Envision Energy has announced the appointment of John Childs as Head of Turbine Business Development in Europe, Middle East Africa (EMEA) markets. Childs will be based in the company’s Global Innovation Center in Denmark. “We had significant achievement in the past years, in 2014, Envision ranked No
Following the decision by the Court of Session to reject Donald Trump’s latest legal action against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the Trump Organization announced it will take the case to the UK Supreme Court and European courts, saying that it was “impossible to have a fair
Wave and tidal energy market demands have led the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to reorganization, during which redundancies will be made, the Centre announced Friday. To maintain EMEC dynamic and enable its prompt response to market conditions under tight R&D funding, the restructure will fo
ScottishPower Renewables has selected Siemens as its preferred turbine supplier for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The turbine agreement, which will be the largest individual contract placed as part of the £2 billion project, will see up to 102 of Siemens’ 7 megawatt (MW) turbines supplied.
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has received approval for $1.5 million in milestone payments from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion and deployment of the CETO units and commissioning of the Perth Wave Energy Project (Perth Project). Carnegie will receiv
50Hertz’ holding company, Eurogrid GmbH, has emitted a corporate bond over 500 million Euros on June 2. The bond has a denomination of 100,000 Euros with a duration of 10 years and a coupon of 1.875 %. The issuance was done via Bourse Luxembourg where the bond will also be traded. “Instruments like
Vestas Wind Systems A/S has signed a new EUR 1.050bn revolving credit facility, available for loans as well as project-related guarantees (sub-limit for loans of up to EUR 500m). The new facility has a five-year duration with an option to extend the maturity for up to two additional years. The facil
The significant growth continues for Blue Water Shipping, the company announced today, reporting that annual accounts for 2014 show an 11 per cent increase in turnover and an increase of 80 per cent on the bottom line compared to 2013. The total turnover for 2014 was DKK 4,980 bn (EUR 669 million).
wpd AG and its financing banks yesterday signed financing contracts in Frankfurt for the Nordergründe offshore project. According to these contracts, the loans will be provided by KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) while 100% of the equity will come from wpd offshore GmbH. This mea
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc (TLSB) has named China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that will include the construction of the six mile lagoon wall in Swansea Bay. As well as committing to approximately 50% UK content for the delivery of the package,
DCNS Group has enhanced its ROV capability with a Saab Seaeye Tiger and Saab Seaeye Falcon. Both ROVs will be deployed by DCNS Far East – DCNS’ Singapore-based subsidiary across Asia – as the company extends its operations in the region. DCNS Far East chose the two ROVs for their versatility and rel
Opportunities for local businesses to get involved in the delivery of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay were explained at a special supply chain event held in the Wirral yesterday. DONG Energy and its partners presented at the event in New Brighton from 10am to 4pm on Tues
EPSRC, as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, has invited proposals for collaborative research projects that will investigate novel concepts for marine energy development. Three priority remit areas were identified at a scoping workshop in October 2013 and have been further ref
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project, planned for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, will utilize Mono Bucket foundations, developed by Denmark-based Universal Foundation (UF). “Universal Foundation’s Mono Bucket foundation recent
