Energi Coast believes that the Government’s announcement of the Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) offshore banding is a major step forward for the UK Offshore Wind Industry. It is predicted that changes to subsidies for generated renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and
SSE welcomes the Select Committee’s report, which examines the views of an extremely wide range of stakeholders, including financiers, NGOs, consumer groups and utilities, as an important contribution to the current electricity market reform (EMR) debate. The Report’s conclusions and recommendations
The membership of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s new Advisory Board has been announced as it met for the first time this morning. The Advisory Board, which is made up of leading business figures from around the Humber, exists to scrutinise and support the Humber LEP’s activities. It will
Oceanlinx is searching for local contractors who will build and launch the greenWAVE concrete structure for their1MW wave energy plant. As written in an article of The Border Watch Newspaper, featured on Oceanlinx’s official website, the company’s CEO Ali Baghaei and project analyst Sean Barrett vis
BBC Radio Solent had commissioned Bournemouth University to conduct a research about the visual impact of the Navitus Bay wind farm. The conclusion was that the wind turbines would appear three times as high as the Isle of Wight, writes BBC. Eneco, the wind farm developer, has not yet decided on the
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea Ltd has appointed John Shaw as managing director. Previously First Subsea’s global operations director, he will be responsible for the on-going development and growth of the company’s ball and taper connector business in the oil and gas and renewable energy
Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. The Banding Review for the Renewables Obligation will support jobs and deliver more clean power with a reduction in costs to consumers between
IHC Lagersmit BV, a subsidiary of IHC Merwede, has changed its name to IHC Sealing Solutions BV. This change, which came into effect on 6 July, is the result of the continued international growth that the company has experienced in recent years. Additionally, the company’s focus has shifted in past
Today, 217 environmentalists, conservationists, clean energy advocates, businesses, and local and state officials from up and down the Atlantic Coast are united in calling for bold action to accelerate the development of offshore wind. The coalition released a letter to the Obama Administration to s
Repsol is no stranger to offshore activity, having operated in the most demanding of environments for the exploration and production of oil and gas. However one of the challenges for Repsol as an energy company has been to increase its knowledge and experience by investing further in the research an
Engineering students have chosen ACCIONA as the fifth best company to work for in Spain, according to a report made by a firm of consultants, Universum. More than 6,206 engineering and IT students from 32 Spanish universities took part in the study, which was carried out from November 2011 to April
Yellow transition pieces are being fitted on the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm foundations, Hartlepool mail news site reports. Installation of the foundations was completed at the end of the June. The fitting of the transition pieces presents the first phase of activities which will be followed by ins
Ocean Renewable Power Company will host a dedication ceremony in Eastport, Maine, today, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 to celebrate its Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project, the first phase of the company’s Maine Tidal Energy Project, and the first commercial, grid-connected ocean energy project in the United
APEM staff based at Hawarden Airport near Chester have moved into new offices following two years of spectacular growth. Originally housed in portakabin-style temporary buildings, the staff have moved to a larger, better equipped facility that offers room for continued growth, improved IT and better
