International ‘Windspeed’ study presented, together with recommended course of action If companies and wind power equipment manufacturers find favourable conditions, the North Sea could become home to offshore wind farms with a combined generating capacity as high as 135 gigawatts by the year 2030.
The appointment of a new Inward Investment Director by the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA) will create significant investment opportunities for the energy industry in the two counties. James Gray started work this month for the alliance, which is a partnership between Suffolk County Counc
Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)… (cleantechies) [mappress] Source: cleantechies, August 10, 2011
Offshore wind is the mean of a reliable, intensive and abundant renewable energy. This relatively new source of electricity generation, which is capable to meet much of the populated coastal areas need for power around the world, has been also stimulating the development of marine economies with tho
Renewables developer Tidal Energy has been awarded £390,000 by the Carbon Trust to help fund environmental monitoring at its consented Ramsey Sound demonstration site off the Pembrokeshire coast. The grant comes weeks after the firm announced an £11M funding package for the manufacture and deploymen
ULSTEIN has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment b.v, a Dutch company that ULSTEIN has cooperated with in recent years. Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions will be engaged in the development and manufactur
On June 30, 2011, the SGS Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC) in Tianjin, China was awarded a contract to conduct full-scale Wind Turbine Blade Testing for one of the world’s leading component suppliers in the wind turbine industry. Throughout the entire contract, scheduled to run for approximately
In the first six months of 2011, E.ON, the Düsseldorf energy group, recorded a massive decrease for all key earnings indicators. While group sales rose by approximately 20 percent year-on-year to roughly EUR53 billion, the Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 45 percent to EUR4.3 billion. The main reasons f
The renewable energy sector in Europe would have been in dire straits over the last two and a half years, were it not for the role public… (climatespectator) [mappress] Source: climatespectator, August 10, 2011
A Western Australian company that’s developed a breakthrough wave energy method says Australia is poised to be a world leader in developing the technology. Carnegie Wave Energy has pioneered a fully submerged wave power generation system that uses a series of flooded buoys to produce constant, renew
Bourbon published second quarter 2011 results. “The steady increase in the fleet’s utilization rates, particularly in shallow water offshore, illustrates the recovery of the offshore market and our clients’ recognition of the performance of our vessels. Although significant, the improvement in daily
DONG Energy will release its results for the first half in 2011 on 16 August, 2011. A conference call for investors and analysts will be held at 11:00 CET on the same day. About DONG Energy DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. They are headquartered in Denmark. [&hel
German energy giant RWE has confirmed that Peter Terium will replace embattled CEO Jürgen Grossmann next year. By Sam Edmonds and Nathan Witkop (dw-world) [mappress] Source: dw-world, August 10, 2011;
The United Kingdom’s coastlines have been a testing ground for tidal energy for years. This summer, Londoners are giving river power… By Melissa Mahony (smartplanet) [mappress] Source: smartplanet, August 09, 2011
