In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
NorWind Installer (NWI) provided the construction vessel “North Sea Giant” owned by North Sea Shipping when BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine at the offshore test site of the
Spend $50,000 on a wind-energy research study that the governor wants? OK. By Deirdre Fernandes (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, August 17, 2011;
A wholly owned subsidiary of First Olsen Ltd., which is owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has acquired 60% of Danish company… [mappress] Source: nacleanenergy, August 17, 2011; Image: hornsrev
The BBC’s science and environment page yesterday features an interactive graphic on how an offshore wind farm is constructed. It starts with a navigable photo of the Harland and Wolff’s docks in Belfast where the turbines for a new offshore wind farm in the waters off Cumbria, UK are being assembled
PMSS America, Inc., the 100% owned US subsidiary of the leading renewable energy consulting firm PMSS, today announced another senior professional to their US headquarters in New York City. James Doane joins the expanding PMSS US team as a Senior Engineer to support the growing demand for PMSS’ offs
DONG Energy has sold its 50 per cent stake in Nordkraft Vind to Nordkraft Produksjon for NOK 145 million (DKK 138 million). The size of DONG Energy’s portfolio of wind projects in Norway is found no longer to warrant a continued strategic focus on expansion of the Norwegian market. Nordkraft Vind op
In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South
Politicians and scientists celebrated water on Monday, despite rain showers that canceled a planned tidal power demonstration. By Sean Teehan (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 16, 2011;
The cancellation of three ocean wave-energy projects in Sonoma County leaves a proposal north of Oceanside as the only one of its kind… By Mike Lee (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego, August 16, 2011;
A project has been set up to consider what the potential onshore requirements might be of an offshore windfarm off Tiree. This is the first step in the Masterplanning process. Argyll and Bute Council is working in partnership with the Scottish Government, Marine Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enter
Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the joint venture (JV) partners behind a cutting edge Wind Deployment Centre in Scottish waters – the 11-wind turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen Bay – have announced dates for forthcoming public consul
Richardson Devine Marine announces that RDM Hull 055 is a new generation 35 metre utility workboat for the Offshore Unlimited Group. RDM’s relationship with the offshore Unlimited Group started in 2008 with Unlimited – a versatile 24m catamaran workboat that was immediately accepted as a practical a
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Second Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights: Total wind turbine generators (“WTGs”) commissi
