GL Garrad Hassan has appointed Mr Rajsekhar Budhavarapu as the new Country Manager of GL Garrad Hassan India. Mr Budhavarapu will be based in Bangalore, India and will develop local services and support for designers, manufacturers, developers and investors of renewable energy projects. Mr Budhavara
The second shipment of wind turbines for the UK offshore wind farm Sheringham Shoal left Esbjerg in the middle of August on a barge destined for the base port Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England. Niels Winther handled agency and stevedoring in Esbjerg on behalf of A2Sea and is also involved
A&P Group has appointed Paul Weston to the newly created role of Marine Renewable Projects Manager. Paul will be based at the company’s Falmouth site. Paul has over 30 years of experience in the Marine sector and has worked at A&P in various roles and served an apprenticeship at Falmouth. Paul will
IBERDROLA has begun the process to install its first offshore wind farm in Germany, the Wikinger, which will be located off the German coast of the Baltic Sea. It will have 400 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and wind turbines of around 5 MW. The company has begun applying for the permits from
Plans to develop an ocean-based renewable energy industry in Massachusetts took some positive steps forward last month with the… By Beth Perdue (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 28, 2011
The NAMTEC Manufacturing Forum is to host an event Marine Renewables: Harnessing the Supply Chain Potential in Wave and Tidal Energy… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct, August 26, 2011;
The biggest European automaker, Volkswagen, plans to invest almost one billion euros ($1.44 billion) in renewable energies over the … (economictimes) [mappress] Source: economictimes, August 26, 2011
Donjon Marine Co., Inc.’s Chesapeake 1000 derrick barge was recently used to unload 22 wind turbine nacelles, each weighing 87 metric… (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, August 25, 2011;
A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take a series of steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy, starting with a seven-year extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the I
Some 60 people attended a public presentation by one of the top names from the Friends of the Earth (FoE). (iomtoday) [mappress] Source: iomtoday, August 25, 2011;
The world’s demand for safe and clean energy continues to grow, with renewable sources playing an every greater role. Wind power generation, having expanding offshore, is now not only looking out but up. International renewable energy consultancy, GL Garrad Hassan, has issued the first market report
SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the signing of Agreements for Lease (AFLs) with The Crown Estate for the first two offshore wind projects in the Hornsea zone. The agreements, which secure options for the rights to use, as
A draft Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan from DETI has proposed targets of 600MW from offshore wind and 300MW from tidal… (energyireland) [mappress] Source: energyireland, August 25, 2011
The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on… By:Jacques Buhart & Nicolas Lafont (natlawreview) [mappress] Source: natlawreview, August 25, 2011
