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  • Uncertainty Renewable Obligation Certificates’ Confidence in UK Renewables

    5 October 2011

    There was a contrast last week in UK renewables, with the Scottish government announcing fresh investments north of the border… (climatespectator) [mappress] Source: climatespectator, October 05, 2011

  • Wave Energy Goes Online in Spain

    22 September 2011

    The world’s first commercial wave energy plant went online this summer and is supplying electricity to a town in northern Spain. Despite its high investment costs, it could serve as a model for other coastal regions.  The small Spanish coastal town of Mutriku doesn’t look like it would be home to a high-tech power plant. […]

  • Walney 2 Connects to National Grid (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      The onshore substation and the export cable are now energised and connected to the national grid. The Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool was energised on 22 August, and the export cable and the offshore transformer were energised on 29 August.  Upon completion, Walney 1 + 2 will be the world’s largest offshore wind […]

  • Japan to Develop Floating Wind Turbines

    14 September 2011
    Authorities

    Japan will join the race to develop floating wind turbines to use in deepwater off its tsunami-stricken northern Pacific coast as it… By William Hardy (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 12, 2011

  • DJSI World Includes Gamesa Five Years in Row (Switzerland)

    9 September 2011

      For the fifth year in a row, Gamesa has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), which tracks the economic, environmental and social performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. In this year’s ranking, Gamesa achieved its highest ever overall score while it once again obtained the best rating for the […]

  • Entries Open for Offshore Achievement Awards 2012 (UK)

    31 October 2011

    The search is launched today for the brightest and best talent and achievements in the Energy industry over the last year.  The prestigious Offshore Achievement Awards, recently re-launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section with the support of main sponsor Taqa Bratani, are now open for entries. For the first time in […]

  • Nexans Appoints Nicolas Badre as Deputy CFO (France)

    24 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Nicolas Badré to join its Corporate Financial Department as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was effective from October 11, 2011. Nicolas Badré will report directly to Frederic Michelland, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Corporate Executive Vice President Americas. Previously he held at ‘Groupe […]

  • Germany Reserves USD 130 Billion for Renewable Energy

    19 October 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    TGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter… by John Daly (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, October 19, 2011

  • China Wind Power 2011 Approaches

    17 October 2011

    Norwegian companies take to Beijing for the most influential event on wind power in China this October. With more than 600 exhibitors and an expected 40 000 domestic and international visitors to the exhibition, the stage is set for what has become Asia’s largest wind power event. Covering a total exhibiting space of 120 000 […]

  • Lamprell’s Shares Drop After Liftboats Announcement (UAE)

    13 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    LAMPRELL shares were yesterday blown off course after the specialist engineer was forced to take hefty provisions to cover cost overruns… (express) [mappress] Source: express, October 13, 2011

  • Ireland Loosing to Other European Nation in Renewables

    7 October 2011

    The Irish Wind Energy Association has today released alarming statistics, asserting that Ireland is losing out to other European nations… By Carmel Doyle (siliconrepublic) [mappress] Source: siliconrepublic, October 07, 2011

  • JDR Appoints Andrew J. Norman as CEO (UK)

    8 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      JDR, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market announces that Andrew J. Norman will join the company as Chief Executive Officer on 19 September 2011. Andrew joins from Dresser Flow Technology Europe, where he was President. Pat Herbert, JDR’s Chief Executive […]

  • Installing Huge Wind Turbines Offshore (UK)

    17 August 2011

      The BBC’s science and environment page yesterday features an interactive graphic on how an offshore wind farm is constructed. It starts with a navigable photo of the Harland and Wolff’s docks in Belfast where the turbines for a new offshore wind farm in the waters off Cumbria, UK are being assembled. Then you can […]

  • Federal Regulators Cancel Sonoma Wave Energy Project (USA)

    9 August 2011
    Authorities

    An alternative energy project off the Sonoma County coast that local officials just two years ago hailed as a way to increase…   (marinij) [mappress] Source: marinij, August 09, 2011

  • EMU Ltd Successfully Completes Cone Penetration Tests Offshore Germany

    19 January 2012

    EMU Limited has recently completed cone penetration tests along the cable routes at the proposed offshore wind farms in Germany, SeaDiscovery reports. Company’s continued equipment investment and commitment to research, including design in geotechnical and geophysical survey techniques, is ensuring new and innovative solutions are being made available to offshore developers to investigate and quickly […]

  • EMEC Gears Up for 2012 (UK)

    17 January 2012

    EMEC are gearing up for another exciting year, as developers continue their testing programmes at their wave and tidal testing facilities, and they look forward to welcoming a number of new clients on site throughout the year. On Wednesday, Jenny Norris and Matthew Finn facilitated the first EMEC Developers Research Forum (DRF) of the year […]

  • MOD Pushes for Wind-Farm-Friendly Radars (UK)

    13 January 2012

    The MOD has agreed a deal for energy companies to fund new wind-farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more than four gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy – enough to power over two million homes. A new Air Defence Radar that is not adversely affected by wind farms has been installed and tested on the […]

  • Gamesa Attends Manten-er Trade Fair in Valladolid, Spain

    12 January 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, will attend the III Manten-er trade fair, which begins today in Valladolid, with new offerings in the area of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the wind energy market. These developments include the European and international launch of Gamesa’s business for reconditioning major turbine components (gearboxes, generators […]

  • OEA Warns EU of Marine Energy Funding (Belgium)

    20 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    EUROPE risks losing its lead in marine energy to America unless the European Union finds urgent funds to support the fledgling industry, … By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, June 20, 2011;

  • ABPmer Launches Renewables Channel (UK)

    16 June 2011

    ABPmer announces a new phase in the dissemination of marine renewable resource mapping tools for wind, wave and tidal developers with the launch of the Renewables Channel on WEBvision, their online spatial information sharing platform. The Renewables Channel allows browsers to interrogate the recently developed Western Isles and Northern Ireland (WINI) numerical model, which provides […]

  • Experts Look for Coal Energy Alternative (Australia)

    3 June 2011

    A local energy forum will today be told that new technology holds the key to reducing the north coast’s reliance on coal-fired power…   (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, June 03, 2011;

  • OFGEM Appoints AMP as Preferred Bidder (UK)

    1 June 2011
    Grid Connection

      AMP Capital Investors, through its European infrastructure business, has been named by OFGEM as the preferred bidder to become the Greater Gabbard offshore transmission owner (OFTO) as part of a consortium including Equitix and Balfour Beatty. AMP Capital and its Green Energy Transmission (GET) consortium partners will own and operate the high voltage transmission […]

  • Europe to Take Advantage of Baltic Offshore Wind

    31 May 2011

    Almost 3,000 MW of offshore wind energy capacity were brought on stream in Europe, particularly in the North Sea, in the last decade, while… By Ausra T. Antonov (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide, May 31, 2011

  • China’s Wind Industry Grows Rapidly

    30 May 2011

    China’s wind power output rose more than 60 percent to 18.8 billion kilowatt-hours in the first quarter of 2011, growing 30 percent to 50… (peopledaily) [mappress] Source: peopledaily, May 30, 2011

  • Senator Carper Confident in Delaware’s Offshore Wind (USA)

    29 May 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Senator Carper says he’s confident a wind farm will be built off Delaware’s coast, despite recent federal budget cuts.   By Frank Gerace (wdel) [mappress] Source: wdel, May 30, 2011

  • Wind Farm Developers Accused of ‘Fooling Public’ (UK)

    27 May 2011

    WIND-FARM developers have been accused of ‘fooling the public’ by separating their offshore turbine application from the controversial… (skegnessstandard) [mappress] Source: skegnessstandard, May 27, 2011