After months of intensive preparations, conversion work and test runs, Deutsche Windtechnik’s 24/7 remote data monitoring will now be housed in new spacious premises with technically well equipped workstations. The specific aim of the conversion was to create the necessary technical and safety condi
GDF SUEZ has decided to launch an ambitious enterprise project to implement its business strategy more quickly and meet the demands of a rapidly changing energy environment, the company said yesterday in a press release. This plan, by rooting GDF SUEZ more firmly in its local areas and thus ever clo
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update yesterday in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the res
The UK’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) bodies are collaborating at the leading conference and exhibition for innovative energy and sustainability management in the UK. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will join BRE Global, WRc plc, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at
Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS) more than trebled profits to £3.4 million and increased revenue by 88% to £15.6 million according to its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based subsea engineering specialist attributed the phenomenal growth to a diversification from its traditional oil and
Global investments in renewable energy rebounded strongly last year, registering a solid 17% increase to $270 Billion in 2014 after two years of declines and brushing aside the challenge from sharply lower crude oil prices. According to UNEP’s 9th annual Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment
Redcar Development Trust (RDT) has hired a community engagement specialist as it bids to secure extra cash that will allow new schemes in the area to get off the ground. Development worker Pippa Ware was appointed after RDT secured extra funding for the post in the form of a grant from the Teesside
The global energy elite gathered last week in Berlin to discuss progress and chart new direction in the ongoing global transition to renewable energy. The two-day Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue – towards a global Energiewende brings together energy policy experts and representatives of politics,
The World Energy Council (WEC) has welcomed DNV GL as the newest member of its Global Partner programme. DNV GL delivers testing, certification and advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. Its expertise spans onshore and offshore wind power, solar, conv
Prysmian Group has secured a new award by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH – a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, transmission grid operator in Germany – worth approximately € 230 million to design, produce and install a power cable system for the offshore wind park cluster West of Adlergrund in the Germ
Industrial lifting company Granada Material Handling (GMH) has partnered with Siemens to improve its sea operations serving offshore wind turbines around the UK coast. GMH was using a ‘marinised’ version of a standard winch and decided to redesign from the ground up to provide a more tailor-made sol
Siemens AG has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier the contract for the transport and installation of 67 Siemens 6MW wind turbines at the Veja Mate 400MW wind farm. Construction is expected to start in early 2017. Martin Degen, Commercial Manager for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said: “We are delighted to be
A joint venture comprising VolkerInfra and VBMS has been appointed by DONG Energy to execute the export cable landfall installation for Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay. The works consist of two 600 meter duct installations, both intertidal and onshore, between Rhyl and Prest
Marine South East (MSE) and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have concluded the ‘SAMED’ project to develop a novel low cost screw-in subsea anchor technology. SAMED was conceived by Marine South East as a means of reducing significantly the high cost of installing offshore and marine renewable energy
