NRG Bluewater Wind President Peter Mandelstam used the proceeds from the 2001 sale of a wind project he built in Montana to found Bluewater Wind and focus on ocean wind. “I stopped doing on-land projects,” Mandelstam said, “because I could see the market was crowded, all the best sites were going to
Shetland has signed a deal with the giant power company Vattenfall which might one day see the community part-owning… by John Robertson (shetlandtimes) [mappress] Source: shetlandtimes, November 16, 2011; Image: vattenfall
Plans to make the Isle of Wight the UK’s first energy self-sufficient and carbon neutral region by 2020 have been revealed at Westminster. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 16, 2011
A forward looking private, public and community sector partnership which will drive the growth of marine energy in Shetland will be announced tomorrow (Wednesday 16 November) at the inaugural Dynamic Shetland green energy event. European energy company Vattenfall, the Shetland Islands Council and th
The owners of Aibel have during 2011 evaluated strategic alternatives for the company. In the same period, Aibel has continued its strong development with profitable growth in all business areas. Aibel has an all time high order backlog, including recent major contract awards: Frame agreement with C
Last week, DONG Energy, one of the partners in London Array, played host to six students from Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone, as the prize for winning the wind turbine challenge earlier this year. The contest saw young people from schools across Kent become engineers for two days where the
China and South Korea’s planned investment in offshore wind farms, amounting close to $25 billion in the near future, could also affect on rare earths production… By Christine Gaylican (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, November 16, 2011
Global industrial engineering group Clyde Blowers has yesterday signed an agreement to acquire the wind gear manufacturer Moventas Wind Ltd and the industrial gear manufacturer Moventas Santasalo Ltd. Following the acquisition of the Moventas companies, Clyde Blowers, with its existing David Brown G
MINISTER FOR Energy Pat Rabbitte has pledged that long-promised tariff supports for offshore wind energy will be brought to… By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, November 16, 2011
Reef Subsea AS announced that they have signed two five-year charter agreements for two newly-built dynamically positioned subsea construction vessels – Neptune Despina and Neptune Larissa – from Neptune Offshore AS. Simultaneously Neptune Subsea AS, the ship owning company of the vessels, welcomes
The London Array University Bursary for the academic year 2011/2012 has been awarded to Thomas Gray from Rodmarsham. Thomas attended Borden Grammar School in Sittingbourne and has taken up a place at Surrey University to study Electronic Engineering. Richard Rigg, London Array’s Project Director, sa
Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software (PT) and Critical Materials (PT) are working with Floating Power Plant to help the company adopt a proactive approach to monitoring the condition and structural health of its Poseidon off-shore plant. Critical’s work on the Poseidon prototype, s
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong Yudean Group Co., Ltd. (“Yudean”) to foster off-shore wind power development in Guangdong provinc
A £3 million investment project upgrading renewable energy facilities in the Outer Hebrides has been completed. The recladding of the 12,000 square metre fabrication building at Arnish Point will allow the tenants, BiFab, to grow their already important position in the renewables and heavy engineeri
