Business & Finance
Local Company Goes Offshore with Kentish Flats Extension
Total Jobs Contracts Limited took advantage of an opportunity when they started doing odd jobs for Vattenfall. With the help of Vattenfall’s Site Manager, Tony Francis, they obtained all the necessary certificates to work offshore. Francis and his team helped train them in different areas of general
RWE, Statkraft to Jointly Build Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Innogy and Statkraft have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm, off the east coast of England. The deal will see Statkraft take a 50% stake in the UK wind farm, which has an expected capacity of up to 900MW. The development and construction phases will be de
France Works to Accelerate Offshore Wind Development
French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, yesterday announced six new measures to accelerate the development of renewable energy and thus faster creation of “green” jobs. Minister Royal introduced an offshore wind amendment that could allow competitive dialogue
Top UK Energy Awards: GEV Wind Power Shortlisted in Two Categories
GEV Wind Power has been named as a finalist for two categories in the prestigious UK Energy Innovation Awards, which recognise the projects, technologies and talent at the forefront of innovation within the energy sector. The company has been shortlisted for the Best Offshore Renewable Energy Innova
CS Wind Nabs Funding for Turbine Tower Facility in Humber
South Korean CS Wind Corporation has been awarded Regional Growth Funding from the UK Government Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) to build an offshore wind tower manufacturing facility in the Humber, UK. However, the company will not start the construction of what would be first fac
Three Companies to Develop Tidal Energy in Indonesia
French and Indonesian marine energy technology companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to supply low cost renewable electricity to remote areas of Indonesia. SABELLA, PLP and MEINDO signed an MOU on February 11, with an aim to produce and deploy turbines with a 100 kW-2,500 kW capa
CTruk to Get GBP 1 Mln for Offshore Wind Plans
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced today that CTruk has been selected to receive funding through Round 6 of the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund. CTruk said that this advances its plans to build larger vessels for offshore wind and diversify for sustainable growth. The £1 million RGF
SnoPUD CEO Retires
Steve Klein, Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD) CEO has announced his retirement from the utility, effective May 1, 2015. Over the nine years Klein has been instrumental in the research and development of multiple renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass/biogas and s
French, Indonesian Companies Sign Renewables Deal
An Indonesian state-owned company engaged in oil, gas, new and renewable energy, Pertamina, and Akuo Energy, a French independent renewable energy power producer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of new and renewable energy for electricity throughout Indonesia. Thi
Bilfinger’s Offshore Wind and Marine Units Up for Sale
German engineering company, Bilfinger, is selling its offshore wind and marine units. The company made the announcement as part of its 2014 financial year report where they stated the “business no longer complies with Bilfinger’s risk profile.” Nevertheless, the company predicts these businesses to
First Turbine Up at Amrumbank Offshore Wind Farm
MPI Adventure has installed the first of eighty Siemens 3.6MW turbines for E.On Renewables’ Amrumbank offshore wind farm, located 35 kilometers to the north of the island of Helgoland. “We are confident that we will soon be able to feed electricity generated by the first turbines into the public gri
Deutsche Windtechnik Sets Its Record Turnover
Deutsche Windtechnik AG reported an increase in 2014 turnover of 38 per cent, EUR 72 million, compared to the previous year. The increase in business was mainly based on intense expansion of international service work onshore as well as offshore. The company now holds fixed maintenance contracts for
Vestas Stands Strong in Wind Power Business
Vestas issued its annual report for 2014 today, which was the first year in the implementation of Vestas’ new strategic plan, Profitable Growth for Vestas, and it proved to be a year of strong performance. Compared to 2013, general performance substantially improved due to a successful execution of
Energinet.dk Awards Kriegers Flak Onshore Cabling Contracts
Energinet.dk is in the process of sourcing the major technical components that are to be used for the grid connection of the future offshore wind farm at Kriegers Flak and has recently purchased the cables that are to connect the offshore wind turbines to the power grid on Zealand, Denmark. Contract