Business & Finance
Cammell Laird’s Workers Close to Strike
Industrial action looms at Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead as GMB members vote to take action in pay dispute. An overtime ban and other action short of a strike will begin on 11th September and if meaningful talks are not restarted there will be a 24-hour strike on 22nd September, says GMB. 560
Stonehenge Metals Raising Funds for Wave Energy Device Testing
Stonehenge Metals Limited is looking to acquire funds for exploration of the existing projects in South Korea, as well for the development of Protean Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology. The company plans to issue 300,728,672 new shares with a total value of around AUD 1.5 million (EUR 1.07 milli
InterMoor Opens New Facility in Aberdeen
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has opened a major new storage, maintenance and inspection facility in Aberdeen, UK. The new base – on a three-acre site with a warehouse, 20 permanent onsite staff and a multi-million pound mooring inventory – will support InterMoor’s global mooring operations with a f
Siemens, ABP Get Green Port Hull Consent
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the proposed works at Alexandra Dock, Green Port Hull, following the submission of detailed plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc in June this year. In March Siemens and ABP announced a combined investment of £310m to
Three East Anglia Ports Boost Local Economy
The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ three ports in East Anglia has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the three ports – King’s Lynn, Lowestoft and Ipswich – contribute £340 million to the UK economy annually and support 5,000
UK Govt Sets CfD Allocation Dates
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has determined the dates for the allocation of Contracts for Difference for clean energy. The first round starts on October 14 and ends on March 31 2015. Applications for this round can be submitted until October 27. “The Delivery Years 2014/15 t
Greater Gabbard OWF’s Cabling Infrastructure Worries Local Fishermen
The developers of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, which is fully operational since 2012, are meeting with local fishermen in Lowestoft today to discuss possible solutions to the issues reported by the fishermen. Fishermen that operate in the Greater Gabbard area are having problems with the
3sun: Offshore Wind Presents Powerful Opportunities, Gusty Challenges
As an alternative to fossil fuels, wind power is plentiful, renewable, clean and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. The effects on the environment are generally less problematic than those from other power sources. In 2010, wind energy production was more than 2.5 percent of tota
LORC Announces Grand Opening of Nacelle Testing Centre
Internationally recognized experts with lifelong experience in the wind industry will be among the speakers at the 10 September conference ‘Advanced Testing of Nacelles’. The conference marks the opening of the LORC Nacelle Testing facility, which provides the world’s most advanced and realistic tes
Ireland Moves Forward with Ocean Energy Testing
The Marine Institute in collaboration with SEAI, the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (UCC) and SmartBay Ireland Ltd have been awarded consent from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to install a subsea fibre optic cable form the shore in Spiddal Co. Galway to an un
New Sales Director Appointed at BMT Reliability Consultants
BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has appointed Dan Oakley as Sales Director. Holding a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Fluid Power Systems, Oakley has over 20 years’ experience s
DMC Now Offers Offshore Wind Subsea Services
Danish company DMC/Drechsler Marine Consult has announced that it now offers inspection and service of offshore wind farms, among other services. DMC’s ROV is equipped with a powerful manipulator arm and the company recently invested in a BlueView high performance 2D imaging sonar, specially enginee
TÜV SÜD PMSS Welcomes Westermeerwind’s Progress
TÜV SÜD PMSS, an offshore wind consultancy firm that is part of the TÜV SÜD group, has successfully completed a number of key project milestones on behalf of the developer, as the largest Dutch nearshore wind farm reaches financial close. The Westermeerwind project in the Ijsselmeer consists of 48 3
AREVA’s Installed Offshore Wind Capacity Reaches 630MW
The erection of 80 AREVA wind turbines was successfully completed at the Global Tech I wind farm with the last rotor star installation finalized on Friday. The commissioning of turbines can begin when the grid connection is available. AREVA’s 5 Megawatt M5000-116 turbines were manufactured at the Gr