At Cleveleys near Blackpool, the Stemat Spirit cable barge arrived just off shore in the afternoon of Saturday 7 May. It beached in the early hours of Sunday 8 May in the morning, waiting for very low tide. At about 9 a.m., the process of pulling the cable from the spool on board the […]
Wind turbine makers will push their new blades to the breaking point at a government-funded testing center that opened for business… By Greg Turner (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 19, 2011;
In a gigantic lifting operation, the jacket for the Walney 2 offshore substation was placed on the night of Tuesday 5 May 2011. Once again the heavy lift barge Rambiz entered the scene and lifted the 1,100 tonnes heavy jacket into its final position in the Irish Sea. In order to keep the jacket [&he
The Crown Estate today announced several new wave and tidal energy demonstration projects plus a new project in connection with… (thecrownestate) [mappress] Source: thecrownestate, May 19, 2011
A POTENTIAL investment in Sheerness that could bring 2,000 jobs is an opportunity the whole of Kent cannot afford to miss, according to Sheppey’s MP. Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced last Wednesday that it has taken out an option to secure exclusive rights on a massive swath of land at the
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are representing the UK waveriding community at the UK’s largest renewables event,… (driftsurfing) [mappress] Source: driftsurfing, May 19, 2011
GDF SUEZ is announcing the acquisition of 100% of the offshore wind company developer MAÏA EolMer pursuant to an… (gdfsuez) [mappress] Source: gdfsuez, May 19, 2011;
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the participation of Dr Michael Ottaviano, Chief Executive Officer as a panellist today at the All Energy Exhibition & Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland. Carnegie’s All Energy Conference presentation update is attached. About Carnegie: Carnegie Wave Energy Limit
GDF SUEZ will answer the call for tenders issued by the French State in January 2011 to develop 3000 MW of offshore wind… (gdfsuez) [mappress] Source: gdfsuez, May 19, 2011;
MTL Group, one of Europe’s leading project manufacturing companies has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to supply 97 Boat Landing Systems to a leading European foundations manufacturer for a German offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Specialising in batch fabrications with the ability to
Alstom, one of the largest multi-source energy companies in the world (traditional and green) has just confirmed to DAVI (the largest plate roll manufacturer in the world) an order for a new, high capacity four- roll plate roll, to build new plants, safer and with no environmental impact. “We have b
GDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA have signed a partnership agreement to build up a competitive, sustainable offshore wind… (gdfsuez) [mappress] Source: gdfsuez, May 19, 2011
Tritech expands its industry-standard sonar range with a key renewables device, launching its Gemini SeaTec Mammal Detection System at the All-Energy show in Aberdeen, UK. Gemini SeaTec is a mammal detection system which provides a valuable tool in the detection of marine life around subsea turbines
Innovative integration engineering company Sustainable Marine Technologies (SMT) reveals plans for PLAT-O, a major new … (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, May 18, 2011;
