They say that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. And for The Switch, this holds true. They’ve created every bit of their present success by working closely with their customers, shaping the industry by making permanent magnet generators the technology of choice in the wind power ind
The head of city’s Labour group wrote to Energy Minister Edwing to ask him about Government’s plans for Dundee following the Gamesa’s plans to eliminate Dundee from the proposed EUR 150 million investment for the worldwide centre of its offshore business. Mr. Keenan wrote about the Dundee’s green en
THE latest bid to revive plans for a Severn barrage comes at a time when the renewable energy sector is facing increasing problems. by Chris Kelsey (walesonline) [mappress] Source: walesonline, December 07, 2011; Image: seagen
“RusHydro”, the largest Hydro-company in the country, plans to construct next year a tidal power plant in Murmansk, said Igor Usachev, a tidal energy manager at RusHydro. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko called the renewable energy direction very important and added that Russia has interests i
IFREMER symposium on the Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to global change and extreme events, Biarritz, October 2011 Joni Backstrom, Dafydd Lloyd-Jones, Paul English and Nigel Thomas: Regional Environmental Assessment of Potential Impacts on Benthic Ecology from Cumulative Marine Aggregate Dredg
Holyhead Towing Company Ltd. (Holyhead) from Holyhead/Wales and OPUS MARINE GmbH (Opus) from Hamburg/Germany have announced the start-up of a joint venture company to further address the German offshore wind market. The new company will have its headquarters in Hamburg and trade under the already es
Called ‘Champions for Wind’ it is an innovative careers education engagement programme designed to raise awareness amongst 13 to 14 year olds of the full range of potential career opportunities in offshore wind energy and give an understanding of the qualifications and experience required to gain em
THE North Sea is in line for another major jobs boom as almost a third more oil and gas companies prepare to expand into renewables… By Nathalie Thomas (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, December 07, 2011; Image: repower
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has revealed plans to build up to 32,000 new wind turbines in the Government’s bid to reduce its carbon footprint. By Emma Streatfield (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, December 07, 2011; Image: decc
Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have expressed their continued confidence in Dundee’s future as a centre for renewables manufacturing… By Alan Wilson (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, December 07, 2011
TEESSIDE has been named as a national centre of excellence in offshore wind power. By Jez Davison (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, December 07, 2011; Image: teesvalleyunlimited
The idea of putting industrial-scale wind turbines off the shores of a tourist-dependent beach community was not an issue in Egmond aan Zee… By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 07, 2011; Image: noordzeewind
SCOTLAND’S tenth Green Energy Awards celebrated the successes of the renewables industry on the 1 December 2011 with the largest ever ceremony. Among the winners were First Minister, Alex Salmond, for Best Politician and Richard Yemm, founder of wave power company, Pelamis, for his outstanding contr
The appointment of Arthur Hollmann has enabled Bluestream Offshore to gain a vital foothold in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) market, complementing its existing Specialist Services capability. Certified by the Netherlands Directive Detection and Clearance of Conventional Explosives (BRL-OCE),
