GDF SUEZ yesterday announced that it plans to double its renewable energy generation capacity in Europe from 8GW recorded in mid-2014 to 16GW by 2025. The company said that it will especially focus its business on marine renewable sources. At the moment, most of GDF’s renewable operations are within
LOC Group Ltd (London Offshore Consultants) – a leading global marine engineering consultancy – has appointed Andrew Pointing into the newly created role of Group Director, Marine Assurance and Risk. This new position is part of an ongoing restructuring process which sees LOC creating a number of gr
KIC InnoEnergy has published, together with Questel Consulting, a unique report on innovation to provide an in-depth understanding of the global competitive energy landscape. The Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities report is the first to identify and rank the top industry and academic
By the end of 2014, WPD AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm operators in the German and European markets. The wind farms are mainly in Germany and selected [&he
BMT Nigel Gee (BMT) has appointed Jason Steward as Business Development Manager. Jason’s new role at BMT will see him support the continued expansion of the business in both new and existing markets delivering design and engineering services within the Commercial, Offshore Energy, Defence and Yacht
Deep BV, a Dutch company specializing in hydrography, geophysics and oceanography, has been awarded a five-year framework agreement to undertake geophysical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the company has sealed the deal for its first job within the
Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and
German utility, RWE, has slashed its renewables investment plans to EUR 1 billion from 2015 to 2017, having invested the same amount between 2008 and 2014. This move comes after the company’s debt reached EUR 31 billion due to crisis in the power sector. Hans Buenting, chief executive of RWE Innogy,
Dalby Offshore Services is working with Scarborough Borough Council to promote the Borough – and the ports of Whitby and Scarborough in particular – as a location to establish offshore wind operations and maintenance activity. Following an open tender process, Dalby Offshore Services Limited were id
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has announced the creation of an investment fund worth EUR 425 million to support projects, including those in renewable energy sector, with an aim to accelerate their transition from experimental to the industrialization stage. The fund aims to support the co
The U.S. Energy Department has announced $8 million in available funding to spur innovation in next-generation marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) control and component technologies. In the United States, waves, tides, and ocean currents represent a largely untapped renewable energy resource that could pr
FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm, released latest renewable energy publication, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. This report is part of a series of data-driven publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy s
NT Offshore, specialised in services to the maritime industry, offshore renewables and the oil & gas industry, has expanded into offshore cable industry. New activity is called NTO Nordic, meaning all operational equipment to perform Route Clearance (RC)/Pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) has been acquired
China Ming Yang Wind Power’s subsidiary, Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Industry Group Co., Ltd. (GMWP), has successfully repaid its EUR 136 million (RMB 1.0 billion) notes in full on time. The total payments of the principal amount and interests with respect to the Notes were approximately EUR 171.4
