Hans-Kristian Alveberg has been employed at Seatower AS as Principal Engineer as of April 5. Alveberg is an expert within post-tensioned concrete structures, and Diplom-Ingenieur (M.Sc.) in Steel Constructions in Civil Engineering from Universität Karlsruhe 2005. Previously, he held positions in Bou
Australian renewable energy company, Carnegie Wave Energy, has received a AUD 1.3 million payment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion of the onshore power plant for the Perth Project. As previously announced on 21 January 2015, Carnegie received AUD 0.05 million for co
The offshore wind industry in southern Denmark can benefit from the large and growing market in Germany through cross-border cooperation, Offshoreenergy.dk said. A total of 766 companies are working with offshore wind near the Danish-German border, 404 Danish and 362 German. Over 80% of them often f
Within the scope of the project “Offshore Hub Ems-Achse”, a special lecture event on the theme “Offshore Accommodation” will take place on Tuesday April 28th, in the “Maritimen Kompetenzzentrum” in Leer, Germany. This event was organized in collaboration with the law firm Ahlers & Vogel and the comp
Johnathan Reynolds, business development lead for renewables and innovation hub OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and director of energy firm Nautilus Associates, said that East of England businesses can be confident of the development of many offshore wind farms off their coast. As the supply chai
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) is among the winners in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015. The golden award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) will be presented
Following Norwegian media reports about layoffs at Nexans Norway AS, caused by market conditions in offshore wind and oil and gas industries, Offshore WIND contacted the company, which confirmed this move. Communications Manager of Nexans Norway, Trude Larstad, said the company had to launch both te
ABS Group Ltd. was recently awarded a quality surveillance and inspection services contract for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm project, owned by Northland Power Inc. and RWE Innogy GmbH through the Nordsee One GmbH joint venture. The contract will involve quality surveillance and inspection serv
Future Energy Engineering Ltd, specialist provider of engineering services to the offshore renewables, subsea and oil & gas industries, has moved to new premises in the Blyth Estuary Renewable Enterprise Zone (BEREZ), Northumberland. The Brunel Building, Blyth, part of the Offshore Renewable Energy
Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japanese industrial and engineering company, has revealed its plan to generate JPY 50 million (EUR 393 million, USD 419 million) in sales through its wind energy business in the next ten years. The company has not disclosed its current sales earnings. The company explained that
The European Commission has found that German plans to support the building of 20 offshore wind farms are in line with EU state aid rules. Seventeen wind farms will be located in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea. The Commission concluded that the project would further EU energy and environm
3sun Group has acquired AID Industrial, specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) providers and experts in Industrial Rope Access, Work at Height and Global Wind Organisation safety courses. Great Yarmouth-based AID Industrial provides training to clients throughout Europe, North America, Afric
A specialist company for the provision of personnel exclusively in the offshore wind industry has been launched in Oldenburg. Convent offshore GmbH yesterday said that it wants to set new standards in personnel service for the installation, repair and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept
Canadian government has announced investments totaling over CAD 8 million for two clean technology projects in Nova Scotia, which will support jobs, economic growth and the environment. The funding was provided though Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund. The funding was a
