The Port of Davisville is deep enough to accommodate ships that would serve an envisioned wind turbine assembly facility, a state official clarified Tuesday. A consultant last week urged the General Assembly to exercise caution in its financial support of the offshore wind industry. Providence-based
Vestas generated first-quarter revenue of EUR 1,060m, an increase of 25 per cent relative to the first quarter of 2010, and as announced realised a loss. The EBIT margin fell from (4.6) per cent to (6.5) per cent. The development confirms that revenue and earnings may show major quarter-onquarter fl
Huisman’s Wind Turbine Shuttle (WTS), has been nominated for the Nor-Shipping Next Generation Ship Award. (huismanequipment) [mappress] Source: huismanequipment, May 04, 2011
Canadian firm Thin Red Line Aerospace has completed the first structure specifically designed and built for undersea compressed air energy storage (CAES). The structure, also referred to as an “Energy Bag”, is to be anchored to the seabed off the coast of Scotland next month as part of a major renew
SeaEnergy plc announces today that it has reached agreement with a consortium of major European energy companies (“the Consortium”) to grant a period of exclusivity to negotiate the sale (“the Transaction”) of the Company’s 80.13% interest in its subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (“SERL”). Due
IJmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers is to design a new compact but powerful AHT offshore support vessel for Netherlands-based Neptune… (merlincorpcomms) [mappress] Source: merlincorpcomms, May 03, 2011;
New York Power Authority board chairman Michael Townsend questioned Monday whether the authority’s offshore wind farm proposal should go forward. “From my perspective, I don’t think that project is very viable at this time, politically or economically,” said Townsend, a lawyer with the Perinton-base
A&P Group has entered into ‘collaborative partnership programmes’ with Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (OPT) and Offshore Wave Energy Ltd… By Nick Eyriey (businesscornwall) [mappress] Source: businesscornwall, May 03, 2011;
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has recently secured a contract with Fluor for the installation and subsequent trenching of 29 inter-array cables at the Greater Gabbard wind farm 14Nm from Felixstowe, East Anglia. OMM will start work immediately on the 500MW Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm proje
Shares in SeaEnergy PLC were lifted by the group’s announcement it has granted a period of exclusivity to a consortium of major European… (proactiveinvestors) [mappress] Source: proactiveinvestors, May 03, 2011;
A government thinktank has predicted that the British marine energy sector could be worth £76bn to the economy and support 68,000 jobs… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, May 03, 2011;
FAST-EXPANDING engineering consultancy Xodus has bought a Welsh firm specialising in renewables. By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 03, 2011;
University of Maine engineering students and researchers working at a facility in the Netherlands are now into the third week of testing… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, May 03, 2011;
Germany is offering 5 billion euros (7 billion dollars) in soft loans to kick-start investment in renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, May 03, 2011;
