Swire Blue Ocean’s parent company, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd., is pleased to announce that it has executed its option with Samsung Heavy Industries (Samsung) in Korea to build a second Windfarm Installation Vessel. The new vessel, Pacific Osprey, will be the same specification as P
Offshore wind energy project developers and prospectors are challenged to affordably acquire accurate, on-site wind data to assess the viability of a proposed or potential project. In his presentation at EWEA 2011 in Brussels, Daniel Jaynes, GL Garrad Hassan, takes a closer look on the efficacy of f
On Monday 14 March 12.00 the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites you to a press conference at the EWEA 2011 annual event in Brussels, Europe’s largest Wind Energy Event (14 -17 March), chaired by EWEA’s CEO Christian Kjaer, including Portugal’s Minister for Energy José Zorrinho. The EU u
The Board of IBERDROLA has today made the proposal to the subsidiary, which will analyze it over the next few days. Attractive conditions proposed for transaction structure and pricing: * 16.7% premium over average share price of past 6 months (€2.978 per share) * 2.7% premium over exchange equation
IQPC presents the 2nd Offshore Wind Summit which is to be held April 27 – 29, 2011, Washington, DC. Offshore wind energy can help the nation reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy supply, provide cost‐competitive electricity to key coastal regions, and stimulate national economi
A group of 122 environmentalists, conservationists, and elected officials sent a letter to President Obama yesterday urging support for the… (environmentamerica) [mappress] Source: environmentamerica , March 09, 2011
Arup, an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, has named Mark Gardner power business leader for the Americas. In this role, he will continue to advance Arup’s planning, engineering and management services for onshore and offshore wind projects in
When Maryland issued its request for interest (RFI) for offshore wind leases off its coast last year, terrestrial-based wind developers, such as RES Americas, Iberdrola Renewables and NRG Energy, answered the state’s call alongside offshore-only wind developers, such as Fisherman’s Energy. While t
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 80 million loan to finance the construction and operation of Germany’s first … (iewy) [mappress] Source: iewy , March 09, 2011;
A study was undertaken for the assessment of tidal energy potential in the country. According to the study, there is an estimated potential… (pib) [mappress] Source: pib, March 08, 2011
BARONESS Hanham CBE, Communities Minister from the Department of Communities and Local Government will today (TUESDAY MARCH 8) officially unveil European funding towards a multi-million pound project at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, placing the North East at the centre of of
A Maine tidal energy company says its prototype underwater power system has passed all of its tests, paving the way for a commercial unit to… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, March 08, 2011
DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar today (8th March) announced that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, in the Thames Estuary. The monopile, weighing 268 tonnes – the equivalent of around 35 double decker buses – was supplied and installed by joint ventu
The Crown Estate has asked developers for views on how seabed around Northern Ireland could be made available for around a gigawatt of offshore… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, March 08, 2011
