EU member states must show more political will in their plans for renewable energy after 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The latest conclusions by the Energy Council – a meeting of the EU’s 28 energy ministers and the European Commission – recommend that member states
UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public
Cargotec’s MacGregor has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for Statoil’s Hywind pilot park in Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. MacGregor will be responsible for the delivery of the Pusnes substructure mooring connection system for the project’s five flo
A new company has been launched, bringing a platform system for repair and maintenance to the European offshore wind market. QuikDeck® Europe BV, a newly set up company coming from the same stable as Sky-Access BV, is responsible for bringing the QuikDeck® system to Europe. The new light weight plat
An interest group has been formed for an EU-funded project looking at technology to measure seabed scour, erosion and silting. The EXPOSURES project aims to establish a new marine information data collection system, which can be exploited for the benefit of commercial marine applications such as the
Hamburg-based offshore supply vessel operator Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) is pressing on with the plan to commission the 26 meter crew transfer vessel OOC NERZ in January 2016 and make a move into the offshore wind industry. OOC NERZ is the company’s first of four BMT Nigel Gee-designed crew tra
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and Eurochambres have called on the EU to lead by example and accelerate the cost-effective uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. The organisations, representing 44 million European citizens and 20 million businesses, believe that EU must put
Nordic financial services group SEB has decided to shift away from coal and not make further investments in coal mining and new coal power plants, the company said in its revised Climate Change Position Statement. SEB will also aim to increase the share of renewables and decrease the share of fossil
Tidal Lagoon Power has cut its workforce by one fifth as its proposed GBP 1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project faces uncertainty and possibly further setbacks, according to local media. The company, which currently employs just under 100 people, has reportedly made most of the 17 job cuts at i
Spanish engineering company SAITEC presented its floating platform for offshore wind applications – SATH© – at EWEA Paris 2015 on 19 November. SATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) is a floating solution made of concrete, comprising two twin hulls bonded to a single point, with a bearing that allows the
The European Commission is seeking views on what an EU regulatory framework on renewable energy should look like for the post-2020 period. Current EU renewable energy rules are contained in the Renewable Energy Directive, which is designed to ensure that all EU countries meet their renewable energy
More than 20 businesses from Denmark visited Hull and the East Riding this week to help establish and strengthen networks across Europe between companies involved in the renewable energy sector supply chain. On Monday 23 November, Delegates embarked on a tour of the Port of Hull, visiting the Green
Over nine in ten Europeans (91%) say it is important that their government sets targets to increase the amount of renewable energy used by 2030, according to a special Eurobarometer opinion poll on climate change. The survey also showed a small increase in those who say it is “very important,” which
GloMar Shipmanagement B.V. has bought the Fugro Commander, a DP shallow draft geotechnical vessel, and will convert it into a diving support vessel (DSV). GloMar Shipmanagement B.V. CCO Mark van der Star said: “We are in discussion with Fugro to mutually offer the vessel back to the market as Geotec
