The growth of the cables and connectors market in Europe can be attributed to the increasing number of projects in the offshore wind connections and submarine interconnections market and moderate pricing pressure among the suppliers. According to a new market research report “Cables & Connectors Mar
Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has placed a new green corporate Eurobonds for a principal amount of EUR 500m. The bonds with seven-year maturity were received well by the European investors. “This green bond allows Vestas to diversify and optimise its funding structure in favour of longer
Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has publishes two potential scenarios depicting the UK’s low carbon energy system transition. The “Options, Choices, Actions” Report displays how the UK can implement an affordable 35 year transition to a low carbon energy system by 2050, but there are different w
The partnership of 130 Renewables between Wind Energy Solutions, Tocardo Tidal Energy, Zon Energie and ESTechnologies develops a hybrid off-grid renewable energy system that delivers renewable energy to the local smart grid. The overall system consists of generation from wind, flowing water and sola
In 2017, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition will take place in London (6 – 8 June). For this occasion, EWEA will team up for the first time ever with Renewable UK to bring this industry gathering to the world’s largest offshore wind energy market. The two organisation
Piriou has secured a new order for a wind farm support vessel, the WFSV 26w “Ocean Wind 8 of Hartlepool”. Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, “Ocean Wind 8 of Hartlepool” will be delivered to AIS (Marine) 2 Limited at the end of March 2015 in Europe to be operated in the North Sea. The vessel […]
Netherlands has joined the World Energy Council as its newest member country. Jeroen van Hoof, Chair of the World Energy Council’s Dutch member committee, commented: “Given the challenges that energy companies face nowadays in respect of the transition to a more mixed fuel supply, lower energy price
In the field of energy politics, Taiwan pursues a long-term strategy in order to reduce CO2 emissions. One part of this strategy is the development and expansion of power generation in offshore wind farms. It is planned to have 600 offshore wind turbines with an output of 3.000 MW to go into operati
Rhenus Offshore Logistics started adopting a sustainable approach this month with fixed prices for cargo runs to wind parks out at sea. Customers can now arrange supply and disposal services for their platforms and ships from Emden and Cuxhaven – at any time of day or night. “We handled at least a d
KIC InnoEnergy has announced the 2014 results of its sustainable energy innovation project support programme, which recorded 28 newly enrolled high potential project consortia in just one year, adding up to 65 new projects since 2013, for which KIC InnoEnergy mobilized 80 million euros of investment
Western Isles Labour candidate Alasdair Morrison has called for Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to be located in Lewis so that it does not become “another distant quango living off peripheral resources”. Mr Morrison said: “It is now clear to everyone that, in order to give credibility to its otherwise in
Employers that recognise the skills, work ethic and training ex-military personnel bring to their workforces will sign special covenants to support more this week at the region’s energy industry flagship event. Companies working in the oil, gas and renewables industries across the East of England ar
Gram & Juhl will support the development of the Kongsberg Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) as well as related condition monitoring systems for a range of other industrial sectors. Kongsberg has selected Gram & Juhl to support the development of the WFMS, a turbine independent decision support syst
Following an acquisition of its subsea business by Reef Subsea UK in 2011, Rotech Group is now re-entering the market with its Rotech Subsea company. Having previously built up and operated the Rotech Subsea mass flow excavation business from 1999, Rotech Subsea‘s equipment was subsequently sold to
