HGO InfraSea Solutions will be exhibiting at the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 in Husum from 18.-22.09.2012. HGO is a ship owner and developer, ship manager and charterer for heavy-lift jack-up vessels, used to build and maintain offshore wind farms as well as offshore oil and gas facilities. Its highly sop
Jeju has made the first step in achieving its “Carbon Free Island Jeju by 2030” plan by launching Jeju Energy Corporation (JEC) earlier this month at the Jeju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reports the Jeju Weekly. The main purpose of the JEC is to increase the island’s use of renewable energy so
Siemens felt the impact of a more difficult global market environment in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Thanks to a solid order backlog and positive currency translation effects, revenue was up ten percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011. On the other hand, new orders were down 23 pe
Turbine Transfers Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by RWE npower renewables to provide six crew transfer vessels for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. In addition, the company will provide two more vessels for the German Nor
The South West marine energy industry has welcomed the announcement by the Crown Estate that it is to begin an industry engagement exercise to chart future development plans for wave and tidal energy around the coast of the UK, including the South West of England. Speaking on behalf of the South Wes
Tidal Transit Commercial Director Leo Hambro was among representatives from the wider community who meet His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York when he visited the Scira Offshore Energy base in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on 24 July 2012. Scira Offshore Energy will operate the 88 turbine
The Crown Estate today opened an industry engagement exercise to shape the future of wave and tidal leasing in the UK. With 37 sites leased to date, the UK already has a global lead in the wave and tidal industry and the exercise aims to help the industry grow further. The Crown Estate engagement ex
SSE plc will today hold its Annual General Meeting in Bournemouth. This Interim Management Statement summarises SSE’s performance since the start of the current financial year, which began on 1 April 2012, and includes updates on operations and investments in SSE’s Networks, Retail and Wholesale bus
Impacted by regulatory uncertainty in Europe and tightening policy measures in China, global wind turbine order intake in 1H/2012 decreased by 30% year-over-year, consistent with MAKE’s expectations of a 5% decline in 2013 installations globally. Despite these conditions, there was good activity in
Lamprell, a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewables industry, made the following announcement: Following the Company’s Trading Update of 7 June, the Company has been undertaking a further review of its financial position and as a result has n
New funding levels for renewables technology will support the Humber’s ambitions to be a world-class centre for green energy, according to an industry leader. Sam Pick, of the Renewables Network, has broadly welcomed the Government’s long-awaited announcement on clean energy subsidy levels. For the
EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, announced that in 1H 2012 electricity output increased by 13%YoY to 9.9TWh, as a result of the capacity growth over the last 12 months ( 339 MW), an ave
The Duke of York visited Scira’s operations base in Wells-next-the-Sea and met with the team there to learn more about the Sheringham Shoal project and the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. On arrival The Duke of York was welcomed by Einar Strømsvåg, Scira General Manager an
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advised a new report from Australia’s national science agency highlighting the significant role that wave energy can play in Australia’s future energy mix. The study, carried out by the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisa
