State regulators have rebuffed another attempt to overturn an agreement for the sale of power from an offshore wind farm proposed near… By Alex Kuffner (providencejournal) [mappress] Source: providencejournal, December 02, 2011; Image: dwwind
The European Union’s plans to “complete” its single market in energy by 2014 will not be realized because of a lack of cross-border… (platts) [mappress] Source: platts, December 02, 2011; Image: ewea
INNOVATION is vital if firms want to succeed in the Humber’s renewables industry, according to experts at a Hull company backing a green energy award. BCG Bridgepoint, which provides support to small businesses wanting to secure public sector work, is sponsoring the innovation category of the Humber
Iran plans to design floating wind turbines to provide power for islands, said the Head of National Institute for Oceanography of Iran Saeed… (isna) [mappress] Source: isna, December 02, 2011
The Fugro Consult GmbH was commissioned by E.ON for the geotechnical exploration for “Arkona-Becken Südost” offshore wind farm , which E. ON is planning to build in the Baltic Sea. Work was carried out in the summer and early fall of this year, and now has been completed in water depths of approxima
Environmentalists and union leaders plan to gather in Baltimore to push for offshore wind power off Maryland’s coast. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) [mappress] Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 02, 2011; Image: martinomalley
Dutch Shipping CompanyGroen has ordered two SeismicResearch&Support Vessels(SRSV’s) with Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam (Netherlands), part of the Damen Shipyards Group. Maaskant has broad experience in maintenance and repair of Offshore Support Vessels. However, an order for SRSV-newbuilds is a firs
A £47.5 billion business opportunity is opening up for companies in decommissioning the North Sea’s huge infrastructure of offshore oil and gas fields according to new research recently published by Deloitte and Douglas-Westwood. The next 30 years will see enormous demand building for the services o
Sea-based wind turbines, enhanced grids and project financing shared centre stage at the EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 event in Amsterdam this week as it became clear the industry has the potential of becoming a driving economic force for many European coastal areas. Hosted by the European Wind Energy Associat
Love it or loathe it, the wind could be worth a fortune to the Isle of Man. (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, December 02, 2011; Image: philgawne
Franco-Belgian bank Dexia made the headlines of numerous publications across Europe over the past few weeks in relation to a bailout plan that is currently being put on place. Predictions go as far as to say that France could lose its AAA index if the country has to provide bigger proportion of the
DEVELOPERS are being urged to protect fishing grounds after the Government approved a wind farm off the East Yorkshire coast, reports the Hull Daily Mail. The wind farm, to the north of the Humber estuary, would be developed at Westermost Rough, five miles off Tunstall, near Withernsea. Developer Do
Mitsubishi Corporation (hereafter “MC”), through its wholly owned special purpose company and its UK based subsidiary, has acquired a 50% share of the Walney 1 offshore transmission assets (hereafter “Walney 1”). The acquisition was made from Macquarie Capital Group Limited (UK Branch) (hereafter “M
A corporate positioning campaign for the wind energy division of Royal Haskoning, created by PR agency Proteus, has scooped a prestigious Gold award at the CIPR PRide awards in the Corporate and Business Communications category. The 2011 regional awards were judged by a national panel of peers. The
