Business & Finance
Siemens Submits Detailed Plans for Hull
German engineering giant, Siemens, submitted detailed planning applications for a turbine production and installation plant in Hull to the city council. The plan comprises two sites which include the Green Port Hull project construction, assembly and service facility and a new rotor blade manufactur
ABP Appoints Head of Commercial for Humber
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the appointment of James Leeson to the role of Head of Commercial, Humber. The move follows a number of significant developments for ABP’s Humber operations, including the announcement that Siemens and ABP will be investing more than £300 million in wind
Sif Group Expands Its Production Capacity, Manufactures Supersize Monopiles
In the future, the length and the diameters of the monopiles will continue to increase because wind farms will be located further out at sea, in deeper water and with more powerful turbines. Sif Group has anticipated this at an early stage by expanding its existing production capacity. Serial produc
Hydrosphere Provides O&M Services to FLiDAR
Hydrosphere is working with FLiDAR NV offering operations and maintenance services for the FLiDAR wind measurement buoys that are deployed within UK waters. FLiDAR NV has developed the world’s most accurate buoy integrated Lidar for wind resource assessments. The state-of-the-art LEOSPHERE WINDCUBE®
UK Plans to Procure 53.3 GW
The final element of the Government’s energy security strategy was confirmed today. Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced the amount of electricity generation capacity the Government will procure when it re-introduces a capacity market into the UK later this year.
Belgian Start-Up Develops Monitoring System for Offshore Assets
Zensor, a start-up company from Brussels, has developed a device that enables companies to monitor gas stations, offshore wind turbine foundations or buried pipelines. The company now has its first customer – the Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie. The company offers full, integrated, autonomo
Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions Certified with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001
Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions (UIES) BV has received the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications for environmental, health and safety management systems. The certificates cover all areas of UIES’ business, from Conceptual development to Customer Service. The company’s operational and management
Carnegie Cashes In EUR 7.6 Mln from Oz Government
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited was award a new AUD 11m (EUR 7.6m) Australian Federal Government grant to support Carnegie’s next wave power project. The AUD 11 million grant will be received from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Emerging Renewables Program. This is matche
UK, Scotland Energy Authorities Work on Connecting Scottish Islands to Mainland
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlo
DECC Seeks Contractor to Work on UK’s Renewable Energy Statistics
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the provision of UK renewable energy statistics. As part of the UK Government’s commitment to further development of renewable energy, DECC needs to continue to collect and provide for policy development/m
Scottish Renewable Power Output at Record Levels in Q1
New figures published yesterday show Scotland’s renewable electricity output was at record levels in the first three months of 2014. The figures, which were released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, show that Scotland generated a record 6,678 GWh of renewable electricity in the 1st qu
VIDEO: Debate on Irish Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
Independent TD for the Dublin Bay North Constituency, Thomas P. Broughan discussed offshore renewable energy at Dáil Éireann (Irish House of Deputies) on February 26. Topical Issue Debate on the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan was prepared by the Department of Communications, Energy and N
Gemini Funding Case Study at Benelux Infrastructure Forum
SMi will have Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, discussing the financial structure of the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm at its 13th annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum. This wind farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be one of the largest win
RenewableUK Comments on National Audit Office Report
Reacting to the publication of the National Audit Office report “Early Contacts for Renewable Electricity”, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith said: “The NAO acknowledges that the awarding of Contracts for Difference under the FID-ER scheme created more certainty. Increased certainty bri