Meredith College hosted a forum on Wednesday, April 18, in Raleigh. A panel discussion was held on North Carolina’s offshore wind power as well as energy competition for Meredith residence halls, according to NC Policy Watch. Marcilynn Burke, Acting Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Inter
Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, has invested in the refit and development of Cable Enterprise, a barge built specifically for the installation of power cables for offshore wind far
At the EWEA exhibition in Copenhagen the alderman for Port Affairs, Kees Visser, has awarded the extension of the Visserijkade in Den Helder to Ballast Nedam. Reason for a festive moment in the Holland Pavilion. Alderman Visser and Mister Folkerts, director at Ballast Nedam, are pleased to hear that
The Nordex group has terminated plans to transfer its entire offshore activities to a joint venture. Nordex was not able to agree with the negotiating partner on a concept for the continuation of the activities in a joint venture. Nordex disclosed its intention to seek an industrial partner for this
The Sirris initiative won the „Best scientific poster“award at the EWEA 2012 event yesterday. The prize has been awarded for the company’s state-of the –art testing at the Belwind offshore windfarm under the flag of OWI-Lab. Namely, in October, after a couple of offshore training days, people from S
The continuing economic crisis has created a need for alternative sources of capital for the renewable energy sector, people attending a panel session at the EWEA 2012 Annual Event in Copenhagen heard on Wednesday. Torben Pedersen, of PensionDanmark, also said there are considerable pressures on pub
A team of government and industry leaders from Japan’s eastern seaboard are set to come to Scotland to plan for the development of marine energy in Japan following an invitation by Finance Secretary John Swinney. Iwate Prefecture was one of the areas worst affected by last year’s tsunami and subsequ
Suzlon Blade Technology (Suzlon) and Idé-Pro Engineering & Software A/S (Idé-Pro) have signed a 3 year contract, during which Idé-Pro will deliver a complete integrated solution for the design of future Wind Turbine Blades to Suzlon worldwide. The solution is based on the newest V6 technology from D
As wind energy production expands around the world, an increasing number of onshore and offshore wind farms are proposed which would lie in cyclone-affected areas, mainly in China, Korea, Japan and the U.S. A properly designed wind farm should be able to withstand the tropical storms that are likely
Moventas, one of the industry’s leading wind gear manufacturers, and The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, today announced they are delivering the first commercial order for FusionDrive®, the smartest gear and generator combina
DONG Energy’s Board of Directors has decided to appoint Henrik Poulsen as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DONG Energy. Henrik Poulsen joins from TDC A/S, where he is currently CEO. He will take up his new role no later than 1 November 2012. Fritz Schur, Chairman of the Board of Directors, c
BUSINESSES across the Humber are being warned they face losing out to international competition in the renewables industry by not investing in the right skills. Professor David Grant, director of the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, said not as many companies “as we would hope
In the past year, IHC Merwede’s revenue has increased by four per cent to reach € 1.05 billion. The company’s net profit has also increased to € 103 million with a solvency ratio of 40%, demonstrating that IHC Merwede is in strong financial health and able to implement its growth strategy. With sale
Narec’s new 3MW Turbine Drive Train Facility will be commissioned very soon. The steel structure of the test hall is 15M high and is constructed over an existing dry dock. The dry dock needed three mass concrete pours to cover an area of 45x15x6.5m (approximately 7000m3) and is reinforced with large