WFS Technologies, the world’s leading supplier of radio and acoustic solutions for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer, announces a new industry partnership with UK supplier of instrumentation and data loggers, Omni Instruments, based in Dundee, Scotland. Omni Instruments Ltd. Es
Renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix and offer great potential to address issues of energy security and sustainability, but their rapid deployment is also bringing a host of challenges. A new book from the International Energy Agency released today provides guidance for po
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP150m of long-term funding to Vattenfall for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. With 100 wind turbines, each 115m tall, and a generating capacity of 300MW this is the largest offshore wind farm operating anywhere in the world. The wind farm, inaugurat
EnBW has commissioned a consortium consisting of the WeserWind and Alstom to build the substation for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Wind farm will consist of 80 Seiemens’ 3,6MW wind turbines located 32 km north of the island Rügen. Alstom will be in charge of electrical construction and Weser Wind in
The Marine Designs team are to attend the EWEA offshore event next week in Amsterdam. The three-day event, which takes place from the 19th November to the 1st December, is set to be the biggest and most vibrant ever with 8,000m2 of exhibition space, over 460 exhibitors and more than 7,500 participan
THE region’s supply chain will be showcased this month at a major international conference. (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, November 23, 2011
Transmission system operator TenneT is fulfilling its obligations under German energy law and is making exceptional efforts to connect offshore wind farms in Germany. TenneT informed the German federal government that the construction of grid connections for offshore wind farms in the North Sea is n
Germany doesn’t get much sunshine. Its coastlines are not huge. By Rose Simone (therecord) [mappress] Source: therecord, November 23, 2011; Image: alpha-ventus, November 05, 2009
The creation of local jobs is one of the priorities to come out at a consultation on the proposed Vestas wind turbine factory. (kentonline) [mappress] Source: kentonline, November 23, 2011; Image: vestas
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi government- owned renewable energy company, cut 9 percent of its workforce after an annual business review. By Anthony DiPaola (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 23, 2011; Image: masdar
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) has just posted, on the Company’s website, a briefing paper authored by Michael O’Connor, President and CEO. This paper focuses on the company’s current resource development, some of our work with possible suppliers, our review of the en
In September Atlas Ship Delivery already brought the former passenger vessels from Sweden to Hardinxveld (The Netherlands) where the twins will be upgraded to luxury offshore energy accommodation vessels. Atlas Ship Delivery has now also been awarded with the management of these vessels by the owner
Britain’s total energy supply from renewable sources is set to double to more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2030… By Henning Gloystein and Oleg Vukmanovic (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 23, 2011
A recent study by Dutch scientists into the impact on the local ecology of an offshore windfarm has found that it was… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, November 23, 2011
