Business & Finance
Cape Wind Backers Shutting Down (USA)
The pro-Cape Wind group Clean Power Now has announced it is shutting down at the end of the year. By Patrick Cassidy (capecodonline) [mappress] Source: capecodonline, December 23, 2011
Natural Power Announces New Managing and Commercial Directors (UK)
International renewable energy consultancy and products group Natural Power has announced new positions within its management team including Ted Leeming as Managing Director and Steve Pears as Commercial Director. Current non-executive Board member Ted Leeming was one of the co-founders of Natural P
DNV Acquires 74.3 pct of KEMA’s Shares (Norway)
DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem. DNV KEMA will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV’s renewable energy and sust
CMS Advises Mainstream and Siemens on SMart Wind Stake Sale (UK)
CMS has advised the 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens’ Financial Services unit, represented by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, on the sale to DONG Energy of a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects in SMart Wind’s Hornsea zone with a potential total capac
Research and Markets Publishes E.ON UK SWOT Analysis
Research and Markets announced addition to its reports, E.ON UK Plc – – SWOT Analysis. E.ON UK is one of the top power suppliers and producers in the UK. A subsidiary of German utility E.ON, the company has operations in electricity generation and supply. The company is headquartered in Coventry, En
The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam to Adjust Capacity of Infra Regional Companies
Ballast Nedam is to adjust the capacity of the Infra regional companies in response to deteriorating market conditions. The regional companies have been unable to contribute positively to overall operating results. The regional companies are still to a large degree dependent on public tenders for se
Japanese Delegation Visits Bremerhaven (Germany)
Bremerhaven has been internationally recognized as offshore wind energy center. This year BIS has welcomed 25 foreign delegations seeking information about that site. It has been confirmed that Bremerhaven plays great role in international wind energy market. Well-known companies such as REpower S
Partrac Group Marks Most Successful Year (UK)
Marine data acquisition and consulting experts the Partrac Group have experienced the busiest and most successful year since operations began in 2003. The Group, which is headquartered in Glasgow, has attributed the resulting growth to the award of many new contracts and contract extensions, continu
Swedish Offshore Wind Farm Project for Jan De Nul Group
Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, the construction and the installation of 16 concrete foundations for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, by order of E.ON (Sweden). Jan De Nul Group already started the design of the foundations of the 3MW wind turb
Hansen Transmissions International Changes Name to ZF Wind Power Antwerpen (Belgium)
As a result of the successful offer for all shares, the Hansen Transmissions International NV has become a wholly owned subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. As from 9 December 2011, the company name of “Hansen Transmissions International” has been changed to “ZF Wind Power Antwerpen”. Following the
‘Champions for Wind’ to Boost Careers in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)
Developers of the world’s largest offshore wind farm want to raise awareness of the potential career opportunities in offshore wind energy industry. ‘Champions for Wind’ is the name of careers education engagement programme. The initial phase will identify 10 secondary and special school teacher “ch
China to Set Up Offshore Wind Energy Prices with Public Auctions
China is looking at abandoning the use of public auctions to set the price for offshore wind power projects, said an official from… By Zhou Yan and Du Juan (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, December 15, 2011
LOON Aims to Put Wind Turbines in Lake Ontario (USA)
More than 2,900 MW of offshore wind power is proposed in the Great Lakes over the next five years and a consortium… (dcnonl) [mappress] Source: dcnonl, December 15, 2011
Romax Receives Funds to Develop Medium Speed Drivetrains for Wind Turbines (USA)
Romax Technology is to receive funding as part of a Department of Energy (DOE) funded project titled “Next Generation Medium Speed Drivetrain Development for U.S. Land-Based and Off-Shore Wind Turbines”. The project, headed by the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has a budget of $7