D, Technology

      The Moog Industrial Group announced today a new electric pitch system which offers higher performance, reliability, additional safety and lower maintenance costs to address key challenges faced by wind turbine manufacturers and operators. The Moog Wind Turbine Pitch System is equipped with Moog’s new cost effective AC synchronous electromagnetic brushless servo motor with an […]

  • Gamesa Launches New Website Exclusively for its Operation and Maintenance Services Customers (Spain)

    7 February 2011
    R&D

    Gamesa has further enhanced its customer-focused strategy with the launch of a new website exclusively reserved for all of the company’s operation and maintenance services customers, who total more than 130 clients and over 12,000 MW of wind assets worldwide. Using Gamesa’s new services web portal, clients can access customised, quick and easy-to-use information and […]

  • Salmond hails SeaEnergy Renewables new venture (UK)

    8 July 2010
    Technology

    Aberdeen-based firm signs co-operation agreement with major Chinese manufacturer. First Minister Alex Salmond today welcomed a strategic co-operation agreement signed between SeaEnergy Renewables and Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure Company (NCSC) to develop and market steel structures for the offshore wind industry. The agreement – the first of its kind between a Scottish firm and […]

  • New York Power Authority to hold a conference in Syracuse on Thursday (USA)

    22 June 2010
    Training & Education

    The New York Power Authority will hold a conference in Syracuse Thursday for businesses interested in participating in offshore wind…   [mappress] Source: syracuse, June 22, 2010;

  • Environment Minister Karen Ellemann anounces new location for test center (Denmark)

    31 May 2010
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    After a long debate, the Environment Minister Karen Ellemann has announced that is has now been decided that the test center with 250 meter high wind turbines is to be located in Østerild in Thy. The purpose of the new test center is to test the future’s offshore wind turbines with a height of up […]

  • Further Plans For Offshore Wind in New England (USA)

    22 March 2011

    Even before the first offshore wind turbine is planted along the coast of North America, a Rhode Island developer has embraced the latest…   By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, March 22, 2011

  • Environment Court Ruling Passes Without Hapu Appeal (New Zealand)

    7 March 2011

    Northland hapu Te Uri o Hau has decided not to appeal against an Environment Court ruling that clears the way for a tidal power scheme in Kaipara Harbour. The court has recommended that the Conservation Minister approve Crest Energy’s plan to place up to 200 tidal turbines at the harbour mouth. Te Uri o Hau’s […]

  • Ocean Power Technologies Develops New PB150 PowerBuoy Device (UK)

    7 March 2011

    Engineers in Warwick have helped to create a giant wave power device which directors hope will make a big splash in a £150 billion market.   By Graeme Brown (birminghampost) [mappress]   Source: birminghampost, March 07, 2011

  • Damen Building New Shoalbuster Vessel

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen has begun work on the latest and one of the largest models of its shallow draft Shoalbuster range, which was ordered by Van Wijngaarden Marine Services. The Shoalbuster 3512 is 35 metres in length, has a draft of 2.9 metres and GRT of 498 tonnes. The new design brings a range of benefits including a […]

  • Auxilium Offshore Moves to New Office

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Auxilium Offshore has started the new year in a new office, in the city of Zaltbommel, situated centrally in the Netherlands. Zaltbommel is known for its rich history and well-preserved, picturesque city centre along the Waal River, which is one of Holland’s most important and busiest shipping routes. The new office of Auxilium Offshore is located […]